Ipswich weather in June

In June, Ipswich sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 53 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of June to 16 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Ipswich's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ipswich's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
3:42 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover
67%
6th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Ipswich is county town of Suffolk, England.

Density
4,846/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 19°C by the end.

A typical June day in Ipswich reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Ipswich

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.

Ipswich weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6012.20.880.9
Feb / 479.819.60.9
Mar / 4310.20.611.51.7
Apr11° / 419.3013.62.8
May14° / 10°519.7015.44.2
Jun17° / 12°5310.2016.45.4
Jul20° / 15°5711.40166.1
Aug20° / 15°6210.3014.46.1
Sep18° / 13°549.9012.45.6
Oct14° / 10°6711.7010.43.9
Nov10° / 6411.80.28.52.3
Dec / 6512.10.67.61.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33664
43763
53664
63664
73664
83565
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113466
123565
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Ipswich gets around 53 mm of rain over 10.2 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1035
1135
1235
1334
1434
1534
1633
1733
1832
1932
2032
2132
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2633
2733
2834
2935
3035

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187130
286140
385150
484160
584160
683170
782180
881190
981190
1080200
1178211
1278211
1377221
1476231
1576231
1675232
1774242
1874242
1974242
2072253
2172253
2271263
2369274
2469274
2568284
2667294
2765305
2864315
2963325
3061336

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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3017light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min at the start of June to 16 h 30 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 3:49 AM to 3:45 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 8:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.13:497:57
216.23:487:58
316.23:477:59
416.23:478:00
516.33:468:01
616.33:458:02
716.33:458:03
816.33:448:04
916.43:448:05
1016.43:438:06
1116.43:438:06
1216.43:428:07
1316.43:428:08
1416.43:428:09
1516.53:428:09
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1716.53:418:10
1816.53:418:11
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2016.53:418:11
2116.53:428:12
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2516.53:438:13
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2816.53:448:13
2916.53:448:12
3016.53:458:12

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.63 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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305.7Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Ipswich?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Ipswich for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ipswich in June

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

In June, Ipswich sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ipswich in June

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Ipswich 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 Ipswich 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ipswich?

Ipswich sits at 52.1°N, 1.2°E, 18 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Harwich, 16 km away.

Topography around Ipswich

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ipswich has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m.

The land around Ipswich is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
173 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Harwich 16 km · Felixstowe 17 km · Stowmarket 18 km · Walton-on-the-Naze 25 km · Colchester 26 km · Frinton-on-Sea 26 km · Sudbury 29 km · Clacton-on-Sea 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
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 Ipswich (52.0592°, 1.1555°, elevation 18 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).