Climate averages 1991–2020
Nakonde weather
in June.
A warm, 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 warm month in Nakonde: daytime highs average 23.0°C and nights cool to about 12.1°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 (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tunduma (5 km away). In June its highs average 22.1°C, 0.9°C cooler than Nakonde, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Nakonde ranks joint 16th of 24 for the warmest June highs and joint 11th of 24 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 24 cities is 23.8°C; Nakonde is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 22.8°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
Nakonde climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 277 | 28.5 | 12.613 h |
| February | 23.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 221 | 24.9 | 12.412 h |
| March | 23.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 248 | 27.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 23.2°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 120 | 17.1 | 11.912 h |
| May | 23.5°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 14 | 3.2 | 11.712 h |
| June, selected | 23.0°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| July | 22.8°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| August | 25.0°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| September | 27.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 2.6 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.7°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.312 h |
| November | 27.5°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 110 | 14.5 | 12.513 h |
| December | 24.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 249 | 25.2 | 12.713 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
- Tunduma in JuneTanzania · 5 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Vwawa in JuneTanzania · 33 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Katumba in JuneTanzania · 96 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 12.4°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Kasama in JuneZambia · 197 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sumbawanga in JuneTanzania · 197 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.7°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Njombe in JuneTanzania · 222 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 8.6°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Makumbako in JuneTanzania · 236 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 11.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mzuzu in JuneMalawi · 274 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.3°C · 22 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 Nakonde) is explained once on the Nakonde year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.