Shurugwi weather in June

In June, Shurugwi sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of June to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Shurugwi's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shurugwi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:36 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
24%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Shurugwi is human settlement in Zimbabwe.

Founded
1899

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 21°C through the month.

A typical June day in Shurugwi reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°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)
1229
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4229
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Shurugwi 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
Jan27° / 18°1741713.15.4
Feb27° / 17°13013.512.75.8
Mar26° / 16°10412.412.16.4
Apr25° / 13°396.211.67.8
May23° / 10°122.611.18.8
Jun21° / 92.110.88.4
Jul21° / 122.910.98.2
Aug24° / 10°41.311.39.1
Sep28° / 13°123.111.97.9
Oct29° / 16°326.612.56.3
Nov29° / 17°10313.112.95.3
Dec27° / 18°18717.813.25.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28515
38515
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Shurugwi gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.1 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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29
39
49
59
68
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97
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248
258
269
279
2810
2911
3011

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
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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
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279calm
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3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of June to 10 h 48 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 6:30 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:305:25
210.96:315:24
310.96:315:24
410.96:325:24
510.96:325:24
610.96:325:24
710.96:335:24
810.96:335:24
910.86:335:24
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2010.86:375:25
2110.86:375:26
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2410.86:385:26
2510.86:385:26
2610.86:385:27
2710.86:385:27
2810.86:385:27
2910.86:385:28
3010.86:385:28

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.31 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
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44.4Bright
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64.4Bright
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84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Shurugwi

In seasonPeak

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

Shurugwi'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 Shurugwi?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Shurugwi for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Shurugwi in June

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

In June, Shurugwi sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Shurugwi in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shurugwi peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 16UV 16Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Shurugwi 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 Shurugwi is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.2× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1721 µg/m³Jan 14 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar5Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shurugwi?

Shurugwi sits at 19.7°S, 30.0°E, 1,483 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Gweru, 32 km away.

ZvishavaneRedcliffKwekweMasvingoKadomaBulawayoChegutu

Topography around Shurugwi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shurugwi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 1,433 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 493 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m.

The land around Shurugwi is covered by trees (56%) and shrubs (34%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
493 m
80 km
765 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Gweru 32 km · Zvishavane 73 km · Redcliff 75 km · Kwekwe 85 km · Masvingo 96 km · Kadoma 149 km · Bulawayo 158 km · Chegutu 172 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 Shurugwi (-19.6702°, 30.0059°, elevation 1,483 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).