Penrith weather in June

In June, Penrith sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 83 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 16.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-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 8% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 36 min at the start of June to 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Penrith's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Penrith's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
3:42 AM – 8:41 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Penrith is town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, UK.

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 Penrith reaches about 16°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 12°C and 20°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)
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2158
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10169
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How June really feels in Penrith

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.

Penrith weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10615.93.67.60.2
Feb / 8813.63.39.30.4
Mar / 7713.72.311.51.1
Apr11° / 7013.50.913.72.2
May14° / 7414.10.115.83.4
Jun16° / 8314.6016.94.2
Jul18° / 11°8916.1016.54.8
Aug17° / 11°9616.1014.74.6
Sep15° / 7813012.54.0
Oct12° / 9714.70.110.22.6
Nov / 10015.70.68.21.2
Dec / 11415.82.17.10.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32377
42377
52179
62179
72080
81981
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101882
111882
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Penrith gets around 83 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 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
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449
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749
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39640
49640
59640
69550
79550
89550
99550
109460
119460
129460
139460
149370
159370
169370
179280
189280
199280
209181
219091
229091
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2489101
2588111
2688111
2787121
2886131
2986131
3085141

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 36 min at the start of June to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:51 AM to 3:45 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 8:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.63:518:26
216.63:508:28
316.73:498:29
416.73:488:30
516.73:478:31
616.83:468:32
716.83:468:33
816.83:458:34
916.93:448:35
1016.93:448:36
1116.93:438:37
1216.93:438:38
1316.93:428:39
1417.03:428:40
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1617.03:428:41
1717.03:428:41
1817.03:418:42
1917.03:418:42
2017.03:418:43
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2517.03:438:44
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2717.03:438:44
2817.03:448:44
2917.03:448:44
3017.03:458:43

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 4.8 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 4.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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304.7Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Penrith?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Penrith for sightseeing.

What to pack for Penrith in June

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

In June, Penrith sees daytime highs around 16°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 Penrith 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 at the nearest coast (about 46 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
Jan6Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Penrith 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 Penrith peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Penrith?

Penrith sits at 54.7°N, 2.8°W, 146 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Carlisle, 28 km away.

MorecambeBarrow in Furness

Topography around Penrith

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penrith has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 167 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Penrith is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
666 m
80 km
961 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Carlisle 28 km · Windermere 33 km · Kendal 38 km · Workington 51 km · Whitehaven 55 km · Consett 63 km · Morecambe 67 km · Barrow in Furness 69 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 Penrith (54.6658°, -2.7576°, elevation 146 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).