Athlone weather in June

In June, Athlone sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 81 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 16.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of June to 16 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Athlone's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Athlone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:10 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Athlone is town in County Westmeath, Ireland.

Density
2,094/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical June day in Athlone reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C warmer than May and about 1°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Athlone

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.

Athlone 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 / 8414.60.77.81.0
Feb / 7112.40.79.41.3
Mar10° / 69130.511.52.0
Apr12° / 7113013.72.9
May15° / 7513.3015.64.0
Jun17° / 10°8113.1016.74.8
Jul19° / 12°8214.5016.25.1
Aug18° / 12°8914.1014.65.1
Sep16° / 10°7212.1012.54.6
Oct13° / 8613.5010.33.3
Nov10° / 8913.60.18.42.0
Dec / 9014.30.77.31.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32179
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52179
62080
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Athlone gets around 81 mm of rain over 13.1 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 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29370
39370
49280
59280
69280
79190
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2482171
2581181
2680191
2779201
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2977221
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Wind in June

Winds average 13 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of June to 16 h 42 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 4:18 AM to 4:13 AM, and sunset from 8:40 PM to 8:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:188:40
216.44:188:41
316.44:178:43
416.54:168:44
516.54:158:45
616.54:148:46
716.64:148:47
816.64:138:48
916.64:138:49
1016.64:128:50
1116.64:128:50
1216.74:118:51
1316.74:118:52
1416.74:118:53
1516.74:108:53
1616.74:108:54
1716.74:108:54
1816.74:108:55
1916.84:108:55
2016.84:108:56
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2716.74:128:57
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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 4.63 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 4.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 4.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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294.4Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Athlone?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Athlone for sightseeing.

What to pack for Athlone in June

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

In June, Athlone sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Athlone 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 Athlone peaks around June 19 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
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Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Athlone?

Athlone sits at 53.4°N, 7.9°W, 39 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Tullamore, 34 km away.

TullamoreAn Muileann gCearrPortlaoiseGalwayDroichead NuaNavanNaasMaynooth

Topography around Athlone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Athlone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m.

The land around Athlone is covered by grassland (61%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
690 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Tullamore 34 km · An Muileann gCearr 41 km · Portlaoise 61 km · Galway 76 km · Droichead Nua 80 km · Navan 87 km · Naas 87 km · Maynooth 89 km

Ireland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$131,592
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
96%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 69%none 15%Protestant 4%Orthodox 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 Athlone (53.4228°, -7.9372°, 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. 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).