Buxton weather in June

In June, Buxton sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 90 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 16.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 10% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 18 min at the start of June to 16 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Buxton's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buxton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
16 h 42 min
3:47 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover
75%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Buxton is town in Derbyshire, England.

Density
3,755/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 Buxton 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 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
4169
5169
6169
7169
8169
9169
10179
11179
12179
13179
141710
151710
161710
171710
181710
191710
201710
211710
221810
231810
241810
251810
261810
271811
281811
291811
301811

How June really feels in Buxton

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.

Buxton 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 / 8014.52.57.90.3
Feb / 7112.53.39.40.5
Mar / 7113.32.411.51.4
Apr11° / 7213.50.713.62.6
May14° / 7413.6015.63.8
Jun17° / 10°9014.8016.64.6
Jul19° / 12°9115.5016.25.2
Aug18° / 11°9115.1014.65.1
Sep16° / 7512.4012.44.5
Oct12° / 8513.8010.32.9
Nov / 80140.68.41.4
Dec / 8814.52.47.40.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42773
52674
62674
72575
82575
92476
102377
112278
122278
132278
142278
152278
162179
172179
182179
192278
202278
212278
222278
232377
242377
252476
262476
272476
282476
292476
302476

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Buxton gets around 90 mm of rain over 14.8 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 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
146
247
348
448
549
649
750
850
950
1050
1151
1251
1351
1451
1550
1650
1750
1849
1949
2049
2148
2248
2348
2449
2549
2649
2749
2850
2950
3050

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39550
49550
59460
69460
79460
89370
99370
109280
119280
129091
139091
1489101
1589101
1688111
1788111
1888111
1988111
2086122
2186122
2286122
2385132
2485132
2584142
2683152
2783152
2882162
2981172
3080182

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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min at the start of June to 16 h 42 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 8:15 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.33:558:15
216.43:548:16
316.43:538:18
416.43:538:19
516.53:528:20
616.53:518:21
716.53:508:22
816.53:508:23
916.63:498:24
1016.63:498:25
1116.63:488:25
1216.63:488:26
1316.73:488:27
1416.73:478:28
1516.73:478:28
1616.73:478:29
1716.73:478:29
1816.73:478:30
1916.73:478:30
2016.73:478:31
2116.73:478:31
2216.73:478:31
2316.73:478:31
2416.73:488:32
2516.73:488:32
2616.73:488:32
2716.73:498:32
2816.73:498:32
2916.73:508:31
3016.73:508:31

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.86 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 4.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Buxton?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Buxton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buxton in June

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

In June, Buxton sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Buxton 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 Buxton peaks around August 12 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 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Buxton?

Buxton sits at 53.3°N, 1.9°W, 316 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is High Peak, 13 km away.

Topography around Buxton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buxton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m.

The land around Buxton is covered by grassland (66%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
536 m
80 km
695 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: High Peak 13 km · New Mills 13 km · Macclesfield 14 km · Leek 19 km · Hazel Grove 20 km · Bramhall 20 km · Glossop 21 km · Bredbury 22 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 Buxton (53.2574°, -1.9098°, elevation 316 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).