Gouda weather in June

In June, Gouda sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of June to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Gouda's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gouda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
4:28 AM – 8:55 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Gouda is city in South Holland, the Netherlands.

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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical June day in Gouda reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°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 Gouda

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.

Gouda 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 / 6312.51.18.10.3
Feb / 5310.81.39.60.7
Mar10° / 5511.30.811.52.1
Apr14° / 5211.2013.63.8
May17° / 6511.9015.45.3
Jun20° / 12°7011.7016.45.8
Jul22° / 14°8613.50166.1
Aug22° / 14°8213.1014.46.1
Sep19° / 11°6811.7012.45.6
Oct14° / 6512010.43.9
Nov10° / 6312.40.48.61.9
Dec / 7112.81.27.60.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Gouda gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.7 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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543
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743
842
942
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1340
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1539
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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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1752050
2732160
3722260
4722260
5712360
6712360
7712360
8702460
9702460
10702460
11702460
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24612991
25603091
265831101
275732101
285533111
295434111
305235121

Wind in June

Winds average 13 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min at the start of June to 16 h 24 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 4:35 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 8:42 PM to 8:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.14:358:42
216.24:348:43
316.24:338:45
416.24:338:46
516.24:328:47
616.34:318:48
716.34:318:49
816.34:308:50
916.34:308:50
1016.44:298:51
1116.44:298:52
1216.44:288:53
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1716.54:278:56
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2016.54:278:57
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3016.44:318:58

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.37 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
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305.4Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Gouda?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Gouda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gouda in June

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

In June, Gouda sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gouda 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 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°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
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Gouda 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 Gouda peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gouda?

Gouda sits at 52.0°N, 4.7°E, 1 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Waddinxveen, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Gouda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gouda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of -1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m.

The land around Gouda is covered by grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
128 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
June weather nearby: Waddinxveen 5.0 km · Boskoop 7.0 km · Bodegraven 8.0 km · Ommoord 13 km · Alphen aan den Rijn 13 km · Benthuizen 13 km · Capelle aan den IJssel 13 km · Krimpen aan den IJssel 13 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 Gouda (52.0167°, 4.7083°, elevation 1 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).