Bowling Green weather in June

In June, Bowling Green sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 4.0 in of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 83°F in the first days to 87°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of June to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Bowling Green's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bowling Green's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
67°
10th coldest
Rainfall
4.0 in
12.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:30 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
5 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Bowling Green is city and county seat of Warren, Kentucky, United States.

Density
645/km²
people per km²
Founded
1798

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 83°F in the first days to 87°F by the end.

A typical June day in Bowling Green reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 8°F warmer than May and about 3°F cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Bowling Green

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 2 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
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bowling Green weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan45° / 30°4.010.22.19.81.0
Feb49° / 33°4.29.91.910.62.0
Mar59° / 40°4.911.90.911.74.3
Apr69° / 49°5.111.60.112.96.1
May77° / 59°4.811.90146.4
Jun85° / 67°4.012.5014.54.9
Jul88° / 71°3.811.7014.34.2
Aug87° / 69°3.310.3013.44.6
Sep82° / 62°3.58.2012.36.5
Oct70° / 50°3.780.1117.0
Nov57° / 40°3.89.20.3104.3
Dec48° / 33°4.610.71.39.51.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44654
54654
64753
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Bowling Green gets around 4.0 in of rain over 12.5 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
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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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11919223460
21819223470
31718223570
41618233580
51518233590
615172336100
714172236100
813162237110
913162237120
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Wind in June

Winds average 5 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of June to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 4:33 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:336:54
214.44:336:54
314.44:326:55
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514.44:326:56
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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 6.25 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 6.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Bowling Green?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bowling Green in June

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

In June, Bowling Green sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1518 µg/m³Nov 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bowling Green?

Bowling Green sits at 37.0°N, 86.4°W, 528 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Springfield, 41 mi away.

Topography around Bowling Green

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bowling Green has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 ft around an average of 509 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 856 ft.

The land around Bowling Green is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, trees (42%) and grassland (35%) within 10 miles, and trees (52%), grassland (27%) and cropland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
253 ft
10 miles
449 ft
50 miles
856 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Springfield 41 mi · Gallatin 42 mi · Hendersonville 48 mi · Goodlettsville 48 mi · Lebanon 55 mi · Mount Juliet 55 mi · Hermitage 56 mi · Elizabethtown 58 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 Bowling Green (36.9903°, -86.4436°, elevation 528 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).