Antrim weather in June

In June, Antrim sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 77 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 16.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 36 min at the start of June to 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Antrim's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antrim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
3:55 AM – 8:55 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Antrim is town on the shore of Lough Neagh, in the baronies of Toome Upper and Toome Lower, Co. Antrim, in the northeast of Northern Ireland.

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 17°C through the month.

A typical June day in Antrim reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°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 Antrim

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.

Antrim 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 / 7314.21.47.60.9
Feb / 6112.61.49.31.1
Mar / 6213.90.911.51.7
Apr11° / 6513.70.213.72.6
May14° / 7014.50.115.83.6
Jun17° / 10°7714016.94.5
Jul18° / 12°8214.8016.55.0
Aug18° / 12°8414.8014.74.9
Sep16° / 10°6712.7012.54.4
Oct13° / 8113.8010.23.1
Nov10° / 7713.80.28.21.8
Dec / 7613.10.77.11.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
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62377
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Antrim gets around 77 mm of rain over 14 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 47% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39550
49550
59460
69460
79460
89370
99370
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119280
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 36 min at the start of June to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:04 AM to 3:58 AM, and sunset from 8:40 PM to 8:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.64:048:40
216.64:038:42
316.74:028:43
416.74:018:44
516.74:018:45
616.84:008:46
716.83:598:48
816.83:588:49
916.93:588:50
1016.93:578:51
1116.93:578:51
1216.93:568:52
1317.03:568:53
1417.03:568:54
1517.03:558:54
1617.03:558:55
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1817.03:558:56
1917.03:558:57
2017.03:558:57
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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 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 4.99 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 4.97 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 Antrim?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Antrim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Antrim in June

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

In June, Antrim sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Antrim in June

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 28 km away) is warmest in September at about 14°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Antrim in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Antrim peaks around May 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 22UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Antrim?

Antrim sits at 54.7°N, 6.2°W, 33 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Ballymena, 17 km away.

Topography around Antrim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Antrim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m.

The land around Antrim is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
860 m
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June weather nearby: Ballymena 17 km · Newtownabbey 20 km · Belfast 23 km · Lisburn 24 km · Carrickfergus 26 km · Castlereagh 26 km · Larne 29 km · Craigavon 32 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

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 Antrim (54.7175°, -6.211°, elevation 33 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).