Stanley weather in June

In June, Stanley sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 73 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 17 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 36 min at the start of June to 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Stanley's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stanley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
3:36 AM – 8:38 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Stanley is town and civil parish in County Durham, 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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical June day in Stanley 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 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1158
2158
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How June really feels in Stanley

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.

Stanley weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6413.63.37.60.4
Feb / 58123.29.30.6
Mar / 5312.12.311.41.4
Apr11° / 5912.40.813.82.4
May14° / 5712.9015.83.5
Jun16° / 10°73130174.6
Jul19° / 11°7313.4016.55.4
Aug18° / 11°7513.4014.75.3
Sep16° / 6210.6012.54.6
Oct12° / 6412.30.110.23.0
Nov / 70130.98.11.5
Dec / 7213.72.370.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32575
42575
52575
62476
72377
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Stanley gets around 73 mm of rain over 13 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
345
445
545
645
745
844
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1143
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49640
59640
69640
79640
89640
99640
109550
119550
129550
139460
149460
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2886131
2985141
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 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 36 min at the start of June to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:45 AM to 3:39 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 8:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.63:458:23
216.73:448:25
316.73:438:26
416.73:428:27
516.83:428:28
616.83:418:29
716.83:408:30
816.93:398:31
916.93:398:32
1016.93:388:33
1116.93:388:34
1217.03:378:35
1317.03:378:36
1417.03:378:37
1517.03:368:37
1617.03:368:38
1717.03:368:38
1817.13:368:39
1917.13:368:39
2017.13:368:40
2117.13:368:40
2217.13:368:40
2317.13:368:41
2417.13:378:41
2517.13:378:41
2617.13:378:41
2717.13:388:41
2817.03:388:41
2917.03:398:41
3017.03:398:40

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 4.89 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
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44.9Bright
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304.8Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Stanley?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Stanley for sightseeing.

What to pack for Stanley in June

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

In June, Stanley sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Stanley 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 at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 6°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
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Mar6Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul14Bracing
Aug15Bracing
Sep13Bracing
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UV index in Stanley 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 Stanley peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 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 10UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stanley?

Stanley sits at 54.9°N, 1.7°W, 225 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Chester-le-Street, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Stanley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stanley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 185 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Stanley is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
906 m
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June weather nearby: Chester-le-Street 8.0 km · Consett 9.0 km · Whickham 9.0 km · Blaydon-on-Tyne 11 km · Gateshead 12 km · Washington 12 km · Felling 12 km · Durham 13 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 Stanley (54.868°, -1.6985°, elevation 225 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).