Gokwe weather in June

In June, Gokwe sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-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 79% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of June to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Gokwe's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gokwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:37 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
19%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Gokwe 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 24°C through the month.

A typical June day in Gokwe reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°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)
12511
22411
32411
42411
52411
62411
72411
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92411
102411
112411
122410
132410
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How June really feels in Gokwe

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.

Gokwe weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°24721.5134.6
Feb28° / 19°17416.812.65.0
Mar28° / 18°10113.112.16.0
Apr27° / 16°274.711.67.6
May26° / 13°51.111.28.8
Jun24° / 10°20.410.99.3
Jul23° / 10°10.1119.3
Aug27° / 12°0011.49.0
Sep30° / 16°30.611.96.7
Oct32° / 19°234.512.44.9
Nov31° / 19°9413.212.94.3
Dec28° / 19°21121.413.14.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 7%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22937
23928
24928
25928
26919
27919
289010
299010
309010

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Gokwe gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
52
62
72
82
92
101
111
121
131
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171
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201
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261
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281
291
301

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
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111000
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301000

Wind in June

Winds average 9 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of June to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:325:31
211.06:325:31
311.06:335:31
411.06:335:31
511.06:345:31
611.06:345:31
711.06:345:31
810.96:355:31
910.96:355:31
1010.96:355:31
1110.96:365:31
1210.96:365:32
1310.96:365:32
1410.96:365:32
1510.96:375:32
1610.96:375:32
1710.96:375:32
1810.96:385:32
1910.96:385:32
2010.96:385:33
2110.96:385:33
2210.96:395:33
2310.96:395:33
2410.96:395:33
2510.96:395:34
2610.96:395:34
2710.96:395:34
2810.96:405:34
2910.96:405:35
3010.96:405:35

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.61 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Gokwe

In seasonPeak

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

Gokwe'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 Gokwe?

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
7.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gokwe in June

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

In June, Gokwe sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gokwe in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gokwe peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 17UV 16Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Gokwe 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 Gokwe is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1528 µg/m³Dec 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gokwe?

Gokwe sits at 18.2°S, 28.9°E, 1,237 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Kadoma, 105 km away.

KadomaKwekweChegutuRedcliffChinhoyiGweruKaroiSiavonga

Topography around Gokwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gokwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 1,238 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 673 m.

The land around Gokwe is covered by cropland (31%), shrubs (21%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (24%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%), trees (31%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
401 m
80 km
673 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: Kadoma 105 km · Kwekwe 123 km · Chegutu 128 km · Redcliff 128 km · Chinhoyi 163 km · Gweru 167 km · Karoi 175 km · Siavonga 187 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 56% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,021
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
25%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
41.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Apostolic Sect 40%Pentecostal 17%Protestant 14%none 8%

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 Gokwe (-18.2048°, 28.9349°, elevation 1,237 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).