Philipsburg weather in June

In June, Philipsburg sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 48 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Philipsburg's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Philipsburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:40 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Philipsburg is capital city of Sint Maarten.

Founded
1493

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 27°C through the month.

A typical June day in Philipsburg reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Philipsburg

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.

Philipsburg weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°279.1117.5
Feb25° / 24°216.911.47.8
Mar25° / 24°205.511.98.0
Apr26° / 25°317.812.47.4
May27° / 26°6111.912.86.4
Jun27° / 26°4810.613.16.4
Jul28° / 26°7114136.1
Aug28° / 27°841512.65.6
Sep28° / 27°11717.212.15.1
Oct28° / 26°12616.311.65.5
Nov27° / 26°10314.811.26.0
Dec26° / 25°4811.410.96.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Philipsburg gets around 48 mm of rain over 10.6 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 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
239
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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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11909
21909
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Wind in June

Winds average 27 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of June to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:406:40
213.05:406:40
313.05:406:40
413.05:406:41
513.05:406:41
613.05:406:41
713.05:406:42
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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 6.67 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Philipsburg

In seasonPeak

In June, Philipsburg sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Philipsburg sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Philipsburg's rainy season runs July–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Philipsburg sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Philipsburg?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Philipsburg for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Philipsburg in June

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

In June, Philipsburg sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Philipsburg in June

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 14 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Philipsburg 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 Philipsburg peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Philipsburg 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 Philipsburg is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1223 µg/m³Dec 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr9Good
May13Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Philipsburg?

Philipsburg sits at 18.0°N, 63.0°W, 0 m above sea level, in Sint Maarten. The nearest listed city is Marigot, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Philipsburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Philipsburg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,075 m.

The land around Philipsburg is covered by water (42%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (90%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
316 m
16 km
417 m
80 km
1,075 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Marigot 6.0 km · The Valley 21 km · Gustavia 25 km · Basseterre 88 km · Codrington 136 km · St. John's 162 km · Brades 163 km · Plymouth 171 km

Sint Maarten travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 76% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$42,978
2025
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 42%Roman Catholic 33%none 8%Hindu 5%

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 Philipsburg (18.026°, -63.0458°, elevation 0 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. 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).