Northampton weather in June

In June, Northampton sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 16.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of June to 16 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Northampton's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Northampton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
16 h 30 min
3:49 AM – 8:19 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Northampton is town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, UK.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,045/km²
people per km²
Founded
1189

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical June day in Northampton reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Northampton

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.

Northampton weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5311.61.180.8
Feb / 429.81.59.51.0
Mar10° / 4510.3111.52.1
Apr13° / 5211.30.213.63.3
May16° / 5710.8015.44.7
Jun19° / 11°6010.5016.45.7
Jul21° / 13°6211.50166.1
Aug21° / 13°6110.9014.56.1
Sep18° / 10°549.4012.45.6
Oct14° / 6211.2010.33.8
Nov10° / 5911.20.38.52.0
Dec / 57110.97.60.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
42872
52872
62872
72773
82773
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Northampton gets around 60 mm of rain over 10.5 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
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1436
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3037

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
289101
389101
488111
588111
688111
787121
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986131
1086131
1186131
1285141
1384142
1483152
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2081163
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2281163
2380173
2480173
2579183
2678193
2778193
2877203
2976213
3075223

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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 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 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:56 AM to 3:52 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 8:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.23:568:06
216.23:558:07
316.23:558:08
416.33:548:09
516.33:538:10
616.33:528:11
716.33:528:12
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.05 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Northampton?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Northampton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Northampton in June

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

In June, Northampton sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Northampton 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 Northampton peaks around August 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Northampton in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Northampton is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Northampton's WHO annual average of 11.6 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1115 µg/m³Nov 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Northampton?

Northampton sits at 52.3°N, 0.9°W, 97 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Wellingborough, 14 km away.

Topography around Northampton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Northampton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m.

The land around Northampton is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
389 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Wellingborough 14 km · Daventry 19 km · Rushden 20 km · Kettering 20 km · Newport Pagnell 21 km · Milton Keynes 25 km · Market Harborough 25 km · Rugby 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 Northampton (52.25°, -0.8833°, elevation 97 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).