Kirkcaldy weather in June

In June, Kirkcaldy sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 64 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 17.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 7% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 54 min at the start of June to 17 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kirkcaldy's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirkcaldy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
17 h 18 min
3:33 AM – 8:52 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Kirkcaldy is town and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, UK.

Density
2,798/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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical June day in Kirkcaldy 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 20°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 Kirkcaldy

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.

Kirkcaldy weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 74142.47.30.6
Feb / 6111.82.59.10.8
Mar / 5912.51.711.41.5
Apr11° / 5411.60.713.82.5
May14° / 5612.60.1163.6
Jun16° / 10°6413.1017.24.5
Jul18° / 12°7113.6016.75.2
Aug18° / 12°7513.2014.95.2
Sep16° / 10°5911.1012.54.5
Oct12° / 8013010.13.1
Nov / 7113.60.57.91.6
Dec / 7613.41.96.80.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22377
32278
42278
52179
62179
72080
82080
91981
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kirkcaldy gets around 64 mm of rain over 13.1 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
242
342
442
542
642
743
843
943
1043
1143
1243
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1443
1543
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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69730
79730
89730
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109640
119640
129640
139550
149550
159460
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189370
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209280
219181
229091
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2787121
2886131
2986131
3085141

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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514light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 54 min at the start of June to 17 h 18 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 3:43 AM to 3:37 AM, and sunset from 8:37 PM to 8:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.93:438:37
216.93:428:38
317.03:418:40
417.03:408:41
517.03:398:42
617.13:398:43
717.13:388:44
817.13:378:46
917.23:368:47
1017.23:368:48
1117.23:358:49
1217.23:358:49
1317.33:348:50
1417.33:348:51
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1617.33:338:52
1717.33:338:53
1817.33:338:53
1917.33:338:54
2017.43:338:54
2117.43:338:55
2217.43:338:55
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2617.33:358:55
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2817.33:368:55
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3017.33:378:55

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.38 kWh/m² to a high of 4.74 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 4.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.7Bright
54.7Bright
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304.5Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Kirkcaldy?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Kirkcaldy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kirkcaldy in June

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

In June, Kirkcaldy sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kirkcaldy 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 14°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
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Apr7Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
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Sep13Bracing
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Nov10Bracing
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UV index in Kirkcaldy 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 Kirkcaldy peaks around June 20 at about 5 (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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kirkcaldy?

Kirkcaldy sits at 56.1°N, 3.2°W, 39 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Glenrothes, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Kirkcaldy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirkcaldy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,039 m.

The land around Kirkcaldy is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), water (28%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
1,039 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Glenrothes 9.0 km · Edinburgh 18 km · Dunfermline 19 km · Musselburgh 21 km · Bonnyrigg 27 km · Broxburn 28 km · Penicuik 32 km · Livingston 33 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 Kirkcaldy (56.1168°, -3.16°, elevation 39 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).