Namwala weather in June

In June, Namwala sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 75% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of June to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Namwala's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namwala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:42 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
21%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Namwala 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 Namwala reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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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How June really feels in Namwala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Namwala 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
Jan28° / 20°23122.812.84.2
Feb28° / 19°1711912.54.4
Mar28° / 19°9914.112.15.3
Apr28° / 16°213.711.77.1
May27° / 13°10.311.38.6
Jun25° / 11°0011.19.3
Jul25° / 10°00.111.29.3
Aug28° / 13°0011.58.2
Sep32° / 17°10.311.95.6
Oct34° / 20°112.212.44.0
Nov32° / 21°8912.712.73.8
Dec29° / 20°19422.112.93.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
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5919
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Namwala 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
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Wind in June

Winds average 11 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 06 min at the start of June to 11 h 06 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 6:38 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:385:46
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511.16:395:46
611.16:395:46
711.16:405:46
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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 4.9 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.9 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 Namwala

In seasonPeak

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

Namwala's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is June a good time to visit Namwala?

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

9.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Namwala in June

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

In June, Namwala sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Namwala in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Namwala peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Namwala 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 Namwala is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1032 µg/m³Dec 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May13Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Namwala?

Namwala sits at 15.8°S, 26.4°E, 999 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Itezhi-Tezhi, 42 km away.

MumbwaMonzeChomaMazabukaKalomoNampundweLusaka West

Topography around Namwala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namwala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 991 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Namwala is covered by grassland (56%) and wetland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), trees (25%) and wetland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
336 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Itezhi-Tezhi 42 km · Mumbwa 108 km · Monze 125 km · Choma 131 km · Mazabuka 141 km · Kalomo 142 km · Nampundwe 161 km · Lusaka West 185 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 Namwala (-15.7504°, 26.4384°, elevation 999 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).