Exeter weather in June

In June, Exeter sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-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 15% 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 Exeter's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Exeter's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:07 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Exeter is city in Devon, England.

Density
4,788/km²
people per km²
Founded
1974

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 Exeter reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Exeter

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.

Exeter weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6712.20.68.21.1
Feb / 5610.50.69.71.2
Mar10° / 5611.40.411.52.1
Apr12° / 6411.40.213.53.1
May15° / 6512015.24.3
Jun18° / 11°6110.8016.25.5
Jul20° / 13°5710.8015.86.0
Aug20° / 13°6511.3014.35.9
Sep17° / 11°539.5012.45.5
Oct14° / 7612.5010.43.7
Nov11° / 7312.308.72.3
Dec / 7311.90.47.81.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43367
53268
63268
73268
83268
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143268
153169
163268
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183169
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203367
213367
223268
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253367
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283169
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303268

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Exeter gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.8 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3037

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 (%)
19190
29190
390100
489110
589110
688120
788120
887130
987130
1086140
1184151
1284151
1383161
1483161
1582171
1682171
1781181
1880191
1978202
2077212
2176222
2275232
2373252
2472262
2571272
2669292
2768302
2867312
2965323
3063343

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
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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 4:14 AM to 4:11 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 8:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:148:09
215.94:138:10
316.04:138:11
416.04:128:12
516.04:118:13
616.14:118:14
716.14:108:15
816.14:108:16
916.14:098:17
1016.14:098:18
1116.24:088:18
1216.24:088:19
1316.24:088:20
1416.24:088:20
1516.24:078:21
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1716.24:078:22
1816.34:078:22
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2016.34:078:23
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3016.24:118:24

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.43 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
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65.4Bright
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305.4Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Exeter?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Exeter for sightseeing.

What to pack for Exeter in June

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

In June, Exeter sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Exeter 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 at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Exeter 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 Exeter 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
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Exeter?

Exeter sits at 50.7°N, 3.5°W, 46 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Heavitree, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Exeter

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Exeter has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Exeter is covered by trees (40%), artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
356 m
80 km
651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Heavitree 2.0 km · Exmouth 15 km · Tiverton 20 km · Newton Abbot 22 km · Torquay 29 km · Paignton 32 km · Brixham 37 km · Taunton 44 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 Exeter (50.7236°, -3.5275°, elevation 46 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).