Dover weather in June

In June, Dover sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 51 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-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 20% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high: 18°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 51 mm; 9.5 wet days
Daylight: 16 h 18 min; 3:46 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 6th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Dover is town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Dover reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	11
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	18	12
14	18	13
15	18	13
16	18	13
17	18	13
18	18	13
19	18	13
20	18	13
21	18	13
22	19	13
23	19	13
24	19	13
25	19	13
26	19	14
27	19	14
28	19	14
29	19	14
30	19	14

How June really feels in Dover

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Dover weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 4°	58	12	0.8	8.2	1.0
Feb	8° / 4°	46	10	1	9.6	1.1
Mar	9° / 5°	41	9.8	0.4	11.5	2.0
Apr	12° / 7°	42	9.8	0	13.5	3.1
May	15° / 10°	50	9.9	0	15.3	4.4
Jun	18° / 13°	51	9.5	0	16.2	5.7
Jul	20° / 15°	53	10.6	0	15.9	6.3
Aug	21° / 15°	59	10	0	14.4	6.3
Sep	18° / 13°	50	9.6	0	12.4	5.7
Oct	15° / 10°	68	11.6	0	10.4	4.1
Nov	11° / 7°	67	12.2	0.1	8.7	2.4
Dec	8° / 5°	66	12	0.7	7.8	1.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41
Cloudier (%)	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	59	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Dover gets around 51 mm of rain over 9.5 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	31
26	31
27	32
28	32
29	33
30	33

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	82	81	80	79	79	78	76	76	76	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	70	70	70	68	67	66	64	62	61	58	57	55	54	51
Comfortable (%)	17	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	26	27	28	30	31	33	34	36	37	39
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	81	18	1
3	80	19	1
4	79	20	1
5	79	20	1
6	78	21	1
7	76	22	2
8	76	22	2
9	76	22	2
10	74	23	3
11	74	23	3
12	73	23	4
13	73	23	4
14	73	23	4
15	72	23	5
16	72	23	5
17	70	24	6
18	70	24	6
19	70	24	6
20	68	25	7
21	67	26	7
22	66	27	7
23	64	28	8
24	62	30	8
25	61	31	8
26	58	33	9
27	57	34	9
28	55	36	9
29	54	37	9
30	51	39	10

Wind in June

Winds average 17 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of June to 16 h 18 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 3:53 AM to 3:49 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 8:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.1	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3
Sunrise (AM)	3:53	3:52	3:51	3:51	3:50	3:49	3:49	3:48	3:48	3:47	3:47	3:47	3:46	3:46	3:46	3:46	3:46	3:46	3:46	3:46	3:46	3:46	3:46	3:47	3:47	3:47	3:48	3:48	3:49	3:49
Sunset (PM)	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:59	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:04	8:05	8:05	8:05	8:06	8:06	8:06	8:07	8:07	8:07	8:07	8:07	8:07	8:07	8:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	16.0	3:53	7:52
2	16.0	3:52	7:53
3	16.0	3:51	7:54
4	16.1	3:51	7:55
5	16.1	3:50	7:56
6	16.1	3:49	7:57
7	16.1	3:49	7:58
8	16.2	3:48	7:59
9	16.2	3:48	7:59
10	16.2	3:47	8:00
11	16.2	3:47	8:01
12	16.2	3:47	8:02
13	16.3	3:46	8:02
14	16.3	3:46	8:03
15	16.3	3:46	8:04
16	16.3	3:46	8:04
17	16.3	3:46	8:05
18	16.3	3:46	8:05
19	16.3	3:46	8:05
20	16.3	3:46	8:06
21	16.3	3:46	8:06
22	16.3	3:46	8:06
23	16.3	3:46	8:07
24	16.3	3:47	8:07
25	16.3	3:47	8:07
26	16.3	3:47	8:07
27	16.3	3:48	8:07
28	16.3	3:48	8:07
29	16.3	3:49	8:07
30	16.3	3:49	8:07

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.03 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.1	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Dover?

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

1.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Dover for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dover in June

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

In June, Dover sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Dover 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 February near 8°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	8	8	9	11	14	16	18	17	16	13	11
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	9	Bracing
May	11	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	11	Bracing

UV index in Dover 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 Dover peaks around June 22 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	3	6	6	6	6	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Dover?

Dover sits at 51.1°N, 1.3°E, 12 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Folkestone, 11 km away.

Topography around Dover

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dover has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m.

The land around Dover is covered by water (35%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (56%) within 16 km, and water (55%) within 80 km.

3 km

132 m

water 35%

16 km

191 m

water 56%

80 km

292 m

water 55%

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← May Dover year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Folkestone 11 km · Deal 13 km · Canterbury 24 km · Ramsgate 24 km · Broadstairs 27 km · Saint Peters 28 km · Margate 29 km · Herne Bay 30 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

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 Dover (51.126°, 1.3126°, elevation 12 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	11
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	18	12
14	18	13
15	18	13
16	18	13
17	18	13
18	18	13
19	18	13
20	18	13
21	18	13
22	19	13
23	19	13
24	19	13
25	19	13
26	19	14
27	19	14
28	19	14
29	19	14
30	19	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	31
26	31
27	32
28	32
29	33
30	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	81	18	1
3	80	19	1
4	79	20	1
5	79	20	1
6	78	21	1
7	76	22	2
8	76	22	2
9	76	22	2
10	74	23	3
11	74	23	3
12	73	23	4
13	73	23	4
14	73	23	4
15	72	23	5
16	72	23	5
17	70	24	6
18	70	24	6
19	70	24	6
20	68	25	7
21	67	26	7
22	66	27	7
23	64	28	8
24	62	30	8
25	61	31	8
26	58	33	9
27	57	34	9
28	55	36	9
29	54	37	9
30	51	39	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	11
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	18	12
14	18	13
15	18	13
16	18	13
17	18	13
18	18	13
19	18	13
20	18	13
21	18	13
22	19	13
23	19	13
24	19	13
25	19	13
26	19	14
27	19	14
28	19	14
29	19	14
30	19	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	31
26	31
27	32
28	32
29	33
30	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	81	18	1
3	80	19	1
4	79	20	1
5	79	20	1
6	78	21	1
7	76	22	2
8	76	22	2
9	76	22	2
10	74	23	3
11	74	23	3
12	73	23	4
13	73	23	4
14	73	23	4
15	72	23	5
16	72	23	5
17	70	24	6
18	70	24	6
19	70	24	6
20	68	25	7
21	67	26	7
22	66	27	7
23	64	28	8
24	62	30	8
25	61	31	8
26	58	33	9
27	57	34	9
28	55	36	9
29	54	37	9
30	51	39	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	11
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	18	12
14	18	13
15	18	13
16	18	13
17	18	13
18	18	13
19	18	13
20	18	13
21	18	13
22	19	13
23	19	13
24	19	13
25	19	13
26	19	14
27	19	14
28	19	14
29	19	14
30	19	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	39	61
18	39	61
19	40	60
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	33
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	30
23	30
24	30
25	31
26	31
27	32
28	32
29	33
30	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	17	1
2	81	18	1
3	80	19	1
4	79	20	1
5	79	20	1
6	78	21	1
7	76	22	2
8	76	22	2
9	76	22	2
10	74	23	3
11	74	23	3
12	73	23	4
13	73	23	4
14	73	23	4
15	72	23	5
16	72	23	5
17	70	24	6
18	70	24	6
19	70	24	6
20	68	25	7
21	67	26	7
22	66	27	7
23	64	28	8
24	62	30	8
25	61	31	8
26	58	33	9
27	57	34	9
28	55	36	9
29	54	37	9
30	51	39	10