Bournemouth weather in June

In June, Bournemouth sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 51 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of June to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Bournemouth's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bournemouth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:01 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Bournemouth is town and civil parish in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,543/km²
people per km²
Founded
1810

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical June day in Bournemouth reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°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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How June really feels in Bournemouth

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.

Bournemouth weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7112.30.38.31.3
Feb / 539.80.59.71.4
Mar10° / 499.60.411.52.2
Apr12° / 5310.10.113.53.3
May15° / 519.7015.24.6
Jun18° / 12°519.7016.25.7
Jul20° / 14°479.3015.86.3
Aug20° / 14°639.4014.36.3
Sep18° / 12°549012.45.8
Oct15° / 10°8211.9010.44.1
Nov11° / 8412.208.72.6
Dec / 7811.80.27.81.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33664
43664
53565
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Bournemouth gets around 51 mm of rain over 9.7 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
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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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187130
286140
385150
485150
584160
683170
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1080191
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2072253
2171263
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2369283
2467303
2566313
2664333
2763343
2861363
2960373
3058384

Wind in June

Winds average 15 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of June to 16 h 12 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 8:02 PM to 8:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:088:02
215.94:078:04
316.04:068:05
416.04:058:06
516.04:058:07
616.14:048:08
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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 5.58 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Bournemouth?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Bournemouth for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bournemouth in June

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

In June, Bournemouth sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bournemouth 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in March near 8°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
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Bournemouth 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 Bournemouth 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 Bournemouth?

Bournemouth sits at 50.7°N, 1.9°W, 19 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Christchurch, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Bournemouth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bournemouth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m.

The land around Bournemouth is covered by water (35%), trees (32%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, water (38%), grassland (24%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
201 m
80 km
307 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
June weather nearby: Christchurch 7.0 km · Poole 7.0 km · Ferndown 10 km · Wimborne Minster 10 km · New Milton 16 km · Totton 35 km · Hythe 37 km · Dorchester 39 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 Bournemouth (50.7205°, -1.8795°, elevation 19 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).