Badger weather in June

In June, Badger sees average daytime highs of 71°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 1.9 in of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 20.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 68°F in the first days to 73°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 19 h 48 min at the start of June to 20 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Badger's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Badger's year-round climate.

Daytime high
71°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
53°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1.9 in
9.5 wet days
Daylight
20 h 48 min
2:26 AM – 11:15 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Badger is census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States of America.

Density
113/km²
people per km²

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 68°F in the first days to 73°F by the end.

A typical June day in Badger reaches about 71°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 61°F and 81°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 10°F warmer than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How June really feels in Badger

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.

Badger weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -9°0.43.44.74.60.0
Feb13° / -3°0.42.93.97.80.0
Mar25° / 0.32.43.211.20.0
Apr45° / 25°0.42.92.214.71.4
May61° / 41°0.74.80.518.15.4
Jun71° / 53°1.99.5020.66.5
Jul72° / 55°2.210019.56.4
Aug66° / 50°2.310.2016.25.8
Sep55° / 39°1.580.912.73.4
Oct34° / 22°0.85.44.29.20.1
Nov14° / 0.64.35.35.80.0
Dec / -5°0.43.64.63.40.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Badger gets around 1.9 in of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
125
226
327
428
529
629
730
831
931
1031
1131
1232
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1432
1532
1632
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1932
2032
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2832
2932
3032

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23982
24973
25973
26964
27964
28955
29946
30946

Wind in June

Winds average 5 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 19 h 48 min at the start of June to 20 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 2:54 AM to 2:30 AM, and sunset from 10:41 PM to 11:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
119.82:5410:41
219.92:5110:44
320.02:4910:47
420.12:4610:50
520.12:4410:53
620.22:4210:55
720.32:4010:58
820.42:3811:00
920.42:3611:02
1020.52:3411:05
1120.62:3211:07
1220.62:3011:09
1320.72:2911:10
1420.72:2811:12
1520.82:2711:14
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1920.92:2411:18
2020.92:2311:19
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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 5.88 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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305.7Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Badger?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Badger for sightseeing.

What to pack for Badger in June

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

In June, Badger sees daytime highs around 71°F and nights near 53°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Badger 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 Badger peaks around June 20 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 20UV 4Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Badger 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 Badger is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 33.8× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2133 µg/m³Dec 191 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan1Good
Feb3Good
Mar5Good
Apr8Good
May10Good
Jun34Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep3Good
Oct2Good
Nov1Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Badger?

Badger sits at 64.8°N, 147.5°W, 472 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fairbanks, 6.2 mi away.

Dawson CityWhitehorseJuneauTerraceAnadyr

Topography around Badger

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Badger has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 ft around an average of 466 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,411 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,298 ft.

The land around Badger is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, trees (64%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (68%) and grassland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
187 ft
10 miles
1,411 ft
50 miles
4,298 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
June weather nearby: Fairbanks 6.2 mi · Dawson City 247 mi · Eagle River 249 mi · Anchorage 258 mi · Whitehorse 484 mi · Juneau 621 mi · Terrace 963 mi · Anadyr 1,017 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 Badger (64.8°, -147.5333°, elevation 472 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).