Kaputa weather in June

In June, Kaputa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of June to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kaputa's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaputa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:16 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
23%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kaputa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12820
22720
32720
42720
52720
62720
72719
82719
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102719
112719
122719
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Kaputa weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°17925.812.44.0
Feb27° / 21°15220.812.34.3
Mar27° / 21°16322.812.14.5
Apr27° / 21°7713.711.85.8
May28° / 21°71.511.68.1
Jun27° / 19°0011.58.8
Jul27° / 18°0011.68.9
Aug29° / 20°10.211.77.7
Sep30° / 22°30.8126.2
Oct30° / 22°337.212.25.2
Nov28° / 22°11918.412.44.6
Dec27° / 21°19425.212.54.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38911
48911
58911
68911
78911
88911
98812
108812
118812
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268911
278911
288911
298911
308911

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kaputa 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 0% 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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1295813
2315811
3345610
438548
541527
644506
747484
850464
953443
1056422
1158402
1260382
1363361
1465341
1566331
1667321
1768311
1868311
1969301
2069301
2170291
2270291
2371281
2471281
2572271
2672271
2773261
2874251
2975241
3076231

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of June to 11 h 30 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 6:13 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:135:45
211.56:135:45
311.56:135:45
411.56:135:45
511.56:145:45
611.56:145:46
711.56:145:46
811.56:145:46
911.56:155:46
1011.56:155:46
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1211.56:155:46
1311.56:165:46
1411.56:165:47
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1611.56:165:47
1711.56:175:47
1811.56:175:47
1911.56:175:47
2011.56:175:48
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2211.56:185:48
2311.56:185:48
2411.56:185:48
2511.56:185:49
2611.56:185:49
2711.56:195:49
2811.56:195:49
2911.56:195:50
3011.56:195:50

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in September across the year — June's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.8Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kaputa

In seasonPeak

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

Kaputa'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 Kaputa?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kaputa in June

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

In June, Kaputa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaputa in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaputa peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 20UV 16Aug 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kaputa 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 Kaputa is worst in August — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.7× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 20100 µg/m³Apr 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May11Good
Jun37Poor
Jul63Unhealthy
Aug103Unhealthy
Sep87Unhealthy
Oct47Poor
Nov14Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kaputa?

Kaputa sits at 8.5°S, 29.7°E, 950 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Chiengi, 59 km away.

PwetoPepaMporokosoKitukuNchelenge

Topography around Kaputa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaputa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 947 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,183 m.

The land around Kaputa is covered by grassland (44%) and cropland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
430 m
80 km
1,183 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Chiengi 59 km · Pweto 84 km · Pepa 87 km · Mporokoso 113 km · Kituku 115 km · Nchelenge 141 km · Baudhuinville 154 km · Kirando 156 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 Kaputa (-8.4689°, 29.6619°, elevation 950 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).