Silkeborg weather in June

In June, Silkeborg sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 78 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 17.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Silkeborg's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Silkeborg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
17 h 18 min
3:42 AM – 9:02 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Silkeborg is city in central Denmark.

Density
195/km²
people per km²
Founded
1470

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 18°C through the month.

A typical June day in Silkeborg 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 23°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1179
2179
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How June really feels in Silkeborg

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.

Silkeborg 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 / -1°5811.63.97.30.0
Feb / -1°4710.14.19.10.0
Mar / 4810.92.511.40.6
Apr11° / 4810.30.613.82.7
May15° / 6411.50164.5
Jun18° / 10°7811.6017.25.5
Jul20° / 12°7612.1016.86.0
Aug20° / 12°7912.9014.95.8
Sep17° / 10°6411.8012.54.8
Oct12° / 7012.10.110.12.9
Nov / 5411.20.97.90.9
Dec / 5811.52.56.70.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54159
64060
74060
83961
93961
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113862
123862
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Silkeborg gets around 78 mm of rain over 11.6 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 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
235
335
436
536
637
737
837
938
1038
1139
1240
1340
1440
1541
1641
1741
1840
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2140
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2640
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2940
3040

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19181
29091
39091
489101
589101
688111
788111
888111
987121
1087121
1187121
1287121
1386131
1486131
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1886122
1986122
2085132
2185132
2285132
2383143
2482153
2582153
2681163
2780173
2878184
2977194
3076204

Wind in June

Winds average 15 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
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light 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 3:52 AM to 3:46 AM, and sunset from 8:46 PM to 9:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.93:528:46
216.93:518:48
317.03:508:49
417.03:498:50
517.13:488:52
617.13:478:53
717.13:478:54
817.23:468:55
917.23:458:56
1017.23:458:57
1117.23:448:58
1217.33:448:59
1317.33:439:00
1417.33:439:01
1517.33:429:01
1617.33:429:02
1717.33:429:03
1817.43:429:03
1917.43:429:04
2017.43:429:04
2117.43:429:04
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2717.43:449:05
2817.33:449:05
2917.33:459:05
3017.33:469:04

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.65 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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305.6Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Silkeborg?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Silkeborg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Silkeborg in June

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

In June, Silkeborg sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Silkeborg in June

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 49 km away) 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
Apr5Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Silkeborg 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 Silkeborg peaks around June 20 at about 6 (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 20UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Silkeborg?

Silkeborg sits at 56.2°N, 9.5°E, 19 m above sea level, in Denmark. The nearest listed city is Viborg, 33 km away.

ViborgTilstHerningVibyHorsensAarhusRandersHedensted

Topography around Silkeborg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Silkeborg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Silkeborg is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (41%), cropland (28%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Viborg 33 km · Tilst 35 km · Herning 35 km · Viby 38 km · Horsens 39 km · Aarhus 41 km · Randers 44 km · Hedensted 45 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 Silkeborg (56.1697°, 9.5451°, elevation 19 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).