Kalulushi weather in June

In June, Kalulushi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of June to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kalulushi's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalulushi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:30 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
23%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Kalulushi is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kalulushi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kalulushi weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°2732812.73.7
Feb26° / 18°22724.312.43.9
Mar26° / 17°17221.612.14.8
Apr26° / 16°326.711.77.1
May26° / 14°30.811.48.5
Jun25° / 12°00.111.39.2
Jul25° / 11°0011.39.3
Aug27° / 14°0011.68.4
Sep30° / 17°10.311.96.3
Oct32° / 19°173.712.35.0
Nov29° / 19°12416.512.64.4
Dec27° / 18°25326.812.73.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28515
38515
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kalulushi gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3946
4955
5955
6964
7973
8982
9982
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11991
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Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of June to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:265:44
211.36:265:44
311.36:275:44
411.36:275:44
511.36:275:44
611.36:285:44
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2711.26:335:48
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2911.26:335:48
3011.36:335:48

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kalulushi

In seasonPeak

None of Kalulushi's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kalulushi's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Kalulushi?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

9.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Kalulushi for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kalulushi in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Kalulushi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kalulushi in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kalulushi peaks around January 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 16Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kalulushi in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kalulushi is worst in August — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (May, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateAug 1669 µg/m³May 915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep51Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kalulushi?

Kalulushi sits at 12.8°S, 28.1°E, 1,304 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kitwe, 14 km away.

Topography around Kalulushi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kalulushi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalulushi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 1,292 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m.

The land around Kalulushi is covered by artificial surfaces (28%), trees (27%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
152 m
80 km
469 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
June weather nearby: Kitwe 14 km · Chambishi 24 km · Mufulira 36 km · Chingola 42 km · Luanshya 48 km · Mokambo 54 km · Ndola 60 km · Chililabombwe 61 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,318
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.2
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
20.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 573
Religion
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kalulushi (-12.8415°, 28.0948°, elevation 1,304 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).