Pontarlier weather in June

In June, Pontarlier sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 142 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of June to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Pontarlier's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pontarlier's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:45 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
62%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical June day in Pontarlier reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11910
21911
31911
41911
52011
62011
72011
82011
92011
102011
112012
122012
132012
142112
152112
162112
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202112
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222213
232213
242213
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262213
272213
282213
292213
302213

How June really feels in Pontarlier

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.

Pontarlier weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°12814.38.58.80.0
Feb / -1°11413.18.5100.2
Mar10° / 12114.45.911.61.9
Apr13° / 12115.13.113.33.3
May17° / 15617.50.514.84.5
Jun21° / 12°14216.1015.65.5
Jul23° / 14°13715.5015.36.1
Aug23° / 13°13914.60146.2
Sep18° / 10°12613.6012.45.3
Oct14° / 12913.70.710.63.6
Nov / 13614.44.49.21.1
Dec / -0°14915.38.58.40.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33367
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93367
103466
113565
123565
133862
143862
154060
164258
174357
184555
194753
204852
214951
225149
235248
245248
255347
265347
275347
285347
295248
305248

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Pontarlier gets around 142 mm of rain over 16.1 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 54% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
158
259
360
461
561
662
762
861
961
1060
1160
1259
1357
1456
1555
1654
1752
1851
1949
2048
2147
2247
2346
2446
2546
2647
2747
2847
2948
3048

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1791920
2772120
3762220
4752230
5742330
6732430
7722440
8722440
9712540
10702550
11702550
12692560
13692560
14682660
15672670
16672670
17662680
18662680
19652690
20632791
216227101
226128101
236128101
245929111
255830111
265731111
275632111
285533111
295533111
305434111

Wind in June

Winds average 9 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of June to 15 h 36 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 4:51 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 8:14 PM to 8:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:518:14
215.44:508:15
315.44:498:15
415.54:498:16
515.54:488:17
615.54:488:18
715.54:478:19
815.54:478:20
915.64:478:20
1015.64:468:21
1115.64:468:22
1215.64:468:22
1315.64:468:23
1415.64:458:23
1515.64:458:24
1615.74:458:24
1715.74:458:25
1815.74:458:25
1915.74:458:26
2015.74:458:26
2115.74:458:26
2215.74:468:26
2315.74:468:27
2415.74:468:27
2515.74:468:27
2615.74:478:27
2715.74:478:27
2815.74:488:27
2915.74:488:27
3015.64:488:27

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Pontarlier?

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
3.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Pontarlier for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pontarlier in June

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

In June, Pontarlier sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pontarlier 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 Pontarlier peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pontarlier?

Pontarlier sits at 46.9°N, 6.4°E, 834 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Yverdon-les-Bains, 26 km away.

Topography around Pontarlier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pontarlier has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m around an average of 898 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,215 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,196 m.

The land around Pontarlier is covered by trees (44%), grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
364 m
16 km
1,215 m
80 km
2,196 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Yverdon-les-Bains 26 km · La Chaux-de-Fonds 42 km · Renens 44 km · Neuchâtel 45 km · Morges 45 km · Besançon 46 km · Lausanne 48 km · Pully 50 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 Pontarlier (46.9035°, 6.3554°, elevation 834 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).