Kandalaksha weather in June

In June, Kandalaksha sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 23.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 21 h 36 min at the start of June to 24 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kandalaksha's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kandalaksha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
24 hours
— – —
Cloud cover
75%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Kandalaksha is human settlement in Russia.

Density
6/km²
people per km²
Founded
1526

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 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical June day in Kandalaksha reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 6°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1125
2125
3125
4125
5125
6135
7136
8136
9136
10136
11146
12147
13147
14147
15147
16147
17147
18148
19158
20158
21158
22158
23158
24158
25158
26169
27169
28169
29169
30169

How June really feels in Kandalaksha

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.

Kandalaksha weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -13°369.711.52.80.0
Feb-8° / -13°308.510.47.20.0
Mar-3° / -9°328.29.211.10.0
Apr / -4°327.97.1150.0
May / 4710.53.519.21.4
Jun14° / 61110.223.53.8
Jul17° / 10°7912.6021.55.1
Aug15° / 6311.9016.84.2
Sep10° / 6110.70.412.82.1
Oct / -0°5911.25.48.90.1
Nov-2° / -6°4710.911.24.70.0
Dec-5° / -10°4110.412.60.40.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 76%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122476
132476
142476
152476
162377
172377
182377
192476
202377
212377
222377
232377
242575
252575
262575
272575
282674
292674
302674

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Kandalaksha gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1353
2353
3352
4352
5352
6352
7352
8361
9361
10371
11371
12381
13381
14390
15390
16390
17390
18390
19390
20390
21390
22390
23390
24390
25390
26390
27380
28390
29390
30390

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18982
19982
20982
21982
22973
23973
24973
25964
26964
27964
28955
29955
30955

Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 21 h 36 min at the start of June to 24 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
121.61:5911:36
221.81:5411:42
322.01:4911:48
422.21:4311:53
522.41:3712:00
622.61:3112:06
722.81:2412:14
823.11:1512:23
923.51:0312:35
1024.0
1124.0
1224.0
1324.0
1424.0
1524.0
1624.0
1724.0
1824.0
1924.0
2024.0
2124.0
2224.0
2324.0
2424.0
2524.0
2624.0
2724.0
2824.0
2924.0
3024.0

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.07 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Kandalaksha?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kandalaksha.

What to pack for Kandalaksha in June

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

In June, Kandalaksha sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kandalaksha 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 Kandalaksha peaks around July 14 at about 4 (moderate) — 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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 14UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kandalaksha?

Kandalaksha sits at 67.2°N, 32.4°E, 29 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Polyarnyye Zori, 24 km away.

Topography around Kandalaksha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kandalaksha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 m.

The land around Kandalaksha is covered by trees (53%) and water (31%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
289 m
16 km
651 m
80 km
1,201 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Polyarnyye Zori 24 km · Apatity 64 km · Kirovsk 75 km · Monchegorsk 90 km · Kovdor 95 km · Olenegorsk 116 km · Murmansk 204 km · Severomorsk 217 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 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 Kandalaksha (67.1512°, 32.4128°, elevation 29 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).