Sooke weather in June

In June, Sooke sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 45 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of June to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sooke's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sooke's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 54 min
4:19 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical June day in Sooke reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°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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21310
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41310
51310
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Sooke weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 23720.13.18.60.5
Feb / 14815.62.49.90.6
Mar / 16618.11.711.61.0
Apr10° / 10713.60.213.41.9
May12° / 639.30153.3
Jun14° / 10°457.5015.84.3
Jul16° / 12°244.2015.56.1
Aug17° / 13°344.4014.16.4
Sep15° / 12°597.9012.45.1
Oct12° / 15515010.62.7
Nov / 24019.4191.2
Dec / 23419.93.18.20.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34258
44258
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104357
114357
124654
134654
144753
154753
164852
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255446
265545
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285644
295644
305743

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sooke gets around 45 mm of rain over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
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430
530
630
730
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930
1029
1129
1228
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1427
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1725
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2022
2121
2220
2319
2419
2518
2618
2717
2817
2916
3016

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 100% 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
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Wind in June

Winds average 14 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
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2115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of June to 15 h 54 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 4:25 AM to 4:22 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 8:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:258:00
215.64:248:01
315.64:248:02
415.74:238:03
515.74:238:04
615.74:228:04
715.74:228:05
815.74:218:06
915.84:218:07
1015.84:208:07
1115.84:208:08
1215.84:208:09
1315.84:208:09
1415.84:198:10
1515.94:198:11
1615.94:198:11
1715.94:198:12
1815.94:198:12
1915.94:198:12
2015.94:198:13
2115.94:198:13
2215.94:208:13
2315.94:208:13
2415.94:208:14
2515.94:208:14
2615.94:218:14
2715.94:218:14
2815.94:218:14
2915.94:228:14
3015.94:228:14

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
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276.3Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Sooke

In seasonPeak

None of Sooke's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sooke's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Sooke?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Sooke for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sooke in June

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

In June, Sooke sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near Sooke 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 12°C and coldest in January near 8°C.

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

6°8°10°12°14°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
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Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Sooke 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 Sooke peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 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 18UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sooke?

Sooke sits at 48.4°N, 123.7°W, 39 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Langford, 19 km away.

Topography around Sooke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sooke has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 881 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,351 m.

The land around Sooke is covered by trees (58%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
881 m
80 km
2,351 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Langford 19 km · Colwood 19 km · Esquimalt 24 km · Carey 27 km · Victoria-Downtown 28 km · Victoria 29 km · Central Saanich 31 km · Oak Bay 32 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 Sooke (48.3746°, -123.7276°, elevation 39 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).