Kendal weather in June

In June, Kendal sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 95 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 16.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°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 30 min at the start of June to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kendal's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kendal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 54 min
3:44 AM – 8:39 PM
Cloud cover
74%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Kendal is town and civil parish in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England.

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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical June day in Kendal reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 6°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 2°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1159
2159
3159
4169
5169
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10169
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How June really feels in Kendal

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.

Kendal weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 13516.837.70.3
Feb / 11014.42.89.30.4
Mar / 9414211.51.2
Apr11° / 7713.20.713.72.4
May14° / 8513.8015.73.5
Jun16° / 10°9514.9016.84.3
Jul18° / 12°10316.5016.44.8
Aug18° / 12°11817.2014.74.6
Sep15° / 10°10414.5012.54.0
Oct12° / 13215.90.110.22.7
Nov / 13116.50.48.21.3
Dec / 14516.427.20.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in June.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42971
52773
62773
72674
82575
92575
102377
112377
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kendal gets around 95 mm of rain over 14.9 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 50% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
348
449
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649
750
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950
1050
1150
1250
1350
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1550
1650
1750
1850
1949
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2149
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2650
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3051

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39550
49550
59460
69460
79460
89370
99370
109370
119370
129280
139280
149280
159190
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2387121
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2585132
2684142
2783152
2882162
2981172
3080182

Wind in June

Winds average 13 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 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 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:53 AM to 3:47 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 8:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.53:538:24
216.63:528:26
316.63:518:27
416.63:508:28
516.73:498:29
616.73:488:30
716.73:488:31
816.83:478:32
916.83:468:33
1016.83:468:34
1116.83:458:35
1216.83:458:36
1316.93:458:37
1416.93:448:37
1516.93:448:38
1616.93:448:39
1716.93:448:39
1816.93:448:40
1916.93:448:40
2016.93:448:41
2117.03:448:41
2217.03:448:41
2317.03:448:41
2417.03:448:41
2516.93:458:42
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2716.93:458:42
2816.93:468:41
2916.93:478:41
3016.93:478:41

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.93 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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94.9Bright
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284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Kendal?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Kendal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kendal in June

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

In June, Kendal sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Kendal 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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Kendal 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 Kendal 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
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kendal?

Kendal sits at 54.3°N, 2.7°W, 55 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Windermere, 12 km away.

Topography around Kendal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kendal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 724 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m.

The land around Kendal is covered by grassland (63%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
724 m
80 km
962 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Windermere 12 km · Morecambe 30 km · Lancaster 31 km · Heysham 33 km · Penrith 38 km · Barrow in Furness 39 km · Fleetwood 48 km · Thornton-Cleveleys 53 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 Kendal (54.3268°, -2.7476°, elevation 55 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).