Climate averages 1991–2020
Sumbawanga weather
in June.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th 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 warm month in Sumbawanga: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 11.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes June a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mpanda (190 km away). In June its highs average 28.3°C, 5.8°C warmer than Sumbawanga, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Sumbawanga ranks 36th of 43 for the warmest June highs and 13th of 43 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 43 cities is 25.9°C; Sumbawanga is 3.3°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.8 mm to 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
Sumbawanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 304 | 28.4 | 12.513 h |
| February | 22.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 241 | 23.8 | 12.412 h |
| March | 22.7°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 279 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 160 | 18.8 | 11.912 h |
| May | 22.7°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 30 | 5.1 | 11.812 h |
| June, selected | 22.6°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 1.8 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| July | 22.5°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| August | 23.9°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| September | 25.4°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 8.2 | 1.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 25.9°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 39 | 5.7 | 12.312 h |
| November | 24.5°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 148 | 15.6 | 12.512 h |
| December | 22.7°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 282 | 26.4 | 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
- Mpanda in JuneTanzania · 190 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 16.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Vwawa in JuneTanzania · 193 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Tunduma in JuneTanzania · 195 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Nakonde in JuneZambia · 197 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 229 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.7°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Kasama in JuneZambia · 254 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Katumba in JuneTanzania · 261 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 12.4°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Kalemie in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 349 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 20.9°C · 2.3 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 Sumbawanga) is explained once on the Sumbawanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.