Le Puy-en-Velay weather in June

In June, Le Puy-en-Velay sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 82 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of June to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Le Puy-en-Velay's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Le Puy-en-Velay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
5:03 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10
Air quality
Excellent
PM10 12.8 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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical June day in Le Puy-en-Velay reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1189
2189
3189
4189
5189
6199
7199
8199
91910
101910
111910
121910
132010
142010
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252111
262211
272211
282211
292211
302211

How June really feels in Le Puy-en-Velay

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.

Le Puy-en-Velay weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°7011.97.790.0
Feb / -2°5210.27.210.10.2
Mar / 59114.511.61.9
Apr12° / 9413.62.813.22.9
May16° / 9913.30.714.64.5
Jun20° / 10°8211.9015.46.0
Jul23° / 12°679.7015.17.0
Aug23° / 12°749.8013.97.0
Sep18° / 929.40.112.35.9
Oct14° / 10411.80.810.73.6
Nov / 106133.89.31.2
Dec / -1°7011.25.88.60.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43763
53664
63664
73763
83763
93961
103961
114060
124159
134357
144456
154555
164753
174852
184852
195050
205149
215248
225446
235446
245644
255644
265743
275842
285842
295941
305941

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Le Puy-en-Velay gets around 82 mm of rain over 11.9 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 40% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
145
245
346
447
547
647
747
847
946
1046
1145
1244
1343
1442
1540
1639
1738
1837
1936
2035
2134
2233
2333
2432
2532
2633
2733
2833
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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39550
49550
59460
69460
79370
89271
99181
109091
119091
1289101
1388111
1487121
1586131
1686131
1785141
1884151
1983161
2082171
2181181
2280191
2379201
2478211
2577221
2675232
2774242
2874242
2974242
3075241

Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1810calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of June to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 8:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:078:17
215.25:078:18
315.25:068:18
415.25:068:19
515.25:058:20
615.35:058:21
715.35:048:22
815.35:048:22
915.35:048:23
1015.35:038:24
1115.45:038:24
1215.45:038:25
1315.45:038:25
1415.45:038:26
1515.45:038:26
1615.45:038:27
1715.45:038:27
1815.45:038:28
1915.45:038:28
2015.45:038:28
2115.45:038:29
2215.45:038:29
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2615.45:048:30
2715.45:048:30
2815.45:058:30
2915.45:058:30
3015.45:068:30

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 6.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Le Puy-en-Velay?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Le Puy-en-Velay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Le Puy-en-Velay in June

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

In June, Le Puy-en-Velay sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Le Puy-en-Velay in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Le Puy-en-Velay peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Le Puy-en-Velay?

Le Puy-en-Velay sits at 45.0°N, 3.9°E, 640 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Firminy, 50 km away.

Topography around Le Puy-en-Velay

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Le Puy-en-Velay.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le Puy-en-Velay has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m around an average of 702 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m.

The land around Le Puy-en-Velay is covered by grassland (38%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
301 m
16 km
900 m
80 km
1,659 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: Firminy 50 km · Saint-Étienne 59 km · Montbrison 64 km · Annonay 65 km · Saint-Chamond 69 km · Issoire 75 km · Bourg-lès-Valence 80 km · Valence 82 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 Le Puy-en-Velay (45.0437°, 3.8852°, elevation 640 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).