Sitten weather in June

In June, Sitten sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 176 mm of precipitation across 18.8 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°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 18 min at the start of June to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sitten's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sitten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
176 mm
18.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:44 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical June day in Sitten reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2155
3155
4155
5155
6155
7155
8155
9156
10156
11166
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17176
18177
19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25187
26187
27187
28187
29187
30187

How June really feels in Sitten

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.

Sitten 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-3° / -12°12812.412.98.80.0
Feb-1° / -11°11111.412.1100.0
Mar / -6°11413.412.511.60.0
Apr / -2°11614.310.313.30.9
May12° / 17318.85.314.72.5
Jun16° / 17618.8115.54.1
Jul18° / 18018.40.415.25.0
Aug18° / 17016.90.4145.0
Sep14° / 12914.61.912.33.7
Oct10° / -0°11313.45.210.72.0
Nov / -7°12613.210.99.20.1
Dec-3° / -11°14113.313.38.50.0

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 (%)
13763
23664
33565
43466
53466
63466
73466
83367
93466
103466
113466
123664
133664
143763
153862
163961
174159
184159
194456
204555
214654
224753
234852
245050
255149
265149
275149
285248
295347
305347

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Sitten gets around 176 mm of rain and snow over 18.8 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 63% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1658
2667
3667
4677
5676
6686
7685
8685
9674
10674
11664
12664
13654
14654
15644
16633
17623
18613
19613
20603
21592
22592
23592
24592
25592
26591
27591
28591
29591
30591

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
281000
291000
301000

Wind in June

Winds average 4 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of June to 15 h 36 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 4:49 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 8:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:498:07
215.34:498:08
315.34:488:09
415.44:478:10
515.44:478:11
615.44:468:11
715.44:468:12
815.54:468:13
915.54:458:14
1015.54:458:14
1115.54:458:15
1215.54:448:16
1315.54:448:16
1415.54:448:17
1515.64:448:17
1615.64:448:18
1715.64:448:18
1815.64:448:18
1915.64:448:19
2015.64:448:19
2115.64:448:19
2215.64:448:20
2315.64:458:20
2415.64:458:20
2515.64:458:20
2615.64:468:20
2715.64:468:20
2815.64:468:20
2915.64:478:20
3015.64:478:20

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.92 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Sitten?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Sitten for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sitten in June

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

In June, Sitten sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Sitten in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sitten peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sitten?

Sitten sits at 46.2°N, 7.4°E, 500 m above sea level, in Switzerland. The nearest listed city is Sierre, 16 km away.

Martigny-VilleMontheyZermattMontreuxVeveyBulleChamonix

Topography around Sitten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sitten has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m around an average of 686 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,767 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,579 m.

The land around Sitten is covered by trees (47%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
958 m
16 km
2,767 m
80 km
4,579 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Sierre 16 km · Martigny-Ville 26 km · Monthey 31 km · Zermatt 38 km · Montreux 41 km · Vevey 47 km · Bulle 49 km · Chamonix 50 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 Sitten (46.2274°, 7.3556°, elevation 500 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).