Masterton weather in June

In June, Masterton sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 83 mm of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of June to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Masterton's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masterton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
83 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:45 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Masterton is town in Wellington Region, New Zealand.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.7 µg/m³ · 2012
Founded
1854

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 12°C through the month.

A typical June day in Masterton reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Masterton weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 12°6810.414.66.2
Feb20° / 13°678.513.66.4
Mar19° / 11°678.812.36.2
Apr16° / 759.910.95.0
May14° / 6210.59.74.0
Jun12° / 8312.29.12.8
Jul11° / 9113.19.42.4
Aug11° / 8113.410.42.7
Sep13° / 8112.911.73.3
Oct14° / 9512.813.14.0
Nov16° / 8512.114.34.7
Dec18° / 11°8411.414.95.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Masterton gets around 83 mm of rain and snow over 12.2 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
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Wind in June

Winds average 16 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of June to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 8:36 AM to 8:48 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:365:53
29.38:375:53
39.28:385:53
49.28:395:52
59.28:395:52
69.28:405:51
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299.18:485:53
309.18:485:53

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 1.58 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in January across the year — June's 1.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
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41.7Dim
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Masterton?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Masterton.

What to pack for Masterton in June

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

In June, Masterton sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Masterton in June

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 43 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

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

10°12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr16Cool
May15Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Masterton in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Masterton peaks around January 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 12UV 11Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct6High
Nov10Very high
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Masterton?

Masterton sits at 41.0°S, 175.7°E, 103 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Levin, 49 km away.

Topography around Masterton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masterton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 673 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,511 m.

The land around Masterton is covered by grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), water (35%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
673 m
80 km
1,511 m
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June weather nearby: Levin 49 km · Paraparaumu 54 km · Upper Hutt 55 km · Palmerston North 67 km · Lower Hutt 68 km · Wainuiomata 68 km · Porirua 70 km · Wellington 82 km

New Zealand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 86% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$49,591
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
9.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
no religion 49%Christian 37%objected to answering 7%Hindu 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 Masterton (-40.9597°, 175.6575°, elevation 103 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).