Sittingbourne weather in June

In June, Sittingbourne sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of June to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sittingbourne's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sittingbourne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
16 h 18 min
3:47 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Sittingbourne is industrial town in Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical June day in Sittingbourne reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°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 Sittingbourne

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.

Sittingbourne weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5410.90.78.21.0
Feb / 459.51.19.61.1
Mar10° / 43100.411.52.2
Apr13° / 5011.20.113.53.5
May16° / 5710.5015.34.9
Jun19° / 12°5810016.35.9
Jul22° / 14°5911.1015.96.4
Aug22° / 14°6510.5014.46.4
Sep19° / 12°509.6012.45.9
Oct15° / 6110.7010.44.2
Nov10° / 61110.18.62.3
Dec / 6011.50.97.71.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
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63466
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sittingbourne gets around 58 mm of rain over 10 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
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436
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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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185150
283161
383161
482171
581181
681181
781181
880191
980191
1079192
1179192
1278202
1378202
1477203
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1875214
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2074224
2173234
2272244
2370255
2469265
2568275
2667285
2766295
2865305
2962326
3061336

Wind in June

Winds average 14 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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514light breeze
614light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of June to 16 h 18 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 3:54 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 8:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.03:547:55
216.03:537:56
316.13:537:57
416.13:527:58
516.13:517:59
616.23:518:00
716.23:508:01
816.23:508:02
916.23:498:03
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1116.33:488:04
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1416.33:478:06
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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 5.97 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 5.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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296.0Intense
306.0Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Sittingbourne?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Sittingbourne for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sittingbourne in June

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

In June, Sittingbourne sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sittingbourne in June

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sittingbourne?

Sittingbourne sits at 51.3°N, 0.7°E, 16 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Faversham, 11 km away.

Topography around Sittingbourne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sittingbourne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m.

The land around Sittingbourne is covered by cropland (28%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (26%), cropland (26%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Faversham 11 km · Gillingham 14 km · Chatham 15 km · Rochester 17 km · Maidstone 17 km · Strood 19 km · Whitstable 20 km · Southend-on-Sea 22 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 Sittingbourne (51.3413°, 0.7328°, elevation 16 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).