Aarhus weather in June

In June, Aarhus sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 17.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 54 min at the start of June to 17 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Aarhus's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aarhus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
17 h 18 min
3:40 AM – 8:59 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Aarhus is city in Central Denmark Region.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,135/km²
people per km²
Founded
~800 CE

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical June day in Aarhus reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1179
2179
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41710
51710
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How June really feels in Aarhus

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.

Aarhus weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°4910.93.97.30.0
Feb / -1°409.149.10.0
Mar / 429.72.411.40.6
Apr11° / 42100.513.82.6
May15° / 55110164.5
Jun18° / 10°6811.2017.25.6
Jul21° / 13°6611.2016.76.2
Aug20° / 13°7012.1014.96.0
Sep17° / 10°5410.4012.55.0
Oct12° / 6111.10.110.12.9
Nov / 4910.70.97.91.0
Dec / 50112.66.70.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44456
54357
64357
74357
84357
94357
104258
114159
124159
134060
144060
153961
164060
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254060
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284159
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304159

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Aarhus gets around 68 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 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
434
534
634
735
835
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1036
1137
1238
1339
1439
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1640
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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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
288111
387121
487121
586131
686131
786131
885141
985141
1085141
1184151
1284151
1384151
1483152
1583152
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1883152
1982153
2081163
2181163
2280173
2380173
2478184
2577194
2676204
2775214
2873225
2972235
3071245

Wind in June

Winds average 15 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 54 min at the start of June to 17 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:50 AM to 3:43 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 9:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.93:508:44
216.93:498:45
317.03:488:46
417.03:478:48
517.13:468:49
617.13:458:50
717.13:448:51
817.23:438:52
917.23:438:53
1017.23:428:54
1117.23:418:55
1217.33:418:56
1317.33:418:57
1417.33:408:58
1517.33:408:59
1617.33:408:59
1717.33:399:00
1817.33:399:00
1917.43:399:01
2017.43:399:01
2117.43:399:02
2217.43:409:02
2317.43:409:02
2417.43:409:02
2517.43:409:02
2617.43:419:02
2717.33:419:02
2817.33:429:02
2917.33:429:02
3017.33:439:02

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.95 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
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305.9Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Aarhus?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Aarhus for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aarhus in June

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

In June, Aarhus sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Aarhus in June

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Aarhus 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 Aarhus peaks around June 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Aarhus?

Aarhus sits at 56.2°N, 10.2°E, 10 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Viby, 5.0 km away.

RandersHorsensSilkeborgHedenstedViborgVejle

Topography around Aarhus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aarhus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Aarhus is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), water (31%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (33%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Viby 5.0 km · Tilst 7.0 km · Randers 35 km · Horsens 40 km · Silkeborg 41 km · Hedensted 53 km · Viborg 60 km · Vejle 65 km

Denmark travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 92% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$76,970
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 611
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran 71%other/none/unspecified 24%Muslim 4%

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 Aarhus (56.1567°, 10.2108°, elevation 10 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).