Whitehaven weather in June

In June, Whitehaven sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 96 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 16.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-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 14% 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 16 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Whitehaven's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whitehaven's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
17 hours
3:46 AM – 8:43 PM
Cloud cover
71%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Whitehaven is coastal town and port in Cumbria, 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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical June day in Whitehaven 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 2°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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

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.

Whitehaven weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 15418.41.77.60.5
Feb / 12115.31.69.30.5
Mar / 10515.11.311.51.0
Apr10° / 8113.90.313.71.9
May13° / 8613.7015.83.1
Jun15° / 11°9614.6016.93.9
Jul17° / 13°11217016.44.3
Aug17° / 13°13518.1014.74.2
Sep15° / 11°13015.8012.53.8
Oct12° / 16618.1010.22.6
Nov / 16919.40.48.21.5
Dec / 16818.51.27.10.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33763
43763
53664
63664
73565
83367
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123169
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Whitehaven gets around 96 mm of rain over 14.6 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 49% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29640
39640
49550
59550
69460
79460
89460
99370
109370
119280
129280
139280
149190
159190
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2484151
2583161
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2782171
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Wind in June

Winds average 16 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 36 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 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 3:55 AM to 3:49 AM, and sunset from 8:29 PM to 8:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.63:558:29
216.63:548:30
316.63:538:32
416.73:528:33
516.73:518:34
616.73:508:35
716.83:508:36
816.83:498:37
916.83:488:38
1016.93:488:39
1116.93:478:40
1216.93:478:41
1316.93:478:41
1416.93:468:42
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1817.03:468:44
1917.03:468:45
2017.03:468:45
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2817.03:488:46
2917.03:488:46
3016.93:498:46

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.04 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is June a good time to visit Whitehaven?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Whitehaven.

What to pack for Whitehaven in June

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

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

rain geara warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Whitehaven in June

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 16°C and coldest in February 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
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Whitehaven 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 Whitehaven peaks around May 23 at about 5 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Whitehaven?

Whitehaven sits at 54.5°N, 3.6°W, 19 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Workington, 11 km away.

Morecambe

Topography around Whitehaven

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Whitehaven has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 639 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Whitehaven is covered by water (36%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, water (53%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
639 m
80 km
961 m
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June weather nearby: Workington 11 km · Windermere 48 km · Barrow in Furness 54 km · Penrith 55 km · Carlisle 57 km · Dumfries 58 km · Kendal 59 km · Morecambe 71 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 Whitehaven (54.549°, -3.5841°, elevation 19 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).