Shawinigan weather in June

In June, Shawinigan sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 101 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Shawinigan's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shawinigan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
10th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:03 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Shawinigan is city in Québec, Canada.

Density
48/km²
people per km²
Founded
1901

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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical June day in Shawinigan reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
32111
42111
52111
62111
72211
82211
92212
102212
112212
122312
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292515
302515

How June really feels in Shawinigan

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.

Shawinigan weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -16°7510.4108.80.0
Feb-5° / -15°608.38.5100.0
Mar / -8°759.8711.60.0
Apr10° / -0°9711.43.513.31.9
May18° / 8812.30.314.85.3
Jun23° / 13°10111.7015.66.4
Jul25° / 15°10312.6015.26.3
Aug24° / 14°9611.30146.7
Sep19° / 10°9910.9012.45.9
Oct12° / 10811.71.110.72.8
Nov / -3°8810.95.29.20.2
Dec-3° / -11°8711.1108.40.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33664
43664
53763
63664
73763
83862
93862
103961
114060
124060
134159
144159
154159
164258
174258
184258
194159
204258
214258
224060
234159
244159
254060
264159
273961
284060
294060
303961

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Shawinigan gets around 101 mm of rain over 11.7 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
240
340
439
539
638
738
837
937
1037
1136
1236
1336
1436
1537
1637
1737
1837
1938
2038
2139
2239
2340
2440
2541
2641
2742
2842
2942
3043

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18113510
28113510
37914520
47815520
57716520
67617520
77617520
87418530
97219630
107120630
117020730
126821740
136622840
146522940
1563221050
1661231150
1760231250
1859231350
1956241460
2055241560
2154241660
2252241770
2349251871
2448251971
2546252081
2644262181
2743262281
2841262291
2940272391
3039272391

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
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1911calm
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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 4:08 AM to 4:06 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:087:29
215.44:087:30
315.44:077:31
415.44:077:31
515.44:067:32
615.54:067:33
715.54:057:34
815.54:057:35
915.54:047:35
1015.54:047:36
1115.54:047:37
1215.64:047:37
1315.64:037:38
1415.64:037:38
1515.64:037:39
1615.64:037:39
1715.64:037:40
1815.64:037:40
1915.64:037:41
2015.64:037:41
2115.64:037:41
2215.64:037:42
2315.64:047:42
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2515.64:047:42
2615.64:057:42
2715.64:057:42
2815.64:057:42
2915.64:067:42
3015.64:067:42

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.85 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.8Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Shawinigan?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Shawinigan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shawinigan in June

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

In June, Shawinigan sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shawinigan 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 Shawinigan peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shawinigan?

Shawinigan sits at 46.6°N, 72.7°W, 123 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Trois-Rivières, 29 km away.

Topography around Shawinigan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shawinigan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m.

The land around Shawinigan is covered by trees (55%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
350 m
80 km
709 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
June weather nearby: Trois-Rivières 29 km · Sorel-Tracy 65 km · Drummondville 79 km · Saint-Charles-Borromée 80 km · Joliette 80 km · Victoriaville 83 km · L'Assomption 98 km · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 101 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 Shawinigan (46.5667°, -72.7491°, elevation 123 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).