Rennes weather in June

In June, Rennes sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 53 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°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 30 min at the start of June to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Rennes's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rennes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
5:12 AM – 9:02 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Rennes is capital city of the region of Brittany, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,521/km²
people per km²

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical June day in Rennes 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 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Rennes

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.

Rennes weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6411.20.58.61.5
Feb / 529.80.49.91.9
Mar12° / 5210.50.211.63.2
Apr15° / 5811.1013.44.3
May18° / 6310.8014.95.6
Jun21° / 12°539.1015.86.5
Jul23° / 14°467.8015.47.2
Aug23° / 14°478.2014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°498.2012.46.6
Oct16° / 6911.4010.64.9
Nov12° / 6511.3092.9
Dec / 7112.10.38.21.7

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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Rennes gets around 53 mm of rain over 9.1 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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532
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832
933
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1531
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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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1762130
2752230
3742240
4732340
5732340
6722440
7712450
8702550
9702550
10692650
11692650
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23613081
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27553492
28543592
29533692
30513892

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of June to 15 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 8:50 PM to 9:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.55:188:50
215.65:178:51
315.65:178:52
415.65:168:53
515.65:168:54
615.75:158:55
715.75:158:56
815.75:148:57
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1015.75:138:58
1115.85:138:59
1215.85:138:59
1315.85:139:00
1415.85:129:01
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.77 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Rennes?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Rennes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rennes in June

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

In June, Rennes sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Rennes in June

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 57 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Rennes 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 Rennes peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
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Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
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Jul6High
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Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Rennes?

Rennes sits at 48.1°N, 1.7°W, 39 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Cesson-Sévigné, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Rennes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rennes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m.

The land around Rennes is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (33%), grassland (28%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), grassland (27%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
353 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Cesson-Sévigné 5.0 km · Vitré 35 km · Fougères 44 km · Saint-Malo 65 km · Laval 67 km · Mayenne 81 km · La Chapelle-sur-Erdre 91 km · Carquefou 92 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 Rennes (48.1111°, -1.6743°, elevation 39 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).