Varkaus weather in June

In June, Varkaus sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 75 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 19.2 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 16% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 36 min at the start of June to 19 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Varkaus's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Varkaus's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
19 h 24 min
2:28 AM – 9:49 PM
Cloud cover
69%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Varkaus is urban area in North Savo region, Finland.

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 Varkaus reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1169
2179
3179
4179
5179
61710
71710
81710
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101810
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How June really feels in Varkaus

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.

Varkaus 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-5° / -10°3810.211.65.70.0
Feb-5° / -10°318.39.28.30.0
Mar / -7°318.78.911.30.0
Apr / -1°338.4414.40.7
May13° / 52100.417.33.7
Jun18° / 11°7513.3019.25.2
Jul21° / 13°8412.7018.45.9
Aug19° / 12°7112.5015.75.5
Sep13° / 5610.8012.63.4
Oct / 5511.52.29.50.6
Nov / -2°4911.37.26.60.0
Dec-3° / -7°4611.811.34.80.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
73565
83664
93565
103565
113466
123565
133466
143367
153367
163268
173268
183169
193070
203070
212971
222971
232971
243070
253169
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273268
283169
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Varkaus gets around 75 mm of rain over 13.3 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 climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
439
539
640
741
842
942
1043
1144
1244
1345
1445
1546
1646
1747
1847
1947
2047
2147
2247
2346
2446
2546
2645
2745
2845
2944
3044

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195410
294510
394510
494510
592620
692620
792620
891720
991720
1090730
1189830
1289830
1389830
1489830
1588930
1688930
1787940
18861040
19861040
20851140
21841141
22831241
23821341
24811351
25801451
26791551
27781651
28771751
29751861
30741961

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
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 36 min at the start of June to 19 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 2:47 AM to 2:32 AM, and sunset from 9:25 PM to 9:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.62:479:25
218.72:459:28
318.82:439:30
418.82:419:32
518.92:409:34
619.02:389:35
719.02:379:37
819.12:359:39
919.12:349:40
1019.12:339:42
1119.22:329:43
1219.22:319:45
1319.32:309:46
1419.32:299:47
1519.32:299:48
1619.42:289:49
1719.42:289:50
1819.42:279:51
1919.42:279:52
2019.42:279:52
2119.42:279:53
2219.42:279:53
2319.42:279:53
2419.42:289:53
2519.42:289:53
2619.42:299:53
2719.42:299:53
2819.42:309:52
2919.42:319:52
3019.32:329:51

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.22 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Varkaus?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Varkaus for sightseeing.

What to pack for Varkaus in June

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

In June, Varkaus sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Varkaus in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Varkaus peaks around July 13 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 13UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Varkaus?

Varkaus sits at 62.3°N, 27.9°E, 76 m above sea level, in Finland. The nearest listed city is Pieksämäki, 38 km away.

KuopioSavonlinnaMikkeliSiilinjärviLaukaaJoensuuJyväskylä

Topography around Varkaus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Varkaus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m.

The land around Varkaus is covered by trees (49%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
178 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
June weather nearby: Pieksämäki 38 km · Kuopio 65 km · Savonlinna 72 km · Mikkeli 76 km · Siilinjärvi 86 km · Laukaa 100 km · Joensuu 102 km · Jyväskylä 112 km

Finland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,149
2025
Happiness
7.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 603
Religion
Lutheran 67%none 31%other 2%Greek Orthodox 1%

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 Varkaus (62.3153°, 27.873°, elevation 76 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).