Bury St Edmunds weather in June

In June, Bury St Edmunds sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 13% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of June to 16 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Bury St Edmunds's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bury St Edmunds's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
3:42 AM – 8:13 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Bury St Edmunds is town in West Suffolk, England.

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 Bury St Edmunds 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 3°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Bury St Edmunds

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.

Bury St Edmunds weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5111.7180.8
Feb / 429.81.49.51.0
Mar10° / 4410.60.811.52.1
Apr13° / 49110.113.63.4
May16° / 5510.6015.44.8
Jun19° / 11°6311016.45.7
Jul21° / 13°6112.20166.1
Aug21° / 13°6711.1014.56.2
Sep18° / 11°529.5012.45.7
Oct14° / 5810.7010.34.0
Nov10° / 5510.70.28.52.1
Dec / 5511.117.61.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43367
53169
63169
73169
83070
93070
102971
112971
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Bury St Edmunds gets around 63 mm of rain over 11 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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237
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738
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938
1038
1138
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1337
1437
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1636
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1935
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2135
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3039

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188111
287121
387121
487121
586131
686131
786131
885141
985141
1083152
1183152
1282162
1382162
1480173
1580173
1680173
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1878184
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2078184
2177194
2276195
2375205
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2574215
2674215
2773225
2871236
2970246
3069256

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
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Sunrise & sunset in June

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Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of June to 16 h 30 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 3:50 AM to 3:46 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.23:507:59
216.23:498:01
316.23:488:02
416.33:478:03
516.33:478:04
616.33:468:05
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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 5.29 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.29 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 Bury St Edmunds?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Bury St Edmunds for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bury St Edmunds in June

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

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

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bury St Edmunds 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 61 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Bury St Edmunds 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 Bury St Edmunds peaks around July 24 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bury St Edmunds?

Bury St Edmunds sits at 52.2°N, 0.7°E, 52 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Thetford, 19 km away.

Topography around Bury St Edmunds

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bury St Edmunds has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m.

The land around Bury St Edmunds is covered by cropland (29%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
207 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Thetford 19 km · Stowmarket 21 km · Newmarket 21 km · Sudbury 23 km · Haverhill 26 km · Ely 35 km · Ipswich 37 km · Saffron Walden 40 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 Bury St Edmunds (52.2463°, 0.7111°, elevation 52 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).