Palenque weather in June

In June, Palenque sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 218 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of June to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Palenque's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palenque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
218 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:37 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
71%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Palenque is municipal seat of Palenque, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1567

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 33°C through the month.

A typical June day in Palenque reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43424
53424
63424
73424
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93424
103424
113424
123324
133324
143324
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163324
173324
183324
193323
203323
213323
223323
233323
243323
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How June really feels in Palenque

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Palenque weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°10610.811.16.6
Feb29° / 19°647.311.46.1
Mar32° / 20°526.211.94.8
Apr34° / 22°586.612.43.2
May35° / 24°9511.612.82.5
Jun33° / 24°21821.2132.4
Jul33° / 23°12417.312.92.8
Aug33° / 23°17321.212.62.5
Sep32° / 23°22725.312.12.6
Oct30° / 22°19619.111.63.9
Nov29° / 20°13813.111.25.4
Dec28° / 19°949.5116.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33862
43763
53763
63664
73565
83565
93565
103565
113565
123565
133565
143466
153367
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193268
203169
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223169
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243070
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263070
273070
283070
293070
303169

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Palenque gets around 218 mm of rain over 21.2 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 69% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
161
262
364
465
567
668
769
870
970
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2270
2370
2469
2568
2668
2767
2866
2965
3064

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11216513
21206514
31196515
41176616
51166617
61156717
71146718
81136818
91136719
101126819
111116919
121116919
131116919
141107019
151107118
161107118
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21097417
22097516
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250107515
260117415
270117514
280127414
290127513
300137413

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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136calm
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206calm
216calm
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297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of June to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:366:35
213.05:366:35
313.05:366:35
413.05:366:36
513.05:366:36
613.05:366:36
713.05:366:37
813.05:366:37
913.05:366:37
1013.05:366:38
1113.05:366:38
1213.05:366:38
1313.05:376:39
1413.05:376:39
1513.05:376:39
1613.05:376:39
1713.05:376:40
1813.05:376:40
1913.05:376:40
2013.05:386:40
2113.05:386:41
2213.05:386:41
2313.05:386:41
2413.05:386:41
2513.05:396:41
2613.05:396:42
2713.05:396:42
2813.05:396:42
2913.05:406:42
3013.05:406:42

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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305.9Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Palenque?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palenque.

What to pack for Palenque in June

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

In June, Palenque sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Palenque in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Palenque peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May7Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Palenque in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Palenque is worst in April — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateApr 2379 µg/m³Dec 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr80Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun27Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Palenque?

Palenque sits at 17.5°N, 92.0°W, 94 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Emiliano Zapata, 34 km away.

Topography around Palenque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palenque has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,134 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,466 m.

The land around Palenque is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
1,134 m
80 km
2,466 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Emiliano Zapata 34 km · Yajalón 53 km · Tenosique 59 km · Ocosingo 68 km · Macuspana 71 km · Río de Teapa 102 km · Teapa 103 km · Playas del Rosario 108 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

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 Palenque (17.5091°, -91.9813°, elevation 94 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).