Scarborough weather in June

In June, Scarborough sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 68 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 16.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 12% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of June to 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Scarborough's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Scarborough's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
16 h 54 min
3:35 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Scarborough is town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, 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 Scarborough reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Scarborough

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.

Scarborough weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6613.91.67.70.6
Feb / 5511.829.30.7
Mar / 5211.51.411.51.3
Apr10° / 5511.50.413.72.0
May12° / 5110.5015.73.2
Jun15° / 11°6811.9016.84.3
Jul18° / 13°6611.9016.45.4
Aug18° / 13°7212.4014.75.4
Sep16° / 11°6411.3012.54.5
Oct13° / 7413.2010.23.1
Nov / 7913.90.48.21.7
Dec / 7213.41.17.20.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
42971
52971
62971
72971
82773
92773
102773
112773
122674
132674
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152575
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222872
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303169

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Scarborough gets around 68 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
442
542
642
742
841
941
1040
1140
1240
1339
1439
1539
1638
1738
1838
1937
2037
2137
2237
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2537
2637
2737
2838
2938
3038

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99730
109730
119640
129541
139451
149451
159361
169361
179271
189271
199181
209091
219091
2289101
2388111
2487121
2586131
2686140
2785150
2884160
2983170
3082180

Wind in June

Winds average 17 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of June to 16 h 54 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 3:44 AM to 3:38 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.53:448:15
216.63:438:16
316.63:428:17
416.63:418:18
516.73:408:20
616.73:398:21
716.73:398:22
816.73:388:23
916.83:378:24
1016.83:378:25
1116.83:368:25
1216.83:368:26
1316.93:368:27
1416.93:358:28
1516.93:358:28
1616.93:358:29
1716.93:358:30
1816.93:358:30
1916.93:358:30
2016.93:358:31
2116.93:358:31
2216.93:358:31
2316.93:358:32
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2516.93:368:32
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2716.93:368:32
2816.93:378:32
2916.93:378:32
3016.93:388:31

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.3 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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85.3Bright
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105.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Scarborough?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Scarborough for sightseeing.

What to pack for Scarborough in June

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

In June, Scarborough sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Scarborough in June

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March 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
Jan7Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul15Bracing
Aug15Cool
Sep14Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov10Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Scarborough 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 Scarborough peaks around August 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Scarborough?

Scarborough sits at 54.3°N, 0.4°W, 48 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bridlington, 26 km away.

Topography around Scarborough

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Scarborough has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 273 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m.

The land around Scarborough is covered by water (37%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (43%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), water (33%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
273 m
80 km
461 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Bridlington 26 km · Beverley 48 km · Guisborough 51 km · Redcar 57 km · York 57 km · Kingston upon Hull 60 km · Brough 62 km · Middlesbrough 63 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 Scarborough (54.2797°, -0.4044°, elevation 48 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).