Shrewsbury weather in June

In June, Shrewsbury sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 16.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of June to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Shrewsbury's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shrewsbury's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
16 h 36 min
3:54 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover
73%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Shrewsbury is county town of Shropshire, England.

Density
2,021/km²
people per km²
Founded
1189

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical June day in Shrewsbury reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Shrewsbury

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.

Shrewsbury weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5412.41.27.90.9
Feb / 4710.51.39.51.1
Mar10° / 4911.10.811.52.0
Apr12° / 5411.80.313.63.1
May15° / 6111.6015.54.4
Jun18° / 10°6411.1016.55.5
Jul20° / 12°5911.3016.16.0
Aug20° / 12°5811.3014.55.8
Sep17° / 10°539.7012.45.3
Oct14° / 6311.50.110.33.6
Nov10° / 6212.40.48.52.0
Dec / 6312.20.97.51.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42674
52674
62674
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122575
132377
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Shrewsbury gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.1 wet days in June, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1238
1338
1438
1537
1637
1736
1836
1936
2036
2135
2236
2336
2436
2536
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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19271
29181
39181
49181
59091
69091
789101
889101
989101
1088111
1188111
1288111
1387121
1487121
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1886131
1986131
2085141
2184142
2283152
2383152
2482162
2581172
2681172
2780182
2879192
2978202
3077212

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 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
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of June to 16 h 36 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 4:01 AM to 3:57 AM, and sunset from 8:16 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:018:16
216.34:018:17
316.34:008:18
416.33:598:19
516.43:588:20
616.43:588:21
716.43:578:22
816.43:568:23
916.53:568:24
1016.53:558:25
1116.53:558:26
1216.53:548:26
1316.53:548:27
1416.63:548:28
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.99 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 4.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 4.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Shrewsbury?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Shrewsbury for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shrewsbury in June

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

In June, Shrewsbury sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shrewsbury?

Shrewsbury sits at 52.7°N, 2.8°W, 75 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Wellington, 16 km away.

Topography around Shrewsbury

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shrewsbury has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 886 m.

The land around Shrewsbury is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
422 m
80 km
886 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Wellington 16 km · Telford 21 km · Oswestry 26 km · Ryton 29 km · Loughton 33 km · Rhosllannerchrugog 39 km · Wrexham 41 km · Nantwich 43 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 Shrewsbury (52.7101°, -2.7521°, elevation 75 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. 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).