Kannapolis weather in June

In June, Kannapolis sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 83°F in the first days to 88°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of June to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kannapolis's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kannapolis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
67°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
12.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:11 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kannapolis is city in North Carolina, United States.

Density
548/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 88°F by the end.

A typical June day in Kannapolis reaches about 86°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 93°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 7°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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How June really feels in Kannapolis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 5 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
5
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.

Kannapolis weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 33°3.79.71.29.92.5
Feb54° / 36°3.38.61.110.73.4
Mar62° / 42°4.210.20.411.75.4
Apr71° / 51°3.59.1012.96.8
May79° / 59°3.110.2013.86.6
Jun86° / 67°3.912.8014.44.7
Jul89° / 71°3.814.3014.23.8
Aug87° / 70°3.812.2013.34.5
Sep81° / 63°4.09.3012.26.4
Oct71° / 52°3.27.1011.17.2
Nov61° / 41°3.37.50.110.15.5
Dec53° / 36°3.79.10.59.63.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34852
44753
54753
64753
74753
84852
94852
104951
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125149
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kannapolis gets around 3.9 in of rain over 12.8 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
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543
643
743
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2641
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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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1211925305
2201925316
3191825326
4181725337
5171725347
6161625358
7151625368
8141525379
91314263710
101314263810
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121113263912
131112264012
141012264013
15912264113
16811264213
17811254214
18711254314
19611254414
20611244415
21610244515
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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 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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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of June to 14 h 24 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 5:14 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:147:26
214.25:137:27
314.25:137:28
414.35:137:28
514.35:127:29
614.35:127:30
714.35:127:30
814.35:127:31
914.35:127:31
1014.35:117:32
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1214.45:117:33
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2014.45:127:36
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2514.45:137:37
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2814.45:147:37
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3014.45:147:37

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.19 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 6.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
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296.3Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Kannapolis?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kannapolis in June

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

In June, Kannapolis sees daytime highs around 86°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 Kannapolis 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 Kannapolis peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 11UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kannapolis 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 Kannapolis is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2418 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kannapolis?

Kannapolis sits at 35.5°N, 80.6°W, 801 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Concord, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Kannapolis

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Kannapolis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 758 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,474 ft.

The land around Kannapolis is covered by trees (64%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (72%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
210 ft
10 miles
581 ft
50 miles
2,474 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Concord 5.6 mi · Mooresville 12 mi · Cornelius 14 mi · Huntersville 14 mi · Salisbury 15 mi · Mint Hill 21 mi · Charlotte 22 mi · Statesville 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 Kannapolis (35.4874°, -80.6217°, elevation 801 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).