Leeuwarden weather in June

In June, Leeuwarden sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°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 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 Leeuwarden's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leeuwarden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:16 AM – 8:58 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Leeuwarden is capital city of Friesland, the Netherlands.

Density
1,483/km²
people per km²
Founded
1435

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical June day in Leeuwarden reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21711
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41711
51711
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71711
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301913

How June really feels in Leeuwarden

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.

Leeuwarden weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6512.91.17.90.1
Feb / 4910.41.69.40.2
Mar / 4810.80.811.51.3
Apr12° / 419.3013.63.1
May15° / 5710.8015.64.6
Jun18° / 12°6511.7016.65.4
Jul20° / 14°7813.2016.25.9
Aug20° / 15°8413.9014.55.8
Sep17° / 12°7512.8012.45.1
Oct14° / 7513.8010.33.4
Nov / 6613.90.18.41.6
Dec / 7113.41.17.40.5

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 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
83961
94060
103961
114060
123961
133961
144060
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304159

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Leeuwarden gets around 65 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
136
237
337
437
537
638
738
838
938
1039
1139
1239
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2341
2441
2541
2641
2741
2841
2941
3041

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1811630
2801730
3791830
4781930
5772030
6772030
7762130
8752230
9752230
10742330
11742330
12722440
13722440
14722440
15722440
16722440
17722440
18702550
19702550
20682651
21682651
22672751
23652861
24642961
25633061
26613171
27603271
28583381
29573481
30563581

Wind in June

Winds average 17 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2118light breeze
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2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3017light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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 4:25 AM to 4:20 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 9:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:258:44
216.44:248:45
316.44:238:46
416.44:228:47
516.54:218:49
616.54:218:50
716.54:208:51
816.54:198:52
916.64:198:52
1016.64:188:53
1116.64:188:54
1216.64:178:55
1316.64:178:56
1416.74:178:56
1516.74:178:57
1616.74:168:58
1716.74:168:58
1816.74:168:59
1916.74:168:59
2016.74:168:59
2116.74:169:00
2216.74:179:00
2316.74:179:00
2416.74:179:00
2516.74:179:00
2616.74:189:00
2716.74:189:00
2816.74:199:00
2916.74:199:00
3016.74:209:00

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.75 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 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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215.8Bright
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235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Leeuwarden?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Leeuwarden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leeuwarden in June

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

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

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Leeuwarden 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 23 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 Leeuwarden 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 Leeuwarden 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 Leeuwarden?

Leeuwarden sits at 53.2°N, 5.8°E, 1 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Sneek, 21 km away.

SneekDrachtenHarlingenHeerenveenLeekGroningenKorrewegwijkSteenwijk

Topography around Leeuwarden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leeuwarden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m.

The land around Leeuwarden is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (28%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
21 m
80 km
62 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Sneek 21 km · Drachten 22 km · Harlingen 26 km · Heerenveen 28 km · Leek 38 km · Groningen 50 km · Korrewegwijk 51 km · Steenwijk 51 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 Leeuwarden (53.2027°, 5.8097°, 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).