Ponferrada weather in June

In June, Ponferrada sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 41 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of June to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Ponferrada's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ponferrada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
5:54 AM – 9:00 PM
Cloud cover
50%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Ponferrada is municipal capital of Ponferrada and capital of El Bierzo comarca, Léon, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 18 µg/m³ · 2019

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 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical June day in Ponferrada reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2209
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How June really feels in Ponferrada

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.

Ponferrada weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7910.84.19.21.0
Feb / 599410.31.7
Mar12° / 69112.911.63.0
Apr14° / 73131.613.13.6
May17° / 6912.20.114.45.2
Jun22° / 10°417.6015.17.1
Jul25° / 13°265.2014.88.0
Aug25° / 12°295.3013.78.0
Sep21° / 10°417.2012.37.1
Oct16° / 8410.90.110.84.7
Nov10° / 8111.81.29.62.3
Dec / 84112.58.91.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64753
74753
84852
94852
104951
114951
125149
135347
145446
155545
165743
175842
186040
196139
206238
216238
226337
236436
246436
256436
266436
276436
286436
296337
306337

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Ponferrada gets around 41 mm of rain over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
432
531
630
729
828
927
1027
1126
1225
1324
1424
1523
1623
1722
1822
1922
2022
2122
2222
2322
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2922
3022

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12973
13973
14973
15964
16964
17955
18955
19946
20937
21937
22928
23919
24919
25919
269010
279010
289010
299010
308911

Wind in June

Winds average 7 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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207calm
217calm
227calm
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287calm
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307calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of June to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 8:50 PM to 9:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:588:50
214.95:578:51
314.95:578:52
414.95:568:53
515.05:568:53
615.05:558:54
715.05:558:55
815.05:558:55
915.05:548:56
1015.05:548:57
1115.15:548:57
1215.15:548:58
1315.15:548:58
1415.15:548:59
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1615.15:549:00
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1815.15:549:01
1915.15:549:01
2015.15:549:01
2115.15:549:01
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2415.15:559:02
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2715.15:559:02
2815.15:569:02
2915.15:569:02
3015.15:579:02

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 6.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
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96.6Intense
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267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Ponferrada?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Ponferrada for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ponferrada in June

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

In June, Ponferrada sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Ponferrada in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ponferrada peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ponferrada 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 Ponferrada is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Nov 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul19Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct18Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ponferrada?

Ponferrada sits at 42.5°N, 6.6°W, 519 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Villafranca del Bierzo, 19 km away.

Topography around Ponferrada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ponferrada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m around an average of 563 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,658 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,238 m.

The land around Ponferrada is covered by trees (36%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
323 m
16 km
1,658 m
80 km
2,238 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Villafranca del Bierzo 19 km · Monforte de Lemos 75 km · San Andrés del Rabanedo 81 km · Bragança 83 km · León 84 km · Villaquilambre 86 km · Lugo 94 km · Benavente 97 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 Ponferrada (42.5466°, -6.5962°, elevation 519 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. 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).