Sligo weather in June

In June, Sligo sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 99 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 16.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of June to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sligo's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sligo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 54 min
4:07 AM – 9:01 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Sligo is main town in county Sligo, Ireland.

Density
668/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 16°C through the month.

A typical June day in Sligo reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°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)
1169
2169
3169
4169
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How June really feels in Sligo

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.

Sligo 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 / 10917.61.47.70.9
Feb / 9415.41.39.31.0
Mar / 9116.40.911.51.7
Apr12° / 8414.90.213.72.6
May14° / 9615.1015.73.6
Jun16° / 10°9915.5016.84.2
Jul18° / 12°11017.9016.44.5
Aug18° / 12°10818014.74.4
Sep16° / 10°9115012.54.1
Oct13° / 11016.7010.22.9
Nov10° / 11017.50.18.21.6
Dec / 11418.20.97.21.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 85%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
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71882
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sligo gets around 99 mm of rain over 15.5 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 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
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450
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650
750
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2153
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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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39460
49460
59460
69370
79370
89370
99370
109370
119370
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139370
149370
159370
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2190100
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2389110
2488120
2588120
2687130
2785141
2885141
2984151
3083161

Wind in June

Winds average 14 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of June to 16 h 54 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 4:16 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 8:47 PM to 9:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:168:47
216.64:158:48
316.64:148:49
416.64:138:51
516.74:128:52
616.74:128:53
716.74:118:54
816.74:108:55
916.84:108:56
1016.84:098:57
1116.84:098:58
1216.84:088:58
1316.94:088:59
1416.94:089:00
1516.94:079:01
1616.94:079:01
1716.94:079:02
1816.94:079:02
1916.94:079:03
2016.94:079:03
2116.94:079:03
2216.94:079:04
2316.94:079:04
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3016.94:109:04

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.93 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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144.9Bright
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304.7Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Sligo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

June is a reasonable time to visit Sligo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sligo in June

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

In June, Sligo sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Sligo 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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep15Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Sligo 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 Sligo peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sligo?

Sligo sits at 54.3°N, 8.5°W, 13 m above sea level, in Ireland. The nearest listed city is Omagh, 84 km away.

OmaghLetterkennyAthloneLondonderry County BoroughDerryAn Muileann gCearrGalwayTullamore

Topography around Sligo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sligo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 805 m.

The land around Sligo is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
660 m
80 km
805 m
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June weather nearby: Omagh 84 km · Letterkenny 89 km · Athlone 100 km · Londonderry County Borough 110 km · Derry 110 km · An Muileann gCearr 111 km · Galway 117 km · Tullamore 128 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 Sligo (54.2697°, -8.4694°, elevation 13 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).