Climate averages 1991–2020
Ladysmith weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: one of the coolest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Ladysmith: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 4.3°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes June a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 21 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dundee, South Africa (62 km away). In June its highs average 18.6°C, 0.7°C cooler than Ladysmith, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Ladysmith ranks joint 27th of 95 for the warmest June highs and 69th of 95 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Ladysmith is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs stay level at 19.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 16 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
Ladysmith climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 172 | 18.9 | 13.714 h |
| February | 27.8°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 143 | 14.7 | 13.113 h |
| March | 26.5°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 117 | 13.4 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.0°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 58 | 7.9 | 11.411 h |
| May | 21.8°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 21 | 3.5 | 10.711 h |
| June, selected | 19.4°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 14 | 2.8 | 10.410 h |
| July | 19.4°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 16 | 2.3 | 10.511 h |
| August | 22.2°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 28 | 4.4 | 11.111 h |
| September | 25.7°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 39 | 6.9 | 11.912 h |
| October | 26.3°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 100 | 13.7 | 12.813 h |
| November | 27.1°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 137 | 16.7 | 13.514 h |
| December | 27.9°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 179 | 19.5 | 13.914 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
- Dundee, South Africa in JuneSouth Africa · 62 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 5.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in JuneSouth Africa · 90 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 4.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Phuthaditjhaba in JuneSouth Africa · 94 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 1.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Pietermaritzburg in JuneSouth Africa · 132 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 6.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Vryheid in JuneSouth Africa · 132 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 5.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Bethlehem, South Africa in JuneSouth Africa · 149 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 2.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Mpumalanga in JuneSouth Africa · 162 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 7.3°C · 22 mm rain
- KwaDukuza in JuneSouth Africa · 170 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 13.3°C · 26 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 Ladysmith) is explained once on the Ladysmith year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.