Darlington weather in June

In June, Darlington sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 16.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 36 min at the start of June to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Darlington's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Darlington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
3:38 AM – 8:35 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Darlington is town in County Durham, England.

Density
4,681/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 Darlington 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 21°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
131710
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How June really feels in Darlington

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.

Darlington 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 / 5512.62.37.60.5
Feb / 50112.39.30.8
Mar / 4710.61.411.51.7
Apr11° / 5511.20.413.72.7
May14° / 5111.4015.74.0
Jun17° / 10°6511.8016.95.0
Jul19° / 12°6411.9016.45.7
Aug19° / 12°6611.7014.75.7
Sep16° / 10°569.5012.55.0
Oct13° / 5811.30.110.23.3
Nov / 6111.80.78.21.7
Dec / 6212.61.77.10.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42674
52674
62674
72575
82476
92476
102476
112476
122476
132476
142476
152377
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302575

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Darlington gets around 65 mm of rain over 11.8 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
442
542
642
742
842
941
1041
1140
1240
1340
1439
1539
1638
1738
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2538
2638
2739
2839
2940
3040

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39640
49640
59640
69550
79550
89550
99460
109460
119460
129370
139370
149370
159280
169280
179181
189091
199091
209091
2189101
2289101
2388111
2488111
2587121
2686131
2785132
2884142
2983152
3082162

Wind in June

Winds average 14 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2114light breeze
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3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 36 min at the start of June to 16 h 54 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 3:47 AM to 3:41 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 8:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.63:478:21
216.63:468:22
316.63:458:23
416.73:448:24
516.73:438:26
616.73:428:27
716.83:428:28
816.83:418:29
916.83:408:30
1016.83:408:31
1116.93:398:32
1216.93:398:32
1316.93:398:33
1416.93:388:34
1516.93:388:34
1617.03:388:35
1717.03:388:36
1817.03:388:36
1917.03:388:37
2017.03:388:37
2117.03:388:37
2217.03:388:38
2317.03:388:38
2417.03:388:38
2517.03:398:38
2617.03:398:38
2717.03:398:38
2817.03:408:38
2917.03:408:38
3016.93:418:38

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 4.84 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 4.83 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
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Darlington?

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
1.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Darlington for sightseeing.

What to pack for Darlington in June

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

In June, Darlington 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 Darlington in June

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 7°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Darlington 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 Darlington peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Darlington?

Darlington sits at 54.5°N, 1.6°W, 40 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Newton Aycliffe, 11 km away.

Topography around Darlington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Darlington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Darlington is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), grassland (25%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
231 m
80 km
906 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Newton Aycliffe 11 km · Yarm 13 km · Stockton-on-Tees 16 km · Thornaby-on-Tees 16 km · Bishop Auckland 17 km · Billingham 18 km · Spennymoor 20 km · Middlesbrough 21 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 Darlington (54.5243°, -1.5504°, elevation 40 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).