Climate averages 1991–2020
Lodwar weather
in June.
A hot, fairly dry month: the joint 10th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a hot month in Lodwar: daytime highs average 32.9°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes June a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 18 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kotido (163 km away). In June its highs average 27.2°C, 5.7°C cooler than Lodwar, with 106 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Lodwar ranks 2nd of 37 for the warmest June highs and 6th of 37 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 37 cities is 24.4°C; Lodwar is 8.5°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 32.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 23 mm to 22 mm.
The annual picture
June in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lodwar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 12 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 36.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 7.2 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| March | 35.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 36 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 74 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 33.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 49 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| June, selected | 32.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 23 | 4.0 | 12.312 h |
| July | 32.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 22 | 4.4 | 12.312 h |
| August | 32.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 19 | 3.5 | 12.212 h |
| September | 34.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 34.2°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 32 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 33.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 60 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| December | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 3.4 | 11.912 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
June in nearby cities
- Kotido in JuneUganda · 163 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 17.5°C · 106 mm rain
- Kitale in JuneKenya · 243 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 11.2°C · 199 mm rain
- Eldoret in JuneKenya · 291 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 12.4°C · 226 mm rain
- Lira in JuneUganda · 315 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 18.2°C · 114 mm rain
- Kakamega in JuneKenya · 329 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.2°C · 105 mm rain
- Busia in JuneKenya · 339 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 16.5°C · 177 mm rain
- Khwisero in JuneKenya · 346 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 15.7°C · 144 mm rain
- Gulu in JuneUganda · 368 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 18.4°C · 134 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lodwar) is explained once on the Lodwar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.