Margate weather in June

In June, Margate sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 48 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of June to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Margate's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Margate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
3:44 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Margate is town in Kent, 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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical June day in Margate reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°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)
11412
21412
31512
41512
51513
61513
71513
81513
91513
101513
111513
121513
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141613
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291715
301715

How June really feels in Margate

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.

Margate weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6713.40.68.21.1
Feb / 5411.20.99.60.9
Mar / 439.70.311.51.4
Apr10° / 398.9013.52.3
May13° / 11°479.2015.33.6
Jun16° / 13°489.4016.34.9
Jul18° / 16°5210015.96.0
Aug19° / 17°619.6014.46.1
Sep17° / 15°6010.8012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°8213.3010.43.9
Nov11° / 8314.70.18.62.4
Dec / 7914.10.67.71.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44555
54456
64456
74357
84456
94555
104555
114357
124357
134456
144456
154456
164654
174654
184654
194555
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214654
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254753
264753
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304951

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Margate gets around 48 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
633
733
833
933
1033
1132
1232
1332
1431
1531
1630
1730
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2430
2530
2631
2731
2832
2933
3033

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19190
290100
389110
488120
587130
685150
784160
883170
982180
1081190
1180200
1278211
1377221
1476231
1575241
1674251
1773261
1871272
1970282
2068302
2167312
2265332
2364342
2462362
2560373
2658393
2756413
2854424
2952444
3051454

Wind in June

Winds average 21 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
921breezy
1021breezy
1121breezy
1221breezy
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3021breezy

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of June to 16 h 18 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 3:51 AM to 3:47 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 8:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.03:517:53
216.13:517:54
316.13:507:55
416.13:497:56
516.13:487:57
616.23:487:58
716.23:477:59
816.23:478:00
916.23:468:00
1016.33:468:01
1116.33:458:02
1216.33:458:03
1316.33:458:03
1416.33:458:04
1516.33:448:05
1616.33:448:05
1716.43:448:06
1816.43:448:06
1916.43:448:07
2016.43:448:07
2116.43:448:07
2216.43:448:07
2316.43:458:08
2416.43:458:08
2516.43:458:08
2616.43:468:08
2716.43:468:08
2816.43:468:08
2916.33:478:08
3016.33:478:08

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.98 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Margate?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Margate for sightseeing.

What to pack for Margate in June

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

In June, Margate sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Margate 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 7°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
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Margate 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 Margate 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 Margate?

Margate sits at 51.4°N, 1.4°E, 24 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Saint Peters, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Margate

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Margate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m.

The land around Margate is covered by water (32%), artificial surfaces (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, water (72%) within 16 km, and water (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
60 m
80 km
311 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Saint Peters 3.0 km · Broadstairs 5.0 km · Ramsgate 6.0 km · Deal 18 km · Herne Bay 18 km · Canterbury 24 km · Whitstable 25 km · Dover 29 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 Margate (51.3813°, 1.3862°, 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).