Fort William weather in June

In June, Fort William sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 118 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 17.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 hours at the start of June to 17 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Fort William's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fort William's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 118 mm; 17.4 wet days
Daylight: 17 h 30 min; 3:36 AM – 9:05 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Fort William is town in Highland, Scotland, UK.

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical June day in Fort William reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C warmer than May and about 1°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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

How June really feels in Fort William

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.

Fort William weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	4° / 0°	224	19.5	10.8	7.2	0.0
Feb	5° / 0°	181	17.5	9.8	9.1	0.0
Mar	7° / 1°	166	17.9	7.6	11.4	0.6
Apr	10° / 3°	113	16.4	2.8	13.9	1.7
May	13° / 5°	122	16.9	0.4	16.1	2.8
Jun	15° / 8°	118	17.4	0	17.4	3.4
Jul	16° / 10°	129	19.4	0	16.9	3.7
Aug	16° / 10°	145	19.5	0	14.9	3.7
Sep	14° / 8°	151	17	0	12.5	3.1
Oct	10° / 5°	186	18.9	0.5	10	1.8
Nov	7° / 3°	175	18.7	3.2	7.8	0.7
Dec	5° / 1°	205	18.4	8	6.6	0.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	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 (%)	17	17	17	15	15	15	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Cloudier (%)	83	83	83	85	85	85	87	87	88	89	89	90	90	90	91	92	92	92	92	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Fort William gets around 118 mm of rain over 17.4 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 58% and peaks near 60% 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 (%)	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	55
2	55
3	55
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	57
10	57
11	57
12	58
13	58
14	58
15	59
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	59
20	59
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	59
27	59
28	60
29	60
30	60

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 97% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	93
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7

Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 hours at the start of June to 17 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:47 AM to 3:39 AM, and sunset from 8:49 PM to 9:08 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)	17.0	17.1	17.1	17.2	17.2	17.2	17.3	17.3	17.3	17.4	17.4	17.4	17.4	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5	17.5
Sunrise (AM)	3:47	3:46	3:44	3:43	3:42	3:42	3:41	3:40	3:39	3:39	3:38	3:37	3:37	3:37	3:36	3:36	3:36	3:36	3:36	3:36	3:36	3:36	3:36	3:36	3:37	3:37	3:38	3:38	3:39	3:39
Sunset (PM)	8:49	8:51	8:52	8:53	8:55	8:56	8:57	8:58	8:59	9:00	9:01	9:02	9:03	9:04	9:05	9:05	9:06	9:07	9:07	9:07	9:08	9:08	9:08	9:08	9:08	9:08	9:08	9:08	9:08	9:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	17.0	3:47	8:49
2	17.1	3:46	8:51
3	17.1	3:44	8:52
4	17.2	3:43	8:53
5	17.2	3:42	8:55
6	17.2	3:42	8:56
7	17.3	3:41	8:57
8	17.3	3:40	8:58
9	17.3	3:39	8:59
10	17.4	3:39	9:00
11	17.4	3:38	9:01
12	17.4	3:37	9:02
13	17.4	3:37	9:03
14	17.5	3:37	9:04
15	17.5	3:36	9:05
16	17.5	3:36	9:05
17	17.5	3:36	9:06
18	17.5	3:36	9:07
19	17.5	3:36	9:07
20	17.5	3:36	9:07
21	17.5	3:36	9:08
22	17.5	3:36	9:08
23	17.5	3:36	9:08
24	17.5	3:36	9:08
25	17.5	3:37	9:08
26	17.5	3:37	9:08
27	17.5	3:38	9:08
28	17.5	3:38	9:08
29	17.5	3:39	9:08
30	17.5	3:39	9:08

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 4.43 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 4.32 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Fort William?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fort William.

What to pack for Fort William in June

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

In June, Fort William sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Fort William 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 47 km away) is warmest in August at about 14°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)	8	8	8	8	10	12	13	14	14	13	11	10
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	8	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	8	Bracing
May	10	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	13	Bracing
Nov	11	Bracing
Dec	10	Bracing

UV index in Fort William 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 Fort William peaks around July 11 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	5	4	3	1	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	1	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Fort William?

Fort William sits at 56.8°N, 5.1°W, 24 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Inverness, 91 km away.

Topography around Fort William

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fort William has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 521 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,341 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,339 m.

The land around Fort William is covered by grassland (48%), trees (23%) and water (21%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

521 m

grassland 48%

16 km

1,341 m

grassland 69%

80 km

1,339 m

grassland 68%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

June weather nearby: Inverness 91 km · Greenock 99 km · Vale of Leven 100 km · Dumbarton 103 km · Stirling 106 km · Erskine 110 km · Clydebank 111 km · Bearsden 111 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 Fort William (56.8165°, -5.1121°, elevation 24 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	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	14	7
8	14	7
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	8
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	15	8
18	15	8
19	15	8
20	15	8
21	15	8
22	15	8
23	15	9
24	15	9
25	15	9
26	15	9
27	15	9
28	15	9
29	15	9
30	15	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	55
2	55
3	55
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	57
10	57
11	57
12	58
13	58
14	58
15	59
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	59
20	59
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	59
27	59
28	60
29	60
30	60

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	55
2	55
3	55
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	57
10	57
11	57
12	58
13	58
14	58
15	59
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	59
20	59
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	59
27	59
28	60
29	60
30	60

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	55
2	55
3	55
4	56
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	57
10	57
11	57
12	58
13	58
14	58
15	59
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	59
20	59
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	59
27	59
28	60
29	60
30	60

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7