Climate averages 1991–2020
Upington weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 4th 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 Upington: daytime highs average 20.2°C and nights cool to about 6.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes June a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 22 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kimberley (344 km away). In June its highs average 18.2°C, 2.0°C cooler than Upington, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Upington ranks 20th of 95 for the warmest June highs and 6th of 95 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Upington is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs stay level at 20.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 5.2 mm to 3.9 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
Upington climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.2°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 35 | 5.4 | 13.714 h |
| February | 34.7°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 31 | 6.5 | 13.113 h |
| March | 32.5°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 36 | 5.5 | 12.312 h |
| April | 27.8°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 25 | 3.6 | 11.411 h |
| May | 24.1°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 12 | 1.8 | 10.711 h |
| June, selected | 20.2°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 5.2 | 0.8 | 10.410 h |
| July | 20.1°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 3.9 | 0.9 | 10.511 h |
| August | 22.8°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 2.8 | 0.6 | 11.111 h |
| September | 27.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 4.9 | 0.9 | 11.912 h |
| October | 30.5°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 14 | 2.2 | 12.813 h |
| November | 32.5°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 13 | 2.4 | 13.514 h |
| December | 34.7°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 27 | 3.8 | 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
- Kimberley in JuneSouth Africa · 344 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 3.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Schweizer-Reneke in JuneSouth Africa · 424 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 4.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Bloemfontein in JuneSouth Africa · 489 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 2.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Mafikeng in JuneSouth Africa · 520 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 4.7°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in JuneSouth Africa · 537 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 3.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Welkom in JuneSouth Africa · 539 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 2.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Bothaville in JuneSouth Africa · 540 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 3.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Botshabelo in JuneSouth Africa · 540 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 1.8°C · 13 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 Upington) is explained once on the Upington year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.