Nelson weather in June

In June, Nelson sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 95 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 16.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°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 24 min at the start of June to 16 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Nelson's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nelson's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
3:45 AM – 8:33 PM
Cloud cover
74%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Nelson is town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England.

Density
6,318/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 18°C by the end.

A typical June day in Nelson reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 7°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)
1168
2168
3168
4168
5169
6169
7169
8169
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10169
11169
12169
13169
14169
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How June really feels in Nelson

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.

Nelson 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 / 10615.92.87.80.3
Feb / 9413.93.29.40.5
Mar / 8813.9211.51.3
Apr11° / 7713.60.813.72.5
May14° / 8213.6015.63.7
Jun17° / 9514.6016.74.5
Jul18° / 11°10116.1016.35.0
Aug18° / 11°10616014.64.9
Sep16° / 8913.1012.54.3
Oct12° / 10415.10.110.22.8
Nov / 10315.90.68.31.3
Dec / 11815.62.27.30.4

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 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32674
42674
52674
62674
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122476
132476
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Nelson gets around 95 mm of rain over 14.6 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 49% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
147
247
348
448
548
649
749
849
949
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1550
1650
1749
1849
1949
2049
2148
2249
2349
2449
2549
2649
2749
2850
2950
3050

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 (%)
19730
29640
39640
49640
59640
69550
79550
89550
99460
109460
119370
129271
139271
149181
159181
169091
179091
189091
1989101
2089101
2189101
2288111
2387112
2486122
2585132
2684142
2783152
2883152
2982162
3081172

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 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min at the start of June to 16 h 48 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 3:48 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 8:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.43:538:19
216.53:528:21
316.53:518:22
416.53:518:23
516.63:508:24
616.63:498:25
716.63:488:26
816.73:488:27
916.73:478:28
1016.73:478:29
1116.73:468:30
1216.73:468:31
1316.83:458:31
1416.83:458:32
1516.83:458:33
1616.83:458:33
1716.83:458:34
1816.83:458:34
1916.83:448:35
2016.83:458:35
2116.83:458:36
2216.93:458:36
2316.93:458:36
2416.83:458:36
2516.83:468:36
2616.83:468:36
2716.83:468:36
2816.83:478:36
2916.83:478:36
3016.83:488:36

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.83 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Nelson?

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
0.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Nelson for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nelson in June

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

In June, Nelson sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°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 Nelson 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 55 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 Nelson 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 Nelson peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nelson?

Nelson sits at 53.8°N, 2.2°W, 170 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Colne, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Nelson

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nelson has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m.

The land around Nelson is covered by grassland (45%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
232 m
16 km
540 m
80 km
734 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Colne 3.0 km · Burnley 4.0 km · Accrington 14 km · Rawtenstall 16 km · Haslingden 17 km · Rossendale 17 km · Keighley 20 km · Blackburn 21 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 Nelson (53.8333°, -2.2°, elevation 170 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).