Bishops Stortford weather in June

In June, Bishops Stortford sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 55 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of June to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Bishops Stortford's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bishops Stortford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
3:47 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Bishops Stortford is town in Hertfordshire, England, UK.

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical June day in Bishops Stortford reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 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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How June really feels in Bishops Stortford

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.

Bishops Stortford weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5010.70.78.10.9
Feb / 419.31.29.61.1
Mar10° / 4110.40.611.52.2
Apr13° / 48110.113.63.5
May16° / 5210015.44.9
Jun19° / 11°5510016.45.9
Jul22° / 14°5510.90166.3
Aug21° / 14°6110.3014.46.3
Sep18° / 11°479012.45.9
Oct14° / 5510.6010.44.1
Nov10° / 5610.40.28.62.3
Dec / 5410.80.97.61.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33169
43169
53169
63169
73070
83070
93070
102971
112971
122971
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Bishops Stortford gets around 55 mm of rain over 10 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 34% and peaks near 36% 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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186131
286131
385141
485141
584151
683152
782162
882162
982162
1081163
1180173
1280173
1379174
1479174
1579174
1679174
1777185
1877185
1977185
2076195
2176195
2275205
2373216
2473216
2572226
2671236
2769256
2868266
2967276
3066286

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
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min at the start of June to 16 h 24 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 3:54 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 8:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.13:548:00
216.13:538:01
316.23:528:02
416.23:528:03
516.23:518:04
616.23:508:05
716.33:508:06
816.33:498:07
916.33:498:08
1016.33:488:09
1116.43:488:09
1216.43:478:10
1316.43:478:11
1416.43:478:12
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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 5.37 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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305.4Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Bishops Stortford?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Bishops Stortford for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bishops Stortford in June

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

In June, Bishops Stortford sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bishops Stortford 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 Bishops Stortford peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bishops Stortford?

Bishops Stortford sits at 51.9°N, 0.2°E, 70 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Harlow, 11 km away.

Topography around Bishops Stortford

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bishops Stortford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m.

The land around Bishops Stortford is covered by cropland (35%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
304 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Harlow 11 km · Ware 15 km · Hoddesdon 17 km · Saffron Walden 18 km · Hertford 18 km · Cheshunt 23 km · Waltham Abbey 23 km · Royston 23 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 Bishops Stortford (51.8711°, 0.1587°, elevation 70 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. 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).