Mthatha weather in June
In June, Mthatha has daytime highs averaging 20 °C, nights around 7.3 °C, with 3.3 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 19.9°C Average high
- 7.3°C Average low
- 3.3days Wet days
- 23mm Rainfall
- 10h Daylight
Daily temperatures through June
How June develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 June | 20.1 °C | 7.7 °C | 12 % |
| 11–20 June | 20.0 °C | 7.3 °C | 10 % |
| 21–30 June | 19.8 °C | 6.8 °C | 12 % |
What to expect
| Measure | Typical June | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 2.2 of 30 | 7 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 3.3 of 30 | 11 % |
Conditions in June
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 13 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 29 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 0.6 °C |
| Relative humidity | 64 % |
| Wind speed | 14 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 29 % |
Where Mthatha ranks in June
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in Africa in June | 37thof 50 | 20 °C |
June compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | 22.9 °C | 71 mm | 53 % |
| May | 21.8 °C | 26 mm | 40 % |
| June | 19.9 °C | 23 mm | 29 % |
| July | 20.1 °C | 22 mm | 28 % |
| August | 21.3 °C | 31 mm | 38 % |
See all twelve months for Mthatha
- June is the 12th warmest month here.
- It is the 2nd driest month of the year.
- It ranks 2nd for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 10 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 3.3 of 30 days — 11 % of the month.
- Nights are about 13 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest June day on record since 1991 reached 29 °C, 8.7 °C above the usual daytime high.
Nearby destinations in June
| Destination | Avg high | Wet days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthatha | 20 °C | 3.3 | – |
| East London | 22 °C | 4 | 22 |
| Pietermaritzburg | 21 °C | 3 | – |
| Maseru | 15 °C | 3 | – |
| Durban | 22 °C | 4 | 22 |
QuestionsJune in Mthatha, answered
How warm is Mthatha in June?
Daily highs average 20 °C and nights fall to about 7.3 °C, a spread of 13 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes June the 11th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Mthatha in June?
June averages 23 mm of rain, spread over about 3 of the 30 days — 11 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 29 % of the sky.
How long are the days in June?
Mthatha averages 10 hours between sunrise and sunset in June. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.