Arendal weather in June

In June, Arendal sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 80 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 17.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 24 min at the start of June to 17 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Arendal's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arendal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
17 h 54 min
3:27 AM – 9:23 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Arendal is city of Norway.

Founded
1723

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical June day in Arendal reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Arendal

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.

Arendal 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 / -2°10413.78.66.80.0
Feb / -2°75117.88.90.0
Mar / -0°709.85.611.40.5
Apr11° / 599.81.4142.5
May15° / 6810.20.116.44.7
Jun19° / 11°8010.5017.86.0
Jul21° / 13°7610.2017.36.5
Aug20° / 13°10212.2015.16.1
Sep16° / 10212.1012.54.7
Oct11° / 11113.50.59.92.5
Nov / 10713.93.27.50.6
Dec / -1°9713.35.16.10.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
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54951
64951
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Arendal gets around 80 mm of rain over 10.5 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 35% and peaks near 37% 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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
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109730
119730
129730
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149640
159550
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199370
209280
219190
229091
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2687121
2786131
2885141
2983152
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Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 24 min at the start of June to 17 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:39 AM to 3:30 AM, and sunset from 9:06 PM to 9:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.43:399:06
217.53:389:07
317.53:379:09
417.63:369:10
517.63:349:12
617.73:339:13
717.73:329:14
817.73:329:16
917.83:319:17
1017.83:309:18
1117.83:299:19
1217.93:299:20
1317.93:289:21
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1517.93:279:23
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1918.03:269:25
2018.03:269:26
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2818.03:299:26
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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 5.96 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Arendal?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Arendal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arendal in June

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

In June, Arendal sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Arendal in June

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Arendal in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arendal peaks around August 10 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowAug 10UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arendal?

Arendal sits at 58.5°N, 8.8°E, 19 m above sea level, in Norway. The nearest listed city is Grimstad, 17 km away.

Topography around Arendal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arendal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 944 m.

The land around Arendal is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
289 m
80 km
944 m
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June weather nearby: Grimstad 17 km · Kristiansand 57 km · Porsgrunn 91 km · Skien 96 km · Larvik 98 km · Sandefjord 112 km · Tønsberg 130 km · Hjørring 132 km

Norway travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 91% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$94,594
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 613
Religion
Church of Norway 68%other Christian 4%Muslim 3%Roman Catholic 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 Arendal (58.4615°, 8.7725°, elevation 19 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).