Climate averages 1991–2020
Katumba weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd 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 Katumba: daytime highs average 20.1°C and nights cool to about 12.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.3 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes June a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 36 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Vwawa (76 km away). In June its highs average 23.3°C, 3.2°C warmer than Katumba, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Katumba ranks 41st of 43 for the warmest June highs and 24th of 43 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 43 cities is 25.9°C; Katumba is 5.8°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 19.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.3 mm to 9.5 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
Katumba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.0°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 456 | 29.4 | 12.613 h |
| February | 25.2°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 370 | 25.9 | 12.412 h |
| March | 24.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 362 | 29.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.5°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 186 | 24.5 | 11.912 h |
| May | 21.5°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 44 | 11.6 | 11.712 h |
| June, selected | 20.1°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 9.3 | 3.3 | 11.612 h |
| July | 19.7°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 9.5 | 3.4 | 11.612 h |
| August | 22.2°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 7.5 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| September | 25.1°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 11 | 3.0 | 12.012 h |
| October | 26.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 48 | 10.0 | 12.312 h |
| November | 26.0°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 179 | 18.6 | 12.513 h |
| December | 25.1°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 400 | 27.0 | 12.613 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
- Vwawa in JuneTanzania · 76 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Tunduma in JuneTanzania · 94 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Nakonde in JuneZambia · 96 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Njombe in JuneTanzania · 127 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 8.6°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Makumbako in JuneTanzania · 140 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 11.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mafinga in JuneTanzania · 211 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mzuzu in JuneMalawi · 252 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Sumbawanga in JuneTanzania · 261 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.7°C · 1.8 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 Katumba) is explained once on the Katumba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.