Drachten weather in June

In June, Drachten sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 73 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of June to 16 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Drachten's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Drachten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:16 AM – 8:56 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Drachten is town in Smallingerland, Netherlands.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical June day in Drachten reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°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 2°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Drachten

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.

Drachten weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6512.71.37.90.1
Feb / 5110.51.99.50.3
Mar / 5211.50.711.51.7
Apr13° / 4810.2013.63.5
May17° / 6411.4015.55.1
Jun19° / 11°7312.3016.65.6
Jul21° / 14°8814016.25.9
Aug21° / 13°8614.2014.55.8
Sep18° / 11°7112012.45.3
Oct14° / 6913.3010.33.5
Nov / 6012.60.28.41.6
Dec / 6813.21.67.40.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Drachten gets around 73 mm of rain over 12.3 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1791740
2781750
3771850
4761950
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6742060
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8732160
9732250
10732250
11722350
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Wind in June

Winds average 14 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

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Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of June to 16 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 4:24 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 8:42 PM to 8:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:248:42
216.34:238:44
316.44:228:45
416.44:218:46
516.44:218:47
616.54:208:48
716.54:198:49
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916.54:188:51
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1116.64:178:52
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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 5.43 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is June a good time to visit Drachten?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Drachten for sightseeing.

What to pack for Drachten in June

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

In June, Drachten sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Drachten 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 at the nearest coast (about 43 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Drachten in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Drachten peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Drachten?

Drachten sits at 53.1°N, 6.1°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Leek, 19 km away.

LeekHeerenveenLeeuwardenSneekGroningenAssenKorrewegwijkSteenwijk

Topography around Drachten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Drachten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m.

The land around Drachten is covered by grassland (44%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and water (40%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
83 m
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June weather nearby: Leek 19 km · Heerenveen 21 km · Leeuwarden 22 km · Sneek 31 km · Groningen 33 km · Assen 34 km · Korrewegwijk 34 km · Steenwijk 36 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 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 Drachten (53.1125°, 6.0989°, elevation 3 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).