Steenwijk weather in June

In June, Steenwijk sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 66 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 16.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-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 17% 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 Steenwijk's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Steenwijk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 36 min
4:18 AM – 8:54 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Steenwijk is city and former municipality in Overijssel, 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical June day in Steenwijk reaches about 19°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 2°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Steenwijk

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.

Steenwijk 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 / 6512.71.37.90.1
Feb / 5110.51.99.50.4
Mar / 5211.20.811.51.8
Apr13° / 469.90.113.63.7
May17° / 5911.4015.55.2
Jun19° / 12°6612.4016.55.6
Jul21° / 14°8014.1016.16.0
Aug21° / 14°7713.6014.55.9
Sep18° / 11°6611.2012.45.5
Oct14° / 6512.7010.33.7
Nov / 5812.80.28.41.6
Dec / 6813.11.57.50.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 64%.

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

Any precipitation

Steenwijk gets around 66 mm of rain over 12.4 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 42% and peaks near 45% 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 (%)
1781750
2761860
3751960
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6732070
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10712270
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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 14 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 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 8:41 PM to 8:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.34:268:41
216.34:258:42
316.34:248:43
416.34:238:44
516.44:228:45
616.44:228:46
716.44:218:47
816.54:208:48
916.54:208:49
1016.54:198:50
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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 5.29 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 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.29 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 Steenwijk?

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
2.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Steenwijk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Steenwijk in June

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

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

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Steenwijk 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 62 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 Steenwijk 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 Steenwijk peaks around July 13 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Steenwijk?

Steenwijk sits at 52.8°N, 6.1°E, 7 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Giethoorn, 6.0 km away.

HeerenveenHoogeveenEmmeloordKampenZwolle

Topography around Steenwijk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Steenwijk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m.

The land around Steenwijk is covered by grassland (50%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
45 m
80 km
133 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Giethoorn 6.0 km · Meppel 11 km · Staphorst 17 km · Heerenveen 23 km · Hoogeveen 25 km · Emmeloord 26 km · Kampen 29 km · Zwolle 31 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 Steenwijk (52.7875°, 6.1208°, elevation 7 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).