Sortavala weather in June

In June, Sortavala sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 19 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 18 h 24 min at the start of June to 19 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sortavala's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sortavala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
19 h 06 min
3:25 AM – 10:30 PM
Cloud cover
64%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Sortavala is town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.

Density
1,384/km²
people per km²
Founded
1468

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical June day in Sortavala reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1157
2158
3168
4168
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10179
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How June really feels in Sortavala

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.

Sortavala weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°5112.113.75.90.0
Feb-4° / -9°4410.512.18.40.0
Mar / -5°419.89.911.30.0
Apr / -0°358.43.614.30.7
May13° / 479.20.417.23.5
Jun17° / 10°6110.90195.4
Jul21° / 14°7011.6018.26.1
Aug19° / 12°7512.2015.65.7
Sep14° / 5710.6012.63.7
Oct / 64121.79.60.9
Nov / -1°6312.36.96.70.0
Dec-2° / -5°6513.412.750.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54357
64357
74357
84357
94357
104258
114258
124258
134258
144159
154159
164258
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sortavala gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
835
935
1036
1136
1236
1337
1437
1537
1638
1738
1838
1938
2039
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
297300
396400
496400
595500
695500
794600
894600
993700
1093700
1192800
1292800
1390910
1490910
15891010
16891010
17881110
18871120
19861220
20851230
21841330
22821341
23811441
24801451
25791551
26781651
27761761
28751861
29741961
30712171

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 13 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
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413light breeze
513light breeze
612light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 18 h 24 min at the start of June to 19 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:42 AM to 3:28 AM, and sunset from 10:07 PM to 10:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
118.43:4210:07
218.53:4010:09
318.53:3910:11
418.63:3710:13
518.73:3610:15
618.73:3410:17
718.83:3310:18
818.83:3210:20
918.93:3010:22
1018.93:2910:23
1118.93:2810:24
1219.03:2710:26
1319.03:2710:27
1419.03:2610:28
1519.13:2510:29
1619.13:2510:30
1719.13:2410:31
1819.13:2410:31
1919.13:2410:32
2019.13:2410:33
2119.23:2410:33
2219.23:2410:33
2319.23:2410:34
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2719.13:2610:33
2819.13:2710:33
2919.13:2810:33
3019.13:2810:32

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.67 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Sortavala?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Sortavala for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sortavala in June

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

In June, Sortavala sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sortavala in June

The nearest coast averages about 7°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 16°C and coldest in March near 0°C.

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

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May3Bracing
Jun7Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug16Cool
Sep13Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Sortavala 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 Sortavala peaks around July 13 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateLowJul 13UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sortavala?

Sortavala sits at 61.7°N, 30.7°E, 3 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Priozërsk, 81 km away.

Topography around Sortavala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sortavala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m.

The land around Sortavala is covered by trees (47%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Priozërsk 81 km · Savonlinna 98 km · Joensuu 110 km · Svetogorsk 119 km · Imatra 120 km · Kontiolahti 125 km · Lappeenranta 153 km · Vyborg 153 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 Sortavala (61.7123°, 30.7095°, elevation 3 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).