Rottingdean weather in June

In June, Rottingdean sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 48 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 16.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Rottingdean's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rottingdean's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
3:53 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Rottingdean is village in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, 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 16°C by the end.

A typical June day in Rottingdean reaches about 15°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 13°C and 17°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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Rottingdean 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9814.40.58.21.3
Feb / 6711.60.69.71.1
Mar / 5310.10.311.51.6
Apr10° / 489.2013.52.5
May13° / 10°478.5015.23.6
Jun15° / 13°488.7016.24.7
Jul17° / 15°508.6015.85.9
Aug18° / 16°639.1014.36.1
Sep17° / 15°6810.7012.45.4
Oct15° / 12°11414.3010.43.9
Nov12° / 12315.908.72.5
Dec / 11114.60.47.81.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
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54555
64456
74555
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Rottingdean gets around 48 mm of rain over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
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1628
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2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2528
2628
2729
2829
2929
3030

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29370
39280
49190
59190
690100
789110
888120
987130
1086140
1185150
1284160
1383170
1482180
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2269301
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2563361
2661381
2759401
2857421
2955441
3052462

Wind in June

Winds average 21 km/h in June, the calmest month.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 20 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
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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 4:00 AM to 3:56 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 8:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:007:56
216.03:597:57
316.03:587:58
416.03:587:59
516.03:578:00
616.13:568:01
716.13:568:02
816.13:558:02
916.13:558:03
1016.23:548:04
1116.23:548:05
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1416.23:538:07
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1816.33:538:09
1916.33:538:09
2016.33:538:10
2116.33:538:10
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2416.33:548:11
2516.33:548:11
2616.33:548:11
2716.33:558:11
2816.33:558:11
2916.33:568:11
3016.23:568:11

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.81 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Rottingdean

In seasonPeak

None of Rottingdean's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Rottingdean's rainy season runs August–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Rottingdean?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Rottingdean for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rottingdean in June

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

In June, Rottingdean sees daytime highs around 15°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 Rottingdean in June

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 21 km away) is warmest in September at about 17°C and coldest in March near 8°C.

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

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Rottingdean 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 Rottingdean peaks around August 10 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rottingdean?

Rottingdean sits at 50.8°N, 0.1°W, 37 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Peacehaven, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Rottingdean

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rottingdean has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Rottingdean is covered by water (36%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, water (46%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and water (37%), grassland (23%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
301 m
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June weather nearby: Peacehaven 4.0 km · Brighton 6.0 km · Hove 8.0 km · Lewes 9.0 km · Portslade 12 km · Seaford 12 km · Shoreham-by-Sea 15 km · Burgess Hill 17 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 Rottingdean (50.8098°, -0.0594°, elevation 37 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).