Sault Ste. Marie weather in June

In June, Sault Ste. Marie sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 81 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of June to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sault Ste. Marie's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sault Ste. Marie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:50 AM – 8:26 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Sault Ste. Marie is city in Ontario, Canada.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
323/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical June day in Sault Ste. Marie reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 6°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 Sault Ste. Marie

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.

Sault Ste. Marie weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -14°4610.212.28.80.0
Feb-5° / -13°357.58.1100.0
Mar / -8°468.36.811.60.0
Apr / -1°6710.2413.31.2
May15° / 72100.314.84.4
Jun20° / 11°819.8015.56.3
Jul23° / 15°10111.5015.26.7
Aug22° / 14°9510.90146.6
Sep18° / 10°10812.1012.45.4
Oct11° / 10113.70.510.72.4
Nov / -2°6711.26.69.20.1
Dec-2° / -9°5611118.40.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44555
54654
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74654
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sault Ste. Marie gets around 81 mm of rain over 9.8 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
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533
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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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18510500
28411500
38311510
48212510
58013610
67914610
77815610
87716610
97417720
107318720
117119820
126921820
136622930
146523930
1563241030
1662251030
1760261130
1857271240
1955281340
2053291440
2152291450
2250301550
2349301650
2448301750
2547301761
2646301861
2745301961
2844291971
2943292071
3042292081

Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of June to 15 h 36 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 4:55 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 8:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:558:15
215.44:548:16
315.44:548:17
415.44:538:18
515.44:538:18
615.54:528:19
715.54:528:20
815.54:518:21
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1115.54:508:23
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.52 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 6.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.5Intense
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296.5Intense
306.5Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Sault Ste. Marie?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Sault Ste. Marie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sault Ste. Marie in June

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

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

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Sault Ste. Marie in June

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct11Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Sault Ste. Marie in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sault Ste. Marie peaks around June 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateLowJun 18UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sault Ste. Marie?

Sault Ste. Marie sits at 46.5°N, 84.3°W, 186 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Sault Ste. Marie, 3.0 km away.

TimminsMidland

Topography around Sault Ste. Marie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sault Ste. Marie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m.

The land around Sault Ste. Marie is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
263 m
80 km
491 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Sault Ste. Marie 3.0 km · Mackinac Island 77 km · Traverse City 219 km · Marquette 234 km · Valley East 255 km · Greater Sudbury 256 km · Timmins 313 km · Midland 323 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 Sault Ste. Marie (46.5168°, -84.3333°, elevation 186 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).