Climate averages 1991–2020
Makumbako weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and one of 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 Makumbako: daytime highs average 20.7°C and nights cool to about 11.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 37 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Njombe (56 km away). In June its highs average 18.0°C, 2.7°C cooler than Makumbako, with 3.0 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Makumbako ranks 40th of 43 for the warmest June highs and 1st of 43 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 43 cities is 25.9°C; Makumbako is 5.2°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 20.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
Makumbako climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 189 | 25.8 | 12.613 h |
| February | 23.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 150 | 22.5 | 12.412 h |
| March | 23.0°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 160 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 49 | 9.7 | 11.912 h |
| May | 21.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 5.1 | 1.2 | 11.712 h |
| June, selected | 20.7°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| July | 20.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| August | 21.5°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| September | 23.5°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 25.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 11 | 2.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 25.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 57 | 9.1 | 12.513 h |
| December | 24.0°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 162 | 20.5 | 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
- Njombe in JuneTanzania · 56 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 8.6°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Mafinga in JuneTanzania · 79 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 11.1°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Katumba in JuneTanzania · 140 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 12.4°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Iringa in JuneTanzania · 154 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Vwawa in JuneTanzania · 210 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Ifakara in JuneTanzania · 219 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.9°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Songea in JuneTanzania · 223 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 13.3°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Tunduma in JuneTanzania · 232 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.3 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 Makumbako) is explained once on the Makumbako year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.