Rutherglen weather in June

In June, Rutherglen sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 86 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 17.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 48 min at the start of June to 17 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Rutherglen's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rutherglen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
17 h 12 min
3:40 AM – 8:55 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Rutherglen is town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical June day in Rutherglen reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 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)
1168
2169
3169
4169
5169
6169
7169
8169
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10169
11169
12169
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15169
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How June really feels in Rutherglen

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.

Rutherglen weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 11616.72.97.40.6
Feb / 9614.32.79.20.8
Mar / 8714.51.811.41.5
Apr11° / 7413.90.613.82.5
May14° / 7913.60.2163.7
Jun16° / 10°8614.2017.24.5
Jul18° / 11°9215.6016.74.9
Aug18° / 11°10115.7014.84.9
Sep16° / 8313.4012.54.2
Oct12° / 11015.50.110.12.8
Nov / 105160.481.5
Dec / 11515.81.96.80.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52476
62476
72377
82179
92179
102080
112080
122080
131981
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Rutherglen gets around 86 mm of rain over 14.2 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 47% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
246
346
447
547
647
747
847
947
1047
1147
1247
1347
1447
1547
1647
1747
1847
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2046
2146
2247
2347
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2648
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2948
3048

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39640
49640
59640
69640
79550
89550
99550
109550
119460
129460
139460
149370
159370
169370
179280
189280
199190
209190
2190100
2290100
2389110
2488111
2587121
2687121
2786131
2885141
2984151
3084151

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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1213light breeze
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3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 48 min at the start of June to 17 h 12 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 3:50 AM to 3:43 AM, and sunset from 8:39 PM to 8:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.83:508:39
216.93:488:41
316.93:478:42
416.93:478:43
517.03:468:44
617.03:458:46
717.03:448:47
817.13:438:48
917.13:438:49
1017.13:428:50
1117.23:418:51
1217.23:418:52
1317.23:418:52
1417.23:408:53
1517.23:408:54
1617.23:408:55
1717.33:398:55
1817.33:398:56
1917.33:398:56
2017.33:398:57
2117.33:398:57
2217.33:408:57
2317.33:408:57
2417.33:408:57
2517.33:408:58
2617.33:418:58
2717.33:418:58
2817.33:428:57
2917.23:428:57
3017.23:438:57

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.37 kWh/m² to a high of 4.7 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 4.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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304.5Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Rutherglen?

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
0.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Rutherglen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rutherglen in June

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

In June, Rutherglen sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Rutherglen 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 34 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Rutherglen 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 Rutherglen peaks around June 18 at about 5 (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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rutherglen?

Rutherglen sits at 55.8°N, 4.2°W, 23 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Cambuslang, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Rutherglen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rutherglen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,211 m.

The land around Rutherglen is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
374 m
80 km
1,211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Cambuslang 4.0 km · Glasgow 5.0 km · East Kilbride 8.0 km · Blantyre 8.0 km · Bishopbriggs 9.0 km · High Blantyre 9.0 km · Newton Mearns 10 km · Viewpark 10 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 Rutherglen (55.8289°, -4.2138°, elevation 23 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).