Salmon Arm weather in June

In June, Salmon Arm sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of June to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Salmon Arm's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salmon Arm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
3:50 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Salmon Arm is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Density
125/km²
people per km²
Founded
1905

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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical June day in Salmon Arm reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 4°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1198
2198
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How June really feels in Salmon Arm

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.

Salmon Arm weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°6513.913.58.30.0
Feb / -5°4310.38.79.70.0
Mar / -2°5412.67.711.50.6
Apr11° / 4910.12.413.52.7
May17° / 6511.30.415.25.2
Jun20° / 10°6411.2016.25.9
Jul24° / 13°457.9015.87.4
Aug24° / 13°387014.37.5
Sep19° / 10°6310012.46.0
Oct11° / 8313.91.710.42.5
Nov / -0°9016108.70.1
Dec / -4°7014.715.27.80.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33862
43763
53664
63763
73664
83565
93565
103565
113565
123565
133565
143565
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183763
193862
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213961
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244258
254357
264456
274555
284654
294753
304852

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Salmon Arm gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.2 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
640
740
840
940
1041
1141
1241
1341
1440
1540
1640
1739
1839
1938
2037
2137
2236
2335
2435
2534
2634
2734
2834
2933
3033

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19982
20982
21982
22973
23973
24973
25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30964

Wind in June

Winds average 4 km/h in June, the windiest month of the year.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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304calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of June to 16 h 12 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 3:57 AM to 3:54 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 8:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.93:577:52
215.93:567:53
316.03:567:54
416.03:557:55
516.03:547:56
616.13:547:57
716.13:537:58
816.13:537:59
916.13:528:00
1016.13:528:00
1116.23:518:01
1216.23:518:02
1316.23:518:03
1416.23:518:03
1516.23:508:04
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1916.33:508:06
2016.33:508:06
2116.33:508:06
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2616.33:528:07
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2816.23:538:07
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3016.23:548:07

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 6.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
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146.3Intense
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276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Salmon Arm?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Salmon Arm for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salmon Arm in June

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

In June, Salmon Arm sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Salmon Arm 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 Salmon Arm peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Salmon Arm in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Salmon Arm is worst in August — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 27.5× the cleanest month (January, 3 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodUnhealthyModerateAug 1188 µg/m³Jan 164 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug91Unhealthy
Sep14Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov35Poor
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Salmon Arm?

Salmon Arm sits at 50.7°N, 119.3°W, 427 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Vernon, 48 km away.

Topography around Salmon Arm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salmon Arm has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 645 m around an average of 463 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,398 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,492 m.

The land around Salmon Arm is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
645 m
16 km
1,398 m
80 km
2,492 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Vernon 48 km · Kamloops 74 km · Lake Country 77 km · Brocklehurst 81 km · Rutland 89 km · Kelowna 92 km · West Kelowna 96 km · Okanagan Mission 99 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

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 Salmon Arm (50.6998°, -119.2691°, elevation 427 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).