Kapiri Mposhi weather in June

In June, Kapiri Mposhi sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kapiri Mposhi's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kapiri Mposhi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:30 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 26%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.2; out of 10

Kapiri Mposhi is in Kapiri Mposhi District.

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

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kapiri Mposhi reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	24	12
3	24	12
4	24	11
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	10
18	23	10
19	23	10
20	23	10
21	23	10
22	23	10
23	23	10
24	23	10
25	23	10
26	23	10
27	23	10
28	23	10
29	23	10
30	23	10

Kapiri Mposhi weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	253	26.4	12.7	3.9
Feb	26° / 18°	198	22.4	12.5	4.2
Mar	27° / 18°	141	19.4	12.1	5.1
Apr	26° / 16°	25	5.6	11.7	7.4
May	25° / 13°	3	0.8	11.4	8.8
Jun	23° / 11°	0	0	11.2	9.2
Jul	23° / 10°	1	0.1	11.3	9.1
Aug	26° / 13°	0	0.1	11.5	9.0
Sep	29° / 16°	1	0.4	11.9	7.1
Oct	31° / 19°	13	2.7	12.3	5.5
Nov	30° / 19°	93	13.1	12.6	4.6
Dec	27° / 19°	226	24.5	12.8	4.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	81
Cloudier (%)	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	85	15
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kapiri Mposhi gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	97	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	89	11
2	90	10
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 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 5:40 PM to 5:44 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33
Sunset (PM)	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:26	5:40
2	11.2	6:26	5:40
3	11.2	6:26	5:40
4	11.2	6:27	5:40
5	11.2	6:27	5:40
6	11.2	6:27	5:40
7	11.2	6:28	5:40
8	11.2	6:28	5:40
9	11.2	6:28	5:40
10	11.2	6:28	5:40
11	11.2	6:29	5:40
12	11.2	6:29	5:40
13	11.2	6:29	5:41
14	11.2	6:30	5:41
15	11.2	6:30	5:41
16	11.2	6:30	5:41
17	11.2	6:30	5:41
18	11.2	6:31	5:41
19	11.2	6:31	5:41
20	11.2	6:31	5:42
21	11.2	6:31	5:42
22	11.2	6:32	5:42
23	11.2	6:32	5:42
24	11.2	6:32	5:42
25	11.2	6:32	5:43
26	11.2	6:32	5:43
27	11.2	6:33	5:43
28	11.2	6:33	5:43
29	11.2	6:33	5:44
30	11.2	6:33	5:44

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.97 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kapiri Mposhi

In seasonPeak

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

Kapiri Mposhi's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is June a good time to visit Kapiri Mposhi?

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

9.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.3

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kapiri Mposhi in June

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

In June, Kapiri Mposhi sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Kapiri Mposhi 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 Kapiri Mposhi peaks around January 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	15	15	13	10	9	9	10	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Kapiri Mposhi 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 Kapiri Mposhi is worst in August — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.7× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	14	11	9	10	15	29	42	33	21	14	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	11	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kapiri Mposhi?

Kapiri Mposhi sits at 14.0°S, 28.7°E, 1,265 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kabwe, 58 km away.

Topography around Kapiri Mposhi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kapiri Mposhi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 1,263 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 861 m.

The land around Kapiri Mposhi is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), cropland (27%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (30%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), grassland (26%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

86 m

artificial surfaces 34%

16 km

246 m

cropland 30%

80 km

861 m

trees 36%

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← May Kapiri Mposhi year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Kabwe 58 km · Mpongwe 76 km · Mkushi 87 km · Luanshya 97 km · Ndola 113 km · Mapalo 115 km · Kitwe 139 km · Kalulushi 140 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

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 Kapiri Mposhi (-13.9715°, 28.6699°, elevation 1,265 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	24	12
3	24	12
4	24	11
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	10
18	23	10
19	23	10
20	23	10
21	23	10
22	23	10
23	23	10
24	23	10
25	23	10
26	23	10
27	23	10
28	23	10
29	23	10
30	23	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	85	15
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	89	11
2	90	10
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	24	12
3	24	12
4	24	11
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	10
18	23	10
19	23	10
20	23	10
21	23	10
22	23	10
23	23	10
24	23	10
25	23	10
26	23	10
27	23	10
28	23	10
29	23	10
30	23	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	85	15
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	89	11
2	90	10
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	24	12
3	24	12
4	24	11
5	24	11
6	24	11
7	24	11
8	24	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	10
18	23	10
19	23	10
20	23	10
21	23	10
22	23	10
23	23	10
24	23	10
25	23	10
26	23	10
27	23	10
28	23	10
29	23	10
30	23	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	85	15
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	89	11
2	90	10
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0