Climate averages 1991–2020
Grahamstown weather
in June.
A mild, fairly dry month: one of the coolest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Grahamstown: daytime highs average 19.6°C and nights cool to about 7.5°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes June a fairly dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 59 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Qonce (93 km away). In June its highs average 20.7°C, 1.1°C warmer than Grahamstown, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Grahamstown ranks 26th of 95 for the warmest June highs and joint 72nd of 95 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Grahamstown is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs stay level at 19.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 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
Grahamstown climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.8°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 63 | 9.2 | 14.114 h |
| February | 27.0°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 64 | 9.9 | 13.313 h |
| March | 25.9°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 59 | 8.7 | 12.312 h |
| April | 23.6°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 49 | 8.1 | 11.311 h |
| May | 21.9°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 22 | 5.0 | 10.410 h |
| June, selected | 19.6°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 22 | 4.0 | 10.010 h |
| July | 19.6°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 22 | 3.6 | 10.210 h |
| August | 20.3°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 35 | 5.9 | 10.911 h |
| September | 21.9°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 40 | 6.2 | 11.912 h |
| October | 22.5°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 56 | 8.9 | 12.913 h |
| November | 23.7°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 60 | 9.2 | 13.814 h |
| December | 25.6°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 62 | 9.8 | 14.314 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
- Qonce in JuneSouth Africa · 93 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 7.7°C · 23 mm rain
- Bhisho in JuneSouth Africa · 99 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 7.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Motherwell in JuneSouth Africa · 103 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Gqeberha in JuneSouth Africa · 112 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 41 mm rain
- Kariega in JuneSouth Africa · 116 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 10.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Mdantsane in JuneSouth Africa · 123 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.5°C · 25 mm rain
- East London in JuneSouth Africa · 132 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.7°C · 34 mm rain
- Queenstown in JuneSouth Africa · 160 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 4.0°C · 12 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 Grahamstown) is explained once on the Grahamstown year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.