Blackwood weather in June

In June, Blackwood sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 83 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 16.3 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 11% 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 Blackwood's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blackwood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
4:01 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Blackwood is town and community in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales.

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 Blackwood 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 14°C and 22°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)
1169
2169
3169
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How June really feels in Blackwood

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.

Blackwood 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 / 10014.61.78.10.5
Feb / 8011.41.99.60.7
Mar / 7612.71.411.51.6
Apr12° / 8012.90.513.62.8
May15° / 8913.6015.43.9
Jun17° / 10°8312.2016.35.0
Jul19° / 12°8413015.95.6
Aug19° / 12°9012.6014.45.5
Sep16° / 10°7711.2012.44.8
Oct13° / 11113.60.110.43.1
Nov / 10313.90.68.61.7
Dec / 10813.31.67.70.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32971
42971
52971
62872
72872
82872
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102773
112773
122674
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Blackwood gets around 83 mm of rain over 12.2 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
545
644
744
844
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1043
1142
1242
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1540
1639
1738
1838
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2038
2138
2238
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2540
2640
2741
2842
2942
3043

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29370
39370
49370
59280
69280
79190
89190
99190
1090100
1190100
1288111
1388111
1487121
1587121
1686131
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1885141
1985141
2085141
2184151
2284151
2383161
2482171
2582171
2681181
2779192
2879192
2978202
3077212

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
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light 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 4:08 AM to 4:04 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 8:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.14:088:12
216.14:088:13
316.14:078:14
416.24:068:16
516.24:058:17
616.24:058:18
716.24:048:18
816.34:048:19
916.34:038:20
1016.34:038:21
1116.34:028:22
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1316.44:028:23
1416.44:018:24
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2016.44:018:27
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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 5.27 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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305.3Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Blackwood?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Blackwood for sightseeing.

What to pack for Blackwood in June

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

In June, Blackwood sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Blackwood 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 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 7°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
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Blackwood 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 Blackwood peaks around August 13 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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blackwood?

Blackwood sits at 51.7°N, 3.2°W, 227 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Gelligaer, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Blackwood

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blackwood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m.

The land around Blackwood is covered by trees (46%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
201 m
16 km
568 m
80 km
864 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Gelligaer 3.0 km · Risca 10 km · Caerphilly 10 km · Pontypridd 12 km · Pontypool 12 km · Ebbw Vale 12 km · Cwmbran 13 km · Merthyr Tydfil 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 Blackwood (51.6678°, -3.2075°, elevation 227 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).