Climate averages 1991–2020
Mafikeng weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: one of the coolest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Mafikeng: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 4.7°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 8.8 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes June a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 33 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gaborone (137 km away). In June its highs average 21.1°C, 1.9°C warmer than Mafikeng, with 8.6 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Mafikeng ranks joint 31st of 95 for the warmest June highs and 47th of 95 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Mafikeng is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 19.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.8 mm to 2.4 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
Mafikeng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.2°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 90 | 14.7 | 13.614 h |
| February | 28.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 90 | 12.3 | 13.013 h |
| March | 27.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 71 | 10.6 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 40 | 5.7 | 11.511 h |
| May | 21.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 18 | 2.3 | 10.911 h |
| June, selected | 19.2°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 8.8 | 1.4 | 10.511 h |
| July | 19.2°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 10.711 h |
| August | 22.5°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 7.2 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
| September | 26.9°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 13 | 1.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.8°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 45 | 7.1 | 12.713 h |
| November | 29.0°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 69 | 11.4 | 13.413 h |
| December | 29.4°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 87 | 14.3 | 13.714 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
- Gaborone in JuneBotswana · 137 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 6.8°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Mogoditshane in JuneBotswana · 139 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 6.6°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Klerksdorp in JuneSouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 3.7°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Schweizer-Reneke in JuneSouth Africa · 150 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 4.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Stilfontein in JuneSouth Africa · 156 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 3.5°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Orkney in JuneSouth Africa · 161 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 3.5°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Rustenburg in JuneSouth Africa · 162 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 6.0°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Molepolole in JuneBotswana · 163 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 7.1°C · 8.9 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 Mafikeng) is explained once on the Mafikeng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.