Climate averages 1991–2020
Piet Retief weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and 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 Piet Retief: daytime highs average 18.2°C and nights cool to about 5.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes June a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 28 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Manzini (80 km away). In June its highs average 21.7°C, 3.5°C warmer than Piet Retief, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Piet Retief ranks joint 46th of 95 for the warmest June highs and joint 53rd of 95 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Piet Retief is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs stay level at 18.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 12 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
Piet Retief climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.8°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 144 | 18.2 | 13.614 h |
| February | 24.8°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 117 | 14.0 | 13.013 h |
| March | 23.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 103 | 13.5 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.8°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 48 | 7.7 | 11.511 h |
| May | 20.2°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 18 | 3.3 | 10.811 h |
| June, selected | 18.2°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 11 | 2.2 | 10.510 h |
| July | 18.3°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 12 | 2.0 | 10.611 h |
| August | 20.9°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 21 | 3.6 | 11.211 h |
| September | 23.5°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 38 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 23.3°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 96 | 13.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 24.0°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 131 | 16.9 | 13.413 h |
| December | 24.9°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 155 | 19.4 | 13.814 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
- Manzini in JuneEswatini · 80 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Mbabane in JuneEswatini · 83 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 7.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Vryheid in JuneSouth Africa · 85 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 5.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Ermelo in JuneSouth Africa · 98 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 3.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Newcastle, South Africa in JuneSouth Africa · 121 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 4.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Dundee, South Africa in JuneSouth Africa · 141 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 5.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Bethal in JuneSouth Africa · 147 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 2.8°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Standerton in JuneSouth Africa · 156 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 2.7°C · 7.9 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 Piet Retief) is explained once on the Piet Retief year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.