Gothenburg weather in June

In June, Gothenburg sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 98 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 17.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. 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 18 min at the start of June to 17 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Gothenburg's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gothenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
17 h 42 min
3:21 AM – 9:04 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Gothenburg is second-largest city in Sweden and capital of the Västra Götaland County.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1621

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 18°C through the month.

A typical June day in Gothenburg reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Gothenburg

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.

Gothenburg weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°70125.370.0
Feb / -3°5410.15.290.0
Mar / -1°49103.711.40.4
Apr11° / 5310.20.8142.6
May16° / 7211.3016.34.7
Jun18° / 10°9812.4017.65.6
Jul21° / 12°9412.8017.16.0
Aug20° / 12°118150155.6
Sep16° / 9312.9012.54.6
Oct11° / 9413.80.4102.4
Nov / 7112.41.37.60.5
Dec / -1°7312.63.86.40.0

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 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35347
45347
55347
65248
75248
85248
95248
105149
115149
124951
134951
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Gothenburg gets around 98 mm of rain over 12.4 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
234
335
435
536
636
736
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1140
1241
1342
1443
1544
1645
1745
1846
1946
2046
2146
2246
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2646
2746
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3044

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39550
49550
59550
69550
79460
89460
99460
109460
119370
129271
139181
149181
159091
169091
1789101
1888102
1987112
2086122
2185132
2284142
2383152
2482162
2581172
2678193
2777203
2876213
2975223
3074233

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
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 18 min at the start of June to 17 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:32 AM to 3:24 AM, and sunset from 8:47 PM to 9:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.33:328:47
217.33:318:49
317.33:308:50
417.43:298:52
517.43:288:53
617.53:278:54
717.53:268:56
817.53:258:57
917.63:248:58
1017.63:238:59
1117.63:239:00
1217.63:229:01
1317.73:229:02
1417.73:219:03
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1717.73:209:05
1817.83:209:05
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2017.83:209:06
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2817.73:239:07
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3017.73:249:07

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.81 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Gothenburg?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Gothenburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gothenburg in June

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

In June, Gothenburg sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gothenburg 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 2°C.

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

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Gothenburg 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 Gothenburg peaks around June 18 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gothenburg?

Gothenburg sits at 57.7°N, 12.0°E, 10 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Majorna, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Gothenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gothenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m.

The land around Gothenburg is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
169 m
80 km
344 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Majorna 3.0 km · Mölndal 6.0 km · Västra Frölunda 7.0 km · Partille 9.0 km · Björlanda 10 km · Mölnlycke 10 km · Kungälv 18 km · Lerum 19 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

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 Gothenburg (57.7072°, 11.9668°, elevation 10 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).