Vik weather in June

In June, Vik sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 124 mm of precipitation across 14.8 wet days and about 19.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 06 min at the start of June to 19 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Vik's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
4th warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
124 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
19 h 54 min
3:19 AM – 11:14 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Vik is human settlement in Iceland.

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 7°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical June day in Vik reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Vik

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.

Vik weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°2892219.95.20.0
Feb / -1°27820.1188.10.0
Mar / -1°26321.219.311.20.0
Apr / 20118.91514.50.0
May / 14316.78.817.70.1
Jun / 12414.81.919.81.0
Jul / 13816.80.118.91.5
Aug / 17916.70.115.91.6
Sep / 27320.4412.70.8
Oct / 28520.110.79.40.1
Nov / 27019.415.46.30.0
Dec / -1°30621.918.94.20.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Vik gets around 124 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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25114
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 15 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
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916light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 06 min at the start of June to 19 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:40 AM to 3:23 AM, and sunset from 10:47 PM to 11:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.13:4010:47
219.23:3810:49
319.33:3610:51
419.33:3410:54
519.43:3310:56
619.53:3110:58
719.53:2911:00
819.63:2811:02
919.63:2611:04
1019.73:2511:05
1119.73:2311:07
1219.83:2211:09
1319.83:2111:10
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1619.93:1911:14
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1820.03:1811:16
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2020.03:1711:17
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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 5.3 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.1Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Vik?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vik.

What to pack for Vik in June

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

In June, Vik sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coatsun protection

Sea temperature near Vik in June

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 12°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Vik in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vik peaks around June 19 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 19UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vik?

Vik sits at 63.4°N, 19.0°W, 0 m above sea level, in Iceland. The nearest listed city is Hafnarfjörður, 161 km away.

HafnarfjörðurKópavogurReykjavikReykjanesbærKeflavikAkureyri

Topography around Vik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vik has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,219 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m.

The land around Vik is covered by grassland (45%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
492 m
16 km
1,219 m
80 km
1,623 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Hafnarfjörður 161 km · Kópavogur 162 km · Reykjavik 163 km · Reykjanesbær 186 km · Keflavik 187 km · Akureyri 256 km · Tórshavn 642 km · Isle of Lewis 893 km

Iceland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 118% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$98,323
2025
Happiness
7.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland 59%other or unspecified 19%none 8%Independent Congregation of Reykjavik 3%

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 Vik (63.4194°, -19.0097°, elevation 0 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).