Flying Fish Cove weather in June

In June, Flying Fish Cove sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 87 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of June to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Flying Fish Cove's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Flying Fish Cove's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:16 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Flying Fish Cove is capital city and main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island.

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical June day in Flying Fish Cove reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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How June really feels in Flying Fish Cove

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.

Flying Fish Cove weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°18618.312.55.1
Feb28° / 26°20219.512.34.6
Mar28° / 26°21721.712.14.6
Apr28° / 27°16720.111.84.6
May28° / 27°9315.711.55.6
Jun27° / 26°8713.211.46.1
Jul26° / 25°5210.811.56.7
Aug26° / 25°236.411.77.5
Sep26° / 25°224.511.97.7
Oct26° / 25°415.212.27.4
Nov27° / 26°768.812.56.6
Dec27° / 26°13313.512.65.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Flying Fish Cove gets around 87 mm of rain over 13.2 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
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646
746
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3039

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1126928
2127027
3127027
4127027
5127126
6127126
7127225
8037225
9037324
10037324
11047323
12047422
13057421
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16067618
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20097714
210107713
220117712
230117811
240127810
25013789
26013798
27014797
28014806
29015796
30015805

Wind in June

Winds average 26 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of June to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:125:38
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311.46:125:38
411.46:135:38
511.46:135:38
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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 4.67 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Flying Fish Cove

In seasonPeak

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

Flying Fish Cove sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Flying Fish Cove's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is June a good time to visit Flying Fish Cove?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Flying Fish Cove for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Flying Fish Cove in June

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

In June, Flying Fish Cove sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Flying Fish Cove in June

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 April at about 29°C and coldest in September near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Flying Fish Cove in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Flying Fish Cove peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jun 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Flying Fish Cove?

Flying Fish Cove sits at 10.4°S, 105.7°E, 135 m above sea level, in Christmas Island. The nearest listed city is Pelabuhanratu, 394 km away.

Topography around Flying Fish Cove

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Flying Fish Cove has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m.

The land around Flying Fish Cove is covered by water (54%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, water (84%) within 16 km, and water (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
332 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
361 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Pelabuhanratu 394 km · Banjar 407 km · Sukabumi 413 km · Leuwiliang 419 km · Cicurug 423 km · Soreang 428 km · Banjaran 430 km · Garut 431 km

Christmas Island travel facts

Religion
Muslim 19%Buddhist 18%none 15%Roman Catholic 9%

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 Flying Fish Cove (-10.4217°, 105.6791°, elevation 135 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).