Urk weather in June

In June, Urk sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 16.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of June to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Urk's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 36 min
4:20 AM – 8:55 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Urk is town and municipality in Flevoland, the Netherlands.

Density
202/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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical June day in Urk reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°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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21612
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301815

How June really feels in Urk

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.

Urk weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8214.21.180.2
Feb / 6311.51.69.50.2
Mar / 6011.80.811.51.2
Apr11° / 499.60.113.62.8
May15° / 11°6611.6015.54.2
Jun17° / 14°7612.4016.55.2
Jul20° / 16°9313.5016.15.8
Aug20° / 16°10114.3014.55.7
Sep17° / 14°9113.2012.45.0
Oct14° / 10°9614.6010.33.4
Nov / 8415.60.28.51.7
Dec / 9215.21.27.50.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
83961
94060
104060
114060
123961
134159
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Urk gets around 76 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 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1643
1743
1842
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2042
2142
2242
2342
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2542
2642
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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1781930
2772030
3752140
4742240
5732340
6732340
7722440
8712540
9712540
10702640
11702640
12692740
13692740
14692740
15692740
16682750
17672850
18672850
19672850
20652960
21643060
22633070
23613171
24593281
25593281
26573391
275534101
285435101
295335111
305236111

Wind in June

Winds average 18 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 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 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:28 AM to 4:24 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)
116.24:288:42
216.34:278:43
316.34:278:44
416.34:268:45
516.44:258:46
616.44:248:47
716.44:248:48
816.44:238:49
916.54:238:50
1016.54:228:51
1116.54:228:52
1216.54:218:53
1316.54:218:53
1416.64:218:54
1516.64:218:55
1616.64:208:55
1716.64:208:56
1816.64:208:56
1916.64:208:57
2016.64:208:57
2116.64:208:57
2216.64:218:58
2316.64:218:58
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2516.64:218:58
2616.64:228:58
2716.64:228:58
2816.64:238:58
2916.64:238:58
3016.64:248:58

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.42 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Urk?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Urk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Urk in June

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

In June, Urk sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Urk 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 54 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 Urk 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 Urk 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
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Urk?

Urk sits at 52.7°N, 5.6°E, 3 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Emmeloord, 11 km away.

LelystadEnkhuizenKampenElburgGiethoornNunspeet

Topography around Urk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of -1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m.

The land around Urk is covered by water (54%) within 3 km, water (49%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
135 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Emmeloord 11 km · Dronten 17 km · Lelystad 19 km · Enkhuizen 21 km · Kampen 24 km · Elburg 29 km · Giethoorn 33 km · Nunspeet 34 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 Urk (52.6625°, 5.6014°, 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).