Climate averages 1991–2020
Phuthaditjhaba weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: one of the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Phuthaditjhaba: daytime highs average 15.1°C and nights cool to about 1.1°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes June a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 21 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bethlehem, South Africa (60 km away). In June its highs average 15.5°C, about as warm as Phuthaditjhaba, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Phuthaditjhaba ranks 95th of 95 for the warmest June highs and joint 62nd of 95 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Phuthaditjhaba is 3.5°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 15.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 11 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
Phuthaditjhaba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.9°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 177 | 19.0 | 13.714 h |
| February | 23.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 135 | 15.3 | 13.113 h |
| March | 22.4°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 100 | 13.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 19.9°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 53 | 7.8 | 11.411 h |
| May | 17.6°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 25 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| June, selected | 15.1°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 13 | 1.9 | 10.410 h |
| July | 15.1°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 11 | 1.9 | 10.511 h |
| August | 17.9°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 29 | 4.2 | 11.111 h |
| September | 21.6°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 32 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 22.5°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 106 | 12.5 | 12.813 h |
| November | 23.1°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 135 | 14.3 | 13.514 h |
| December | 23.9°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 168 | 18.9 | 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
- Bethlehem, South Africa in JuneSouth Africa · 60 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 2.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Ladysmith in JuneSouth Africa · 94 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 4.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in JuneSouth Africa · 139 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 4.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Dundee, South Africa in JuneSouth Africa · 144 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 5.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Maseru in JuneLesotho · 157 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low -0.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Standerton in JuneSouth Africa · 182 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 2.7°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Kroonstad in JuneSouth Africa · 183 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 2.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Pietermaritzburg in JuneSouth Africa · 196 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 6.9°C · 20 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 Phuthaditjhaba) is explained once on the Phuthaditjhaba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.