Nakonde weather in June

In June, Nakonde sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Nakonde's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nakonde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:06 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
34%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Nakonde is Town in Muchinga Province, Zambia.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical June day in Nakonde reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Nakonde 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°27728.512.53.8
Feb25° / 17°21924.612.33.9
Mar25° / 17°24827.512.14.0
Apr25° / 16°12017.211.85.7
May25° / 15°143.211.68.2
Jun24° / 13°00.111.59.1
Jul24° / 12°0011.59.2
Aug26° / 13°10.211.78.8
Sep28° / 15°30.711.97.6
Oct30° / 17°204.812.25.9
Nov29° / 17°11014.512.45.0
Dec26° / 17°24925.212.54.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28218
38317
48317
58416
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Nakonde 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 2% 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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174251
278220
380200
483170
585150
687130
789110
89190
99370
109460
119550
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Wind in June

Winds average 14 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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514light breeze
614light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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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 6:02 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:025:31
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Nakonde

In seasonPeak

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

Nakonde's monsoon runs December–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 Nakonde?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nakonde in June

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

In June, Nakonde sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nakonde 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 Nakonde peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Nakonde 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 Nakonde is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodOct 1020 µg/m³May 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nakonde?

Nakonde sits at 9.3°S, 32.7°E, 1,589 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Tunduma, 5.0 km away.

UtenguleKiwiraMbeyaIsoka

Topography around Nakonde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nakonde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 1,592 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,568 m.

The land around Nakonde is covered by cropland (58%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (29%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
444 m
80 km
1,568 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: Tunduma 5.0 km · Vwawa 33 km · Mlowo 46 km · Chitipa 70 km · Utengule 81 km · Kiwira 89 km · Mbeya 92 km · Isoka 92 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 Nakonde (-9.3421°, 32.745°, elevation 1,589 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).