Gilroy weather in June

In June, Gilroy sees average daytime highs of 75°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 73°F in the first days to 77°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Gilroy's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gilroy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
75°
4th warmest
Overnight low
53°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:51 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
20%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Gilroy is city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

Density
1,272/km²
people per km²
Founded
1870

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 73°F in the first days to 77°F by the end.

A typical June day in Gilroy reaches about 75°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 67°F and 84°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 5°F warmer than May and about 3°F cooler than July.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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Gilroy weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 41°3.48.39.74.6
Feb60° / 43°3.48.510.65.0
Mar63° / 45°2.5811.76.0
Apr66° / 47°1.14.612.97.1
May70° / 50°0.52.8148.1
Jun75° / 53°0.10.614.59.2
Jul79° / 57°0.00.214.39.2
Aug79° / 57°0.00.113.49.2
Sep78° / 56°0.10.412.39.2
Oct73° / 51°0.71.9118.7
Nov64° / 45°1.44.7106.7
Dec58° / 40°3.07.79.54.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28317
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48317
58317
68317
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88515
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27937
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30937

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Gilroy gets around 0.1 in of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19280
29280
39280
49280
59280
69280
79280
89280
99280
109280
119280
129280
139280
149190
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2186131
2285141
2384151
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2582171
2681181
2780191
2879201
2979201
3078211

Wind in June

Winds average 5 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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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 4:53 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:537:14
214.44:537:15
314.44:537:16
414.44:527:16
514.44:527:17
614.44:527:17
714.44:527:18
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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 7.96 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 7.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.7Intense
47.7Intense
57.7Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Gilroy?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Gilroy for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Gilroy in June

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

In June, Gilroy sees daytime highs around 75°F and nights near 53°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Gilroy in June

The nearest coast averages about 55°F in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 mi away) is warmest in September at about 58°F and coldest in April near 54°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

52°54°56°58°60°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan55Bracing
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Mar55Bracing
Apr54Bracing
May54Bracing
Jun55Bracing
Jul57Bracing
Aug58Bracing
Sep58Bracing
Oct58Bracing
Nov56Bracing
Dec55Bracing

UV index in Gilroy in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gilroy peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Gilroy 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 Gilroy is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (June, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1920 µg/m³Jun 135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul8Good
Aug22Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gilroy?

Gilroy sits at 37.0°N, 121.6°W, 200 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Morgan Hill, 9.9 mi away.

Topography around Gilroy

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Gilroy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 ft around an average of 217 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,871 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,161 ft.

The land around Gilroy is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and cropland (25%) within 2 miles, trees (38%) and grassland (36%) within 10 miles, and grassland (39%) and trees (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
640 ft
10 miles
2,871 ft
50 miles
5,161 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Morgan Hill 9.9 mi · Watsonville 12 mi · Hollister 14 mi · Prunedale 17 mi · Live Oak 23 mi · Salinas 23 mi · Santa Cruz 25 mi · Marina 25 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 Gilroy (37.0058°, -121.5683°, elevation 200 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).