Saint-Étienne weather in June

In June, Saint-Étienne sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 89 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Saint-Étienne's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Étienne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:59 AM – 8:26 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Saint-Étienne is commune in Loire, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,204/km²
people per km²
Founded
1258

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 24°C by the end.

A typical June day in Saint-Étienne reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12111
22111
32111
42111
52111
62111
72211
82211
92211
102212
112212
122212
132212
142212
152312
162312
172312
182312
192312
202313
212413
222413
232413
242413
252413
262413
272413
282413
292413
302413

How June really feels in Saint-Étienne

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.

Saint-Étienne weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°6312.24.48.90.3
Feb / -0°499.9410.11.0
Mar11° / 5511.31.811.62.9
Apr15° / 8612.51.113.24.1
May19° / 9813.50.114.75.4
Jun23° / 12°8912.4015.46.4
Jul25° / 14°8310.4015.16.9
Aug25° / 14°779.7013.97.1
Sep20° / 10°909.5012.36.4
Oct16° / 9511.50.310.74.6
Nov10° / 9412.31.99.32.0
Dec / 6411.53.18.60.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
83862
93961
104060
114060
124258
134357
144456
154654
164654
174753
184852
195050
205050
215149
225248
235347
245347
255446
265446
275545
285545
295644
305644

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Saint-Étienne gets around 89 mm of rain over 12.4 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 41% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
144
245
346
446
547
647
747
847
947
1047
1146
1245
1344
1443
1542
1641
1740
1839
1938
2037
2136
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2936
3036

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181181
280191
379192
478202
576213
676213
774224
874224
973234
1071245
1171245
1269256
1368257
1467267
1566268
1666268
1764279
1864279
19632710
20622810
21612811
22602911
23602911
24583012
25573112
26573112
27563212
28553312
29553312
30553411

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 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 5:04 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 8:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:048:16
215.25:038:17
315.35:038:18
415.35:028:19
515.35:028:19
615.35:018:20
715.35:018:21
815.45:018:22
915.45:008:22
1015.45:008:23
1115.45:008:24
1215.44:598:24
1315.44:598:25
1415.44:598:25
1515.44:598:26
1615.54:598:26
1715.54:598:27
1815.54:598:27
1915.54:598:28
2015.54:598:28
2115.54:598:28
2215.54:598:28
2315.55:008:29
2415.55:008:29
2515.55:008:29
2615.55:018:29
2715.55:018:29
2815.55:018:29
2915.55:028:29
3015.45:028:29

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 6.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Saint-Étienne?

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
4.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Saint-Étienne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-Étienne in June

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

In June, Saint-Étienne sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Saint-Étienne 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 Saint-Étienne peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Étienne?

Saint-Étienne sits at 45.4°N, 4.4°E, 529 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Firminy, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Saint-Étienne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Étienne has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m around an average of 574 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,143 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,640 m.

The land around Saint-Étienne is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
284 m
16 km
1,143 m
80 km
1,640 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Firminy 9.0 km · Saint-Chamond 11 km · Annonay 31 km · Montbrison 32 km · Givors 34 km · Vienne 39 km · Saint-Genis-Laval 43 km · Oullins 45 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 Saint-Étienne (45.4339°, 4.39°, elevation 529 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).