Plymouth weather in June

In June, Plymouth sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 16.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-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 20% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of June to 16 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Plymouth's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plymouth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
16 h 12 min
4:12 AM – 8:22 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Plymouth is city in Devon, England.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,282/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 Plymouth reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 3°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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Plymouth weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10215.58.31.6
Feb / 7611.99.71.5
Mar10° / 6711.911.51.9
Apr11° / 6311.513.52.6
May13° / 10°6110.815.23.6
Jun16° / 13°6110.616.14.6
Jul17° / 15°6110.515.75.6
Aug18° / 15°7011.214.35.6
Sep16° / 14°6110.312.45.0
Oct14° / 12°10414.510.53.7
Nov12° / 11215.48.82.6
Dec10° / 10915.17.92.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Plymouth gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.6 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in June

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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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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29190
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Wind in June

Winds average 19 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in June

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Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of June to 16 h 12 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 4:18 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 8:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:188:10
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3016.24:158:25

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.82 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Plymouth?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Plymouth for sightseeing.

What to pack for Plymouth in June

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

In June, Plymouth sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Plymouth 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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
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Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov13Bracing
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UV index in Plymouth in June

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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 Plymouth peaks around August 13 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
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Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Plymouth?

Plymouth sits at 50.4°N, 4.1°W, 14 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Plymstock, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Plymouth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plymouth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Plymouth is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and water (29%) within 3 km, water (36%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

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110 m
16 km
492 m
80 km
651 m
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June weather nearby: Plymstock 4.0 km · Saltash 7.0 km · Paignton 41 km · Newton Abbot 41 km · Bodmin 43 km · Brixham 45 km · St Austell 45 km · Torquay 45 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 Plymouth (50.3715°, -4.143°, elevation 14 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).