Biel/Bienne weather in June

In June, Biel/Bienne sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 146 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°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 15 h 24 min at the start of June to 15 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Biel/Bienne's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biel/Bienne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:41 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Biel/Bienne is Settlement within the Swiss municipality of the same name.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.1 µg/m³ · 2020

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 22°C by the end.

A typical June day in Biel/Bienne reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°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 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Biel/Bienne

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.

Biel/Bienne weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°8713.36.98.70.0
Feb / -2°78126.7100.2
Mar10° / 93144.811.61.9
Apr14° / 10515.32.313.33.4
May18° / 15117.80.214.84.6
Jun21° / 12°14617.5015.65.3
Jul23° / 14°15316.5015.35.9
Aug23° / 13°15715.90145.9
Sep18° / 10°11413.9012.45.3
Oct13° / 10913.60.510.63.5
Nov / 10113.33.59.11.0
Dec / -1°10614.56.68.40.0

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 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53367
63367
73367
83367
93466
103466
113466
123763
133763
143862
153961
164159
174258
184456
194555
204654
214852
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275149
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295149
305050

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Biel/Bienne gets around 146 mm of rain over 17.5 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 58% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
160
261
362
462
563
664
764
864
964
1063
1163
1262
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1460
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1856
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2054
2153
2253
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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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1772120
2762130
3742240
4732340
5722350
6712360
7702460
8692470
9692470
10682480
11682480
12672490
13672490
146624100
156624100
166524110
176524110
186524110
196325120
206325120
216125131
226026131
235827141
245628151
255529151
265429161
275330161
285231161
295231161
305132161

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
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of June to 15 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 8:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:468:11
215.44:458:12
315.54:458:13
415.54:448:14
515.54:448:15
615.54:438:15
715.64:438:16
815.64:428:17
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1115.64:418:19
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2715.74:438:25
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2915.74:438:25
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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 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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105.4Bright
115.5Bright
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135.5Bright
145.5Bright
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305.8Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Biel/Bienne?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Biel/Bienne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Biel/Bienne in June

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

In June, Biel/Bienne sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Biel/Bienne in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Biel/Bienne peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Biel/Bienne?

Biel/Bienne sits at 47.1°N, 7.2°E, 434 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Grenchen, 13 km away.

SolothurnBernKönizNeuchâtelBurgdorfLa Chaux-de-FondsFribourg

Topography around Biel/Bienne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biel/Bienne has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 562 m around an average of 541 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,170 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,796 m.

The land around Biel/Bienne is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
562 m
16 km
1,170 m
80 km
2,796 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Grenchen 13 km · Solothurn 23 km · Bern 26 km · Köniz 27 km · Neuchâtel 29 km · Burgdorf 30 km · La Chaux-de-Fonds 32 km · Fribourg 38 km

Switzerland travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 112% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$114,769
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 564
Religion
Roman Catholic 34%none 29%Protestant 23%other Christian 6%

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 Biel/Bienne (47.1371°, 7.2461°, elevation 434 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).