Forbach weather in June

In June, Forbach sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 15.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°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 15 h 42 min at the start of June to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Forbach's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Forbach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
10th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
16 hours
4:33 AM – 8:32 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.4 µg/m³ · 2019

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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical June day in Forbach reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°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)
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22111
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42112
52112
62112
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How June really feels in Forbach

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.

Forbach weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°7912.63.48.50.0
Feb / 6610.53.29.80.3
Mar10° / 7011.71.711.62.2
Apr14° / 5410.40.113.44.2
May18° / 68120155.6
Jun22° / 13°5810.8015.96.4
Jul24° / 15°6110.8015.66.8
Aug24° / 14°6010.8014.26.8
Sep19° / 11°649.5012.46.1
Oct14° / 7111.5010.53.8
Nov / 7512.518.91.3
Dec / 9914.43.38.10.0

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 17% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43565
53565
63565
73565
83664
93664
103664
113664
123763
133763
143763
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193961
203961
214060
223961
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254060
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274060
284159
294060
304060

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Forbach gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.8 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
238
338
438
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1138
1238
1337
1437
1536
1636
1735
1835
1934
2034
2134
2234
2334
2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1761950
2742060
3732160
4732160
5712270
6712270
7712270
8702370
9702370
10702370
11712360
12712360
13712360
14712360
15712360
16722260
17712261
18702361
19702361
20702361
21702361
22692371
23682471
24682471
25672481
26662581
27662581
28642691
29642691
30632791

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of June to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:39 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 8:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.74:398:21
215.74:398:22
315.74:388:23
415.84:378:24
515.84:378:25
615.84:368:25
715.84:368:26
815.94:358:27
915.94:358:28
1015.94:348:29
1115.94:348:29
1215.94:348:30
1316.04:338:31
1416.04:338:31
1516.04:338:32
1616.04:338:32
1716.04:338:33
1816.04:338:33
1916.04:338:34
2016.04:338:34
2116.04:338:34
2216.04:338:34
2316.04:348:35
2416.04:348:35
2516.04:348:35
2616.04:348:35
2716.04:358:35
2816.04:358:35
2916.04:368:35
3016.04:368:35

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.6 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
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135.5Bright
145.6Bright
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215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Forbach?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Forbach for sightseeing.

What to pack for Forbach in June

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

In June, Forbach sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Forbach in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Forbach peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 16UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Forbach in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Forbach is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Forbach's WHO annual average of 11.4 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Forbach?

Forbach sits at 49.2°N, 6.9°E, 208 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Völklingen, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Forbach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Forbach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 890 m.

The land around Forbach is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (57%) within 16 km, and trees (50%), cropland (24%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
890 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Völklingen 7.0 km · Saarbrücken 10 km · Püttlingen 11 km · Wadgassen 12 km · Riegelsberg 13 km · Schwalbach 14 km · Sarreguemines 15 km · Saint-Avold 17 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 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 Forbach (49.1885°, 6.8925°, elevation 208 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).