Ankeny weather in June

In June, Ankeny sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 5.0 in of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 77°F in the first days to 82°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of June to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Ankeny's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ankeny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
62°
10th coldest
Rainfall
5.0 in
11.9 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:44 AM – 7:45 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
8 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Ankeny is city in Polk County, Iowa, United States.

Density
746/km²
people per km²
Founded
1854

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 77°F in the first days to 82°F by the end.

A typical June day in Ankeny reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 62°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 89°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 9°F warmer than May and about 3°F cooler than July.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17658
27758
37759
47759
57860
67860
77860
87961
97961
107961
118062
128062
138062
148062
158163
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178163
188163
198164
208264
218264
228264
238264
248264
258264
268265
278265
288265
298365
308365

How June really feels in Ankeny

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
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.

Ankeny weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 13°1.26.34.99.30.0
Feb34° / 17°1.56.54.710.30.0
Mar47° / 29°2.68.82.811.71.7
Apr61° / 40°4.411.20.913.14.7
May71° / 52°5.513.70.114.36.0
Jun80° / 62°5.011.90156.2
Jul84° / 66°3.89.5014.75.8
Aug82° / 63°4.09.5013.76.6
Sep75° / 55°3.68.3012.37.2
Oct62° / 42°2.98.10.410.95.6
Nov47° / 30°2.16.71.39.61.8
Dec34° / 19°1.65.94.190.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44753
54852
64852
74753
84852
94951
104852
114852
124852
135050
144951
154951
165050
174951
185050
195149
205149
215248
225347
235446
245446
255545
265545
275644
285743
295743
305743

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Ankeny gets around 5.0 in of rain over 11.9 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 40% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
146
245
345
444
543
643
742
842
942
1041
1141
1241
1340
1440
1540
1640
1740
1839
1939
2039
2138
2238
2337
2437
2537
2636
2736
2836
2935
3035

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 26% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1452120141
2432220151
3412220161
4392320171
5372420181
6352520191
7332520202
8312621212
9292621223
10272622223
11252622233
12232623244
13212624254
14202524265
15182525276
16172426276
17162326287
18152226297
19152226298
20142127308
21132127319
221320273110
231220263110
241220263211
251120263212
261120253212
271020253213
281020243214
29920243215
30920243215

Wind in June

Winds average 8 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
168light breeze
178light breeze
188light breeze
198light breeze
208light breeze
218light breeze
228light breeze
238light breeze
248light breeze
258light breeze
268light breeze
278light breeze
288light breeze
298light breeze
308light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of June to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:48 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.84:487:36
214.84:487:37
314.84:477:37
414.94:477:38
514.94:467:39
614.94:467:39
714.94:467:40
814.94:457:41
914.94:457:41
1015.04:457:42
1115.04:457:43
1215.04:457:43
1315.04:447:44
1415.04:447:44
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1715.04:447:45
1815.04:447:46
1915.04:447:46
2015.04:457:46
2115.04:457:47
2215.04:457:47
2315.04:457:47
2415.04:457:47
2515.04:467:47
2615.04:467:48
2715.04:467:48
2815.04:477:48
2915.04:477:48
3015.04:477:48

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Ankeny?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Ankeny for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ankeny in June

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

In June, Ankeny sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 62°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Ankeny in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ankeny peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ankeny in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ankeny is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 2016 µg/m³Oct 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct7Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ankeny?

Ankeny sits at 41.7°N, 93.6°W, 991 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Johnston, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Ankeny

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Ankeny.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Ankeny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 ft around an average of 955 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 ft.

The land around Ankeny is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), grassland (28%) and trees (24%) within 2 miles, cropland (44%) and trees (21%) within 10 miles, and cropland (67%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
135 ft
10 miles
272 ft
50 miles
719 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Johnston 6.2 mi · Des Moines 8.7 mi · Urbandale 8.7 mi · Altoona 9.3 mi · Clive 11 mi · West Des Moines 12 mi · Waukee 17 mi · Ames 21 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 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 Ankeny (41.7297°, -93.6058°, elevation 991 ft), 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).