Dortmund weather in June

In June, Dortmund sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-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 15% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of June to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Dortmund's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dortmund's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
4:19 AM – 8:42 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.3 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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical June day in Dortmund 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 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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22011
32011
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102011
112012
122012
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272213
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302213

How June really feels in Dortmund

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.

Dortmund 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 / 8314.33.58.10.0
Feb / 6812.44.19.60.3
Mar / 7213.71.911.51.8
Apr14° / 5711.50.313.53.8
May18° / 6912.7015.35.3
Jun21° / 12°7612.6016.35.8
Jul23° / 14°9014.2015.96.1
Aug22° / 14°8713.5014.46.1
Sep18° / 11°7512012.45.5
Oct14° / 7412.3010.43.6
Nov / 7514.11.18.61.4
Dec / 8714.73.67.70.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43466
53466
63268
73268
83268
93169
103169
113070
122971
132872
142872
152773
162773
172773
182773
192872
202971
212971
223169
233169
243268
253466
263466
273466
283565
293565
303565

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Dortmund gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.6 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 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
643
743
843
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1444
1543
1643
1743
1842
1942
2042
2141
2241
2341
2441
2541
2642
2742
2842
2942
3043

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1761770
2741880
3731980
4731980
5731980
6722080
7722080
8722080
9722080
10722080
11732070
12732070
13722071
14722071
15732061
16732061
17732061
18732061
19732061
20722161
21712171
22712171
23702271
24692281
25682381
26662491
27652591
286326101
296326101
306127111

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1912calm
2012calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of June to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:26 AM to 4:22 AM, and sunset from 8:29 PM to 8:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:268:29
216.14:268:30
316.14:258:31
416.14:248:32
516.24:238:33
616.24:238:34
716.24:228:35
816.24:228:36
916.34:218:37
1016.34:218:38
1116.34:208:38
1216.34:208:39
1316.34:208:40
1416.34:208:40
1516.44:198:41
1616.44:198:42
1716.44:198:42
1816.44:198:42
1916.44:198:43
2016.44:198:43
2116.44:198:44
2216.44:198:44
2316.44:208:44
2416.44:208:44
2516.44:208:44
2616.44:218:44
2716.44:218:44
2816.44:218:44
2916.44:228:44
3016.44:228:44

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.22 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Dortmund?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Dortmund for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dortmund in June

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

In June, Dortmund sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Dortmund in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dortmund peaks around July 13 at about 6 (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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dortmund?

Dortmund sits at 51.5°N, 7.5°E, 96 m above sea level, in Germany. The nearest listed city is Huckarde, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Dortmund

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dortmund has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 848 m.

The land around Dortmund is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
248 m
80 km
848 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Huckarde 4.0 km · Dorstfeld 4.0 km · Hörde 4.0 km · Eving 4.0 km · Brackel 6.0 km · Scharnhorst 6.0 km · Aplerbeck 7.0 km · Lütgendortmund 8.0 km

Germany travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 80% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,496
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 615
Religion
none 44%Roman Catholic 25%Protestant 23%other 5%

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 Dortmund (51.5149°, 7.466°, elevation 96 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).