Butte weather in June

In June, Butte sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 40°F, with 3.3 in of precipitation across 13.8 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 61°F in the first days to 70°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of June to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Butte's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butte's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 65°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 40°; 10th coldest
Precipitation: 3.3 in; 13.8 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 30 min; 4:44 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 6th clearest
Wind: 5 mph; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Butte is consolidated city-county (with Silver Bow County) in Montana, United States.

Density: 18/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1864

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 61°F in the first days to 70°F by the end.

A typical June day in Butte reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 40°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 9°F warmer than May and about 11°F 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 (°F)	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	68	69	69	69	70	71	71	71
Avg low (°F)	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	61	37
2	61	37
3	61	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	63	39
11	63	39
12	63	39
13	64	39
14	64	39
15	64	40
16	65	40
17	65	40
18	65	40
19	66	40
20	66	41
21	67	41
22	67	41
23	68	42
24	69	42
25	69	42
26	69	42
27	70	43
28	71	43
29	71	43
30	71	44

How June really feels in Butte

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

Butte weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 9°	0.9	6.9	8.1	8.9	0.0
Feb	30° / 11°	0.9	6.9	8.1	10	0.0
Mar	38° / 17°	1.4	9.8	9.4	11.6	0.0
Apr	45° / 24°	2.2	11.7	9	13.3	1.0
May	56° / 33°	3.1	14.8	4.2	14.7	3.2
Jun	65° / 40°	3.3	13.8	1.3	15.5	5.3
Jul	76° / 46°	1.5	8.6	0.1	15.2	7.3
Aug	76° / 45°	1.1	7	0.1	14	7.7
Sep	65° / 38°	1.4	6.6	1	12.3	6.3
Oct	49° / 28°	1.3	8.2	4.5	10.7	2.3
Nov	35° / 16°	1.2	7.6	7.3	9.2	0.0
Dec	26° / 7°	1.0	7.4	8.6	8.5	0.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	35	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	38	40	40	42	42	45	45	48	48	50	52	53	54	56	57	59	60	60	61	63
Cloudier (%)	65	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	62	60	60	58	58	55	55	52	52	50	48	47	46	44	43	41	40	40	39	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	38	62
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	50	50
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	56	44
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	63	37

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Butte gets around 3.3 in of rain and snow over 13.8 wet days in June, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 46% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	38	37	36
Snow chance (%)	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	9
2	51	8
3	51	8
4	51	8
5	50	8
6	50	8
7	50	8
8	50	7
9	50	7
10	51	7
11	51	7
12	51	6
13	50	6
14	50	6
15	49	5
16	49	4
17	48	4
18	47	3
19	46	3
20	45	2
21	44	2
22	43	2
23	42	1
24	41	1
25	40	1
26	39	1
27	38	1
28	38	1
29	37	1
30	36	0

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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.

	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 (mph)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
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10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
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14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
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18	5	calm
19	5	calm
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24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of June to 15 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 4:50 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 8:19 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)	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5
Sunrise (AM)	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:48	4:47	4:47	4:46	4:46	4:46	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:44	4:44	4:44	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:46	4:46	4:46	4:47	4:47	4:48
Sunset (PM)	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:08	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:14	8:15	8:15	8:16	8:16	8:17	8:17	8:17	8:18	8:18	8:18	8:19	8:19	8:19	8:19	8:19	8:19	8:19	8:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.3	4:50	8:06
2	15.3	4:49	8:07
3	15.3	4:48	8:08
4	15.3	4:48	8:08
5	15.4	4:47	8:09
6	15.4	4:47	8:10
7	15.4	4:46	8:11
8	15.4	4:46	8:12
9	15.4	4:46	8:12
10	15.5	4:45	8:13
11	15.5	4:45	8:14
12	15.5	4:45	8:14
13	15.5	4:45	8:15
14	15.5	4:45	8:15
15	15.5	4:45	8:16
16	15.5	4:44	8:16
17	15.5	4:44	8:17
18	15.5	4:44	8:17
19	15.5	4:45	8:17
20	15.6	4:45	8:18
21	15.6	4:45	8:18
22	15.6	4:45	8:18
23	15.6	4:45	8:19
24	15.6	4:45	8:19
25	15.6	4:46	8:19
26	15.5	4:46	8:19
27	15.5	4:46	8:19
28	15.5	4:47	8:19
29	15.5	4:47	8:19
30	15.5	4:48	8:19

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 6.96 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)	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.6	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.9	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	6.9	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	7.1	Intense
20	7.1	Intense
21	7.2	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.3	Intense
25	7.3	Intense
26	7.3	Intense
27	7.3	Intense
28	7.4	Intense
29	7.4	Intense
30	7.4	Intense

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Butte?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Butte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Butte in June

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

In June, Butte sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 40°F. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Butte in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Butte peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	5	5	7	8	9	7	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Butte 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 Butte is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	7	10	10	10	9	16	21	30	9	7	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	7	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	9	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Butte?

Butte sits at 46.0°N, 112.5°W, 5,538 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Helena, 47 mi away.

Topography around Butte

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Butte has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,060 ft around an average of 5,617 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,494 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,228 ft.

The land around Butte is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (36%) within 2 miles, trees (49%) and grassland (43%) within 10 miles, and trees (48%) and grassland (46%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

1,060 ft

artificial surfaces 40%

10 miles

3,494 ft

trees 49%

50 miles

7,228 ft

trees 48%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen

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

June weather nearby: Helena 47 mi · Bozeman 75 mi · Missoula 92 mi · Great Falls 119 mi · Rexburg 155 mi · Kalispell 173 mi · Idaho Falls 177 mi · Whitefish 186 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

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 Butte (46.0038°, -112.5347°, elevation 5,538 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	61	37
2	61	37
3	61	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	63	39
11	63	39
12	63	39
13	64	39
14	64	39
15	64	40
16	65	40
17	65	40
18	65	40
19	66	40
20	66	41
21	67	41
22	67	41
23	68	42
24	69	42
25	69	42
26	69	42
27	70	43
28	71	43
29	71	43
30	71	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	38	62
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	50	50
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	56	44
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	63	37

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	9
2	51	8
3	51	8
4	51	8
5	50	8
6	50	8
7	50	8
8	50	7
9	50	7
10	51	7
11	51	7
12	51	6
13	50	6
14	50	6
15	49	5
16	49	4
17	48	4
18	47	3
19	46	3
20	45	2
21	44	2
22	43	2
23	42	1
24	41	1
25	40	1
26	39	1
27	38	1
28	38	1
29	37	1
30	36	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	61	37
2	61	37
3	61	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	63	39
11	63	39
12	63	39
13	64	39
14	64	39
15	64	40
16	65	40
17	65	40
18	65	40
19	66	40
20	66	41
21	67	41
22	67	41
23	68	42
24	69	42
25	69	42
26	69	42
27	70	43
28	71	43
29	71	43
30	71	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	38	62
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	50	50
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	56	44
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	63	37

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	9
2	51	8
3	51	8
4	51	8
5	50	8
6	50	8
7	50	8
8	50	7
9	50	7
10	51	7
11	51	7
12	51	6
13	50	6
14	50	6
15	49	5
16	49	4
17	48	4
18	47	3
19	46	3
20	45	2
21	44	2
22	43	2
23	42	1
24	41	1
25	40	1
26	39	1
27	38	1
28	38	1
29	37	1
30	36	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	61	37
2	61	37
3	61	38
4	62	38
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	63	39
11	63	39
12	63	39
13	64	39
14	64	39
15	64	40
16	65	40
17	65	40
18	65	40
19	66	40
20	66	41
21	67	41
22	67	41
23	68	42
24	69	42
25	69	42
26	69	42
27	70	43
28	71	43
29	71	43
30	71	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	37	63
11	38	62
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	50	50
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	56	44
25	57	43
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	63	37

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	52	9
2	51	8
3	51	8
4	51	8
5	50	8
6	50	8
7	50	8
8	50	7
9	50	7
10	51	7
11	51	7
12	51	6
13	50	6
14	50	6
15	49	5
16	49	4
17	48	4
18	47	3
19	46	3
20	45	2
21	44	2
22	43	2
23	42	1
24	41	1
25	40	1
26	39	1
27	38	1
28	38	1
29	37	1
30	36	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100