Maynooth weather in June

In June, Maynooth sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Maynooth's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maynooth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:05 AM – 8:48 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Maynooth is university town in Ireland.

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 17°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical June day in Maynooth reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Maynooth

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.

Maynooth weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6312.50.87.81.2
Feb / 5111.519.41.4
Mar10° / 5311.80.711.52.1
Apr12° / 5912.8013.73.0
May15° / 6012.9015.64.0
Jun18° / 11°6811.9016.65.1
Jul19° / 13°6813.3016.25.4
Aug19° / 12°7212.5014.65.4
Sep17° / 10°6111.4012.54.9
Oct13° / 6911.7010.33.6
Nov10° / 7512.50.18.42.1
Dec / 6912.30.77.31.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Maynooth gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.9 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)
19460
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in June

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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 4:13 AM to 4:08 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 8:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.44:138:35
216.44:128:36
316.44:118:37
416.54:118:38
516.54:108:39
616.54:098:40
716.54:098:41
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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 5.05 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.05 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 Maynooth?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Maynooth for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maynooth in June

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

In June, Maynooth sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maynooth in June

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 8°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
Jan9Bracing
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UV index in Maynooth in June

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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 Maynooth peaks around August 13 at about 6 (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
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Apr4Moderate
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Sep4Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Maynooth?

Maynooth sits at 53.4°N, 6.6°W, 56 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Celbridge, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Maynooth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maynooth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Maynooth is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
946 m
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June weather nearby: Celbridge 6.0 km · Leixlip 7.0 km · Lucan 10 km · Blanchardstown 14 km · Tallaght 18 km · Naas 19 km · Finglas 20 km · South Dublin 20 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 Maynooth (53.385°, -6.5936°, elevation 56 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).