Washington weather in June

In June, Washington sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 60 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 17 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°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 Washington's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Washington's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 60 mm; 11.5 wet days
Daylight: 17 hours; 3:35 AM – 8:37 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 12th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Washington is town in the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England.

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

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical June day in Washington reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°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 21°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	9
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	17	10
10	17	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	11
15	17	11
16	17	11
17	17	11
18	17	11
19	18	11
20	18	11
21	18	11
22	18	11
23	18	11
24	18	11
25	18	11
26	18	12
27	18	12
28	18	12
29	18	12
30	18	12

How June really feels in Washington

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Washington weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 3°	53	12.2	1.5	7.6	0.8
Feb	7° / 3°	46	10.9	1.6	9.3	1.0
Mar	9° / 4°	43	10.6	1	11.4	1.9
Apr	12° / 5°	51	11	0.2	13.8	2.8
May	14° / 8°	48	11.3	0	15.8	4.0
Jun	17° / 11°	60	11.5	0	17	5.1
Jul	19° / 13°	61	12	0	16.5	5.7
Aug	19° / 13°	68	12.3	0	14.7	5.6
Sep	17° / 11°	52	9.8	0	12.5	5.2
Oct	13° / 8°	58	11.8	0	10.2	3.5
Nov	10° / 5°	62	12.5	0.3	8.1	2.0
Dec	7° / 3°	59	12.4	1.2	7	1.0

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 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Cloudier (%)	74	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Washington gets around 60 mm of rain over 11.5 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	39	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	40

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	94	93	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	86	86	85	84	84	83	82	81
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	17
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	4	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	96	4	0
5	96	4	0
6	96	4	0
7	96	4	0
8	95	5	0
9	95	5	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	94	6	0
13	93	7	0
14	91	8	1
15	91	8	1
16	90	9	1
17	90	9	1
18	89	10	1
19	89	10	1
20	89	10	1
21	88	11	1
22	88	11	1
23	86	12	2
24	86	12	2
25	85	13	2
26	84	14	2
27	84	14	2
28	83	15	2
29	82	16	2
30	81	17	2

Wind in June

Winds average 15 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
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26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze

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 3:44 AM to 3:39 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 8:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	16.6	16.7	16.7	16.7	16.8	16.8	16.8	16.9	16.9	16.9	16.9	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.0	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.1	17.0	17.0	17.0
Sunrise (AM)	3:44	3:43	3:42	3:42	3:41	3:40	3:39	3:39	3:38	3:37	3:37	3:36	3:36	3:36	3:35	3:35	3:35	3:35	3:35	3:35	3:35	3:35	3:35	3:36	3:36	3:36	3:37	3:37	3:38	3:39
Sunset (PM)	8:23	8:24	8:25	8:27	8:28	8:29	8:30	8:31	8:32	8:33	8:34	8:35	8:35	8:36	8:37	8:37	8:38	8:38	8:39	8:39	8:40	8:40	8:40	8:40	8:40	8:40	8:40	8:40	8:40	8:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	16.6	3:44	8:23
2	16.7	3:43	8:24
3	16.7	3:42	8:25
4	16.7	3:42	8:27
5	16.8	3:41	8:28
6	16.8	3:40	8:29
7	16.8	3:39	8:30
8	16.9	3:39	8:31
9	16.9	3:38	8:32
10	16.9	3:37	8:33
11	16.9	3:37	8:34
12	17.0	3:36	8:35
13	17.0	3:36	8:35
14	17.0	3:36	8:36
15	17.0	3:35	8:37
16	17.0	3:35	8:37
17	17.0	3:35	8:38
18	17.1	3:35	8:38
19	17.1	3:35	8:39
20	17.1	3:35	8:39
21	17.1	3:35	8:40
22	17.1	3:35	8:40
23	17.1	3:35	8:40
24	17.1	3:36	8:40
25	17.1	3:36	8:40
26	17.1	3:36	8:40
27	17.1	3:37	8:40
28	17.0	3:37	8:40
29	17.0	3:38	8:40
30	17.0	3:39	8:40

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.08 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Washington?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Washington for sightseeing.

What to pack for Washington in June

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

In June, Washington sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Washington 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 6°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	7	7	6	7	9	12	14	15	13	12	10	9
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	7	Bracing
Feb	7	Bracing
Mar	6	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	9	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	15	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	10	Bracing
Dec	9	Bracing

UV index in Washington 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 Washington 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	5	5	6	6	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	6	High
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Washington?

Washington sits at 54.9°N, 1.5°W, 59 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Chester-le-Street, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Washington

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Washington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m.

The land around Washington is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (35%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (26%), grassland (25%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

146 m

artificial surfaces 37%

16 km

286 m

artificial surfaces 26%

80 km

906 m

grassland 51%

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← May Washington year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Chester-le-Street 6.0 km · Felling 7.0 km · Houghton-Le-Spring 7.0 km · Hebburn 8.0 km · Sunderland 9.0 km · Gateshead 9.0 km · Jarrow 9.0 km · Wallsend 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

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 Washington (54.9°, -1.5167°, elevation 59 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	9
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	17	10
10	17	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	11
15	17	11
16	17	11
17	17	11
18	17	11
19	18	11
20	18	11
21	18	11
22	18	11
23	18	11
24	18	11
25	18	11
26	18	12
27	18	12
28	18	12
29	18	12
30	18	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	4	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	96	4	0
5	96	4	0
6	96	4	0
7	96	4	0
8	95	5	0
9	95	5	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	94	6	0
13	93	7	0
14	91	8	1
15	91	8	1
16	90	9	1
17	90	9	1
18	89	10	1
19	89	10	1
20	89	10	1
21	88	11	1
22	88	11	1
23	86	12	2
24	86	12	2
25	85	13	2
26	84	14	2
27	84	14	2
28	83	15	2
29	82	16	2
30	81	17	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	9
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	17	10
10	17	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	11
15	17	11
16	17	11
17	17	11
18	17	11
19	18	11
20	18	11
21	18	11
22	18	11
23	18	11
24	18	11
25	18	11
26	18	12
27	18	12
28	18	12
29	18	12
30	18	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	4	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	96	4	0
5	96	4	0
6	96	4	0
7	96	4	0
8	95	5	0
9	95	5	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	94	6	0
13	93	7	0
14	91	8	1
15	91	8	1
16	90	9	1
17	90	9	1
18	89	10	1
19	89	10	1
20	89	10	1
21	88	11	1
22	88	11	1
23	86	12	2
24	86	12	2
25	85	13	2
26	84	14	2
27	84	14	2
28	83	15	2
29	82	16	2
30	81	17	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	9
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	17	10
10	17	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	11
15	17	11
16	17	11
17	17	11
18	17	11
19	18	11
20	18	11
21	18	11
22	18	11
23	18	11
24	18	11
25	18	11
26	18	12
27	18	12
28	18	12
29	18	12
30	18	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	25	75
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	23	77
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	22	78
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	23	77
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	39
9	39
10	38
11	38
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	38
24	38
25	39
26	39
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	40

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	96	4	0
2	96	4	0
3	96	4	0
4	96	4	0
5	96	4	0
6	96	4	0
7	96	4	0
8	95	5	0
9	95	5	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	94	6	0
13	93	7	0
14	91	8	1
15	91	8	1
16	90	9	1
17	90	9	1
18	89	10	1
19	89	10	1
20	89	10	1
21	88	11	1
22	88	11	1
23	86	12	2
24	86	12	2
25	85	13	2
26	84	14	2
27	84	14	2
28	83	15	2
29	82	16	2
30	81	17	2