Blackburn weather in June

In June, Blackburn sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 91 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 16.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 12% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 24 min at the start of June to 16 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Blackburn's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blackburn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
3:46 AM – 8:34 PM
Cloud cover
73%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Blackburn is town in Lancashire, England.

Density
5,980/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 Blackburn reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°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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2169
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How June really feels in Blackburn

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.

Blackburn weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10316.32.37.80.5
Feb / 89142.49.40.7
Mar / 8413.81.611.51.5
Apr12° / 7513.60.513.72.7
May15° / 8013.6015.63.9
Jun17° / 10°9114.3016.74.7
Jul19° / 12°9915.9016.35.1
Aug18° / 12°10816.4014.64.9
Sep16° / 10°9113.6012.54.4
Oct13° / 10815.40.110.23.0
Nov / 10716.40.58.31.5
Dec / 11916.21.67.30.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42872
52872
62872
72872
82674
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Blackburn gets around 91 mm of rain over 14.3 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 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
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3051

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29460
39460
49460
59370
69370
79370
89280
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2385132
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2584142
2684142
2782153
2881163
2980173
3079183

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 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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514light breeze
614light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of June to 16 h 48 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 3:55 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 8:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.43:558:20
216.53:548:21
316.53:538:23
416.53:528:24
516.63:518:25
616.63:518:26
716.63:508:27
816.63:498:28
916.73:498:29
1016.73:488:30
1116.73:488:31
1216.73:478:31
1316.83:478:32
1416.83:478:33
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1616.83:468:34
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2016.83:468:36
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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 5.07 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.07 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 Blackburn?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Blackburn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Blackburn in June

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

In June, Blackburn 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 Blackburn in June

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 44 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Blackburn 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 Blackburn peaks around August 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blackburn?

Blackburn sits at 53.8°N, 2.5°W, 121 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Darwen, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Blackburn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blackburn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 150 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 458 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 791 m.

The land around Blackburn is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), trees (31%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
458 m
80 km
791 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Darwen 6.0 km · Accrington 8.0 km · Haslingden 12 km · Chorley 14 km · Rawtenstall 14 km · Preston 15 km · Leyland 15 km · Rossendale 15 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 Blackburn (53.75°, -2.4833°, elevation 121 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).