Dodge City weather in June

In June, Dodge City sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 89°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in June, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of June to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Dodge City's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dodge City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
63°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
9.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:22 AM – 7:58 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
11 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Dodge City is city in and county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States.

Density
741/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

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 82°F in the first days to 89°F by the end.

A typical June day in Dodge City reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 75°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 10°F warmer than May and about 5°F cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Dodge City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Dodge City 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
Jan44° / 23°0.73.22.39.71.0
Feb48° / 26°0.93.72.410.52.1
Mar58° / 33°1.661.911.74.8
Apr67° / 42°2.27.20.612.96.7
May76° / 53°3.49.60147.0
Jun86° / 63°3.39.4014.65.2
Jul91° / 68°2.48.5014.33.9
Aug89° / 66°2.68.8013.54.6
Sep82° / 58°1.56012.37.1
Oct69° / 45°2.15.80.4117.5
Nov56° / 33°0.93.71104.6
Dec45° / 25°1.13.92.69.41.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Dodge City gets around 3.3 in of rain over 9.4 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 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the humid band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14232243
24032253
33931273
43731284
53631304
63430315
73330325
83129346
93029357
102928367
112727378
122627389
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Wind in June

Winds average 11 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of June to 14 h 36 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 5:25 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 8:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:257:50
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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 7.07 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 7.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Dodge City?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dodge City in June

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

In June, Dodge City sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 63°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Dodge City in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dodge City peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dodge City?

Dodge City sits at 37.8°N, 100.0°W, 2,493 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Garden City, 49 mi away.

Topography around Dodge City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Dodge City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft around an average of 2,530 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,207 ft.

The land around Dodge City is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 2 miles, cropland (68%) and grassland (29%) within 10 miles, and cropland (58%) and grassland (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
190 ft
10 miles
331 ft
50 miles
1,207 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Garden City 49 mi · Liberal 70 mi · Great Bend 80 mi · Hays 86 mi · Hutchinson 116 mi · Wichita 147 mi · Newton 147 mi · Salina 150 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 Dodge City (37.7528°, -100.0171°, elevation 2,493 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).