Ostend weather in June

In June, Ostend sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of June to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Ostend's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ostend's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
4:39 AM – 8:58 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Ostend is city in Ostend municipality, Belgium.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical June day in Ostend reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Ostend

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ostend weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7313.90.88.20.7
Feb / 6011.41.19.60.7
Mar / 5511.40.511.51.6
Apr11° / 4610.4013.52.8
May14° / 11°5710.9015.34.2
Jun17° / 14°6010.5016.35.4
Jul20° / 16°7012015.96.0
Aug20° / 16°8012014.46.0
Sep18° / 14°7812012.45.4
Oct15° / 11°9214010.43.8
Nov11° / 9515.40.28.72.1
Dec / 9314.90.77.71.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
123961
133961
144060
154159
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174258
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254555
264753
274753
284852
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304852

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Ostend gets around 60 mm of rain over 10.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
636
736
836
936
1036
1135
1235
1335
1434
1534
1634
1734
1834
1933
2033
2134
2234
2334
2434
2535
2635
2736
2836
2937
3037

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180191
278211
377221
476231
575241
673252
772262
871272
971272
1070282
1170282
1269283
1368293
1468293
1567294
1667294
1766295
1865305
1965305
2063316
2161327
2260337
2358348
2457358
2554379
2653389
27513910
28494110
29474211
30464311

Wind in June

Winds average 19 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of June to 16 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 4:42 AM, and sunset from 8:46 PM to 9:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:468:46
216.04:458:47
316.14:448:48
416.14:448:49
516.14:438:50
616.14:428:51
716.24:428:52
816.24:418:53
916.24:418:53
1016.24:408:54
1116.24:408:55
1216.34:408:56
1316.34:398:56
1416.34:398:57
1516.34:398:58
1616.34:398:58
1716.34:398:59
1816.34:398:59
1916.34:398:59
2016.34:399:00
2116.44:399:00
2216.44:399:00
2316.44:399:01
2416.44:409:01
2516.34:409:01
2616.34:409:01
2716.34:419:01
2816.34:419:01
2916.34:429:01
3016.34:429:01

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.72 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Ostend?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Ostend for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ostend in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Ostend sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ostend in June

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Ostend in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ostend peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ostend?

Ostend sits at 51.2°N, 2.9°E, 6 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Middelkerke, 8.0 km away.

ZedelgemSint-AndriesBlankenbergeTorhoutBrugesDiksmuideOostkamp

Topography around Ostend

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ostend.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ostend has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m.

The land around Ostend is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (43%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
318 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
June weather nearby: Middelkerke 8.0 km · Zedelgem 17 km · Sint-Andries 18 km · Blankenberge 18 km · Torhout 21 km · Bruges 21 km · Diksmuide 21 km · Oostkamp 22 km

Belgium travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 81% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,750
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
5.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 608
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%nonbeliever/agnostic 20%atheist 9%Muslim 7%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ostend (51.2155°, 2.927°, elevation 6 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).