Sinda weather in June

In June, Sinda sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 66% 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 Sinda's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:18 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
29%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

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 Sinda 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 21°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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How June really feels in Sinda

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.

Sinda weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°24325.712.74.0
Feb27° / 19°18019.512.54.5
Mar27° / 19°10216.312.15.5
Apr27° / 17°184.111.77.6
May26° / 15°30.811.48.7
Jun24° / 13°10.111.29.2
Jul24° / 13°10.111.29.1
Aug26° / 14°10.311.58.8
Sep30° / 17°10.311.97.0
Oct32° / 20°91.812.35.3
Nov31° / 21°639.912.74.3
Dec28° / 20°20222.612.84.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
88515
98614
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278614
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308515

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sinda gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in June, the driest month. 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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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
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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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176231
278211
379201
481181
582171
684151
786140
887130
989110
1090100
1190100
129190
139280
149280
159370
169370
179460
189460
199460
209550
219550
229550
239640
249640
259640
269640
279640
289730
299730
309730

Wind in June

Winds average 15 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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3016light 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 6:14 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:145:27
211.26:145:27
311.26:145:27
411.26:155:27
511.26:155:27
611.26:155:27
711.26:165:27
811.26:165:27
911.26:165:27
1011.26:175:27
1111.26:175:28
1211.26:175:28
1311.26:175:28
1411.26:185:28
1511.26:185:28
1611.26:185:28
1711.26:185:28
1811.26:195:28
1911.26:195:29
2011.26:195:29
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2211.26:205:29
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2711.26:215:30
2811.26:215:31
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3011.26:215:31

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.74 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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264.6Bright
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304.6Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Sinda

In seasonPeak

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

Sinda's monsoon runs December–February, 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 Sinda?

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
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sinda in June

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sinda 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 Sinda peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 19UV 16Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Sinda 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 Sinda is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1026 µg/m³Apr 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun11Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sinda?

Sinda sits at 14.2°S, 31.8°E, 1,099 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Katete, 39 km away.

NyimbaChipataMchinjiSongoSerenjeLilongwe

Topography around Sinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 1,077 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,137 m.

The land around Sinda is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
434 m
80 km
1,137 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: Katete 39 km · Petauke 48 km · Nyimba 109 km · Chipata 115 km · Mchinji 129 km · Songo 188 km · Serenje 198 km · Lilongwe 220 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 Sinda (-14.21°, 31.7629°, elevation 1,099 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).