Keene weather in June

In June, Keene sees average daytime highs of 75°F and overnight lows near 55°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 71°F in the first days to 79°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 14 h 54 min at the start of June to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Keene's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keene's year-round climate.

Daytime high
75°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
55°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
11.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:15 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
6 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Keene is city in New Hampshire, United States.

Density
240/km²
people per km²
Founded
1736

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 71°F in the first days to 79°F by the end.

A typical June day in Keene reaches about 75°F in the afternoon and slips back to 55°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 64°F and 86°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 10°F warmer than May and about 5°F cooler than July.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17151
27152
37152
47252
57252
67253
77253
87353
97353
107354
117454
127454
137455
147455
157555
167556
177656
187656
197656
207657
217757
227757
237758
247858
257858
267858
277859
287959
297959
307959

How June really feels in Keene

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
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.

Keene weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 14°3.19.57.19.20.0
Feb33° / 15°2.98.7710.20.0
Mar41° / 24°3.710.76.211.60.3
Apr54° / 36°3.6112.413.13.2
May65° / 46°3.111.30.114.45.6
Jun75° / 55°3.411.9015.16.4
Jul80° / 61°3.310014.86.5
Aug78° / 59°3.29.5013.86.8
Sep71° / 51°3.48.6012.36.7
Oct58° / 40°4.09.60.510.84.3
Nov46° / 31°3.39.62.59.51.1
Dec35° / 21°4.010.16.28.90.0

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 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44060
54060
64060
74159
84159
94159
104159
114159
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184258
194258
204258
214357
224456
234357
244357
254456
264456
274555
284654
294753
304753

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Keene gets around 3.4 in of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
538
638
738
838
938
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1640
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2539
2639
2738
2838
2937
3037

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17516810
27417810
37317910
47217920
57118920
67118920
770181020
870181020
968181031
1066191131
1166191131
1265191231
1362201341
1461201441
1559211541
1657211651
1756211751
1855211761
1953221861
2051221971
2150222071
2248232081
2346232191
2445242191
25432422101
26422522101
27412622111
28402622121
29392722121
30382721131

Wind in June

Winds average 6 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of June to 15 h 06 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 4:19 AM to 4:18 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.94:197:14
214.94:187:15
315.04:187:16
415.04:187:17
515.04:177:17
615.04:177:18
715.04:167:19
815.14:167:19
915.14:167:20
1015.14:167:21
1115.14:157:21
1215.14:157:22
1315.14:157:22
1415.14:157:23
1515.14:157:23
1615.14:157:24
1715.24:157:24
1815.24:157:25
1915.24:157:25
2015.24:157:25
2115.24:157:26
2215.24:157:26
2315.24:167:26
2415.24:167:26
2515.24:167:26
2615.24:167:26
2715.24:177:26
2815.24:177:27
2915.14:187:27
3015.14:187:26

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 5.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Keene?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Keene for sightseeing.

What to pack for Keene in June

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

In June, Keene sees daytime highs around 75°F and nights near 55°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Keene in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Keene peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Keene?

Keene sits at 42.9°N, 72.3°W, 486 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Gardner, 29 mi away.

Topography around Keene

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Keene has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 ft around an average of 600 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,910 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,855 ft.

The land around Keene is covered by trees (71%) within 2 miles, trees (91%) within 10 miles, and trees (93%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
610 ft
10 miles
2,910 ft
50 miles
3,855 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Gardner 29 mi · Greenfield 29 mi · Fitchburg 34 mi · Bedford 39 mi · Leominster 39 mi · Merrimack 40 mi · Amherst Center 40 mi · Amherst 41 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 Keene (42.9337°, -72.2781°, elevation 486 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).