Sneek weather in June

In June, Sneek sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 20% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sneek's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sneek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
4:18 AM – 8:57 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Sneek is town in Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands.

Density
964/km²
people per km²

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 Sneek 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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How June really feels in Sneek

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.

Sneek weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6813.11.27.90.1
Feb / 5310.81.79.50.2
Mar / 5211.60.811.51.4
Apr12° / 459.7013.63.2
May16° / 6311.2015.54.7
Jun18° / 12°7212.1016.65.5
Jul20° / 14°8813.6016.25.9
Aug20° / 15°9214.3014.55.7
Sep18° / 12°7812.5012.45.2
Oct13° / 7914.1010.33.4
Nov / 6814.10.18.41.6
Dec / 7514.11.47.40.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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

Any precipitation

Sneek gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.1 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 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
139
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339
440
540
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840
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1041
1141
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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 (%)
1781840
2761950
3752050
4742150
5742150
6732250
7722350
8722350
9712450
10712450
11702550
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25603181
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Wind in June

Winds average 17 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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
516light breeze
616light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of June to 16 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 4:26 AM to 4:21 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)
116.34:268:44
216.34:258:45
316.44:248:46
416.44:248:47
516.44:238:48
616.54:228:49
716.54:218:50
816.54:218:51
916.54:208:52
1016.64:208:53
1116.64:198:54
1216.64:198:55
1316.64:198:55
1416.64:188:56
1516.64:188:57
1616.74:188:57
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1916.74:188:59
2016.74:188:59
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2716.74:209:00
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2916.74:219:00
3016.64:219:00

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.52 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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265.6Bright
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295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Sneek?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Sneek for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sneek in June

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

In June, Sneek 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 Sneek 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 22 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
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Sneek 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 Sneek 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 Sneek?

Sneek sits at 53.0°N, 5.7°E, 6 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Heerenveen, 19 km away.

HeerenveenLeeuwardenHarlingenDrachtenEmmeloordSteenwijkUrkGiethoorn

Topography around Sneek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sneek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m.

The land around Sneek is covered by grassland (55%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
28 m
80 km
87 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Heerenveen 19 km · Leeuwarden 21 km · Harlingen 22 km · Drachten 31 km · Emmeloord 36 km · Steenwijk 41 km · Urk 41 km · Giethoorn 43 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 Sneek (53.033°, 5.6589°, elevation 6 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).