Northfield weather in June

In June, Northfield sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 4.7 in of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 74°F in the first days to 80°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of June to 15 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Northfield's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Northfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
60°
10th coldest
Rainfall
4.7 in
12.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:33 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
8 mph
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Northfield is city in Minnesota, United States.

Density
913/km²
people per km²
Founded
1855

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 74°F in the first days to 80°F by the end.

A typical June day in Northfield reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 67°F and 86°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 10°F warmer than May and about 4°F cooler than July.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17355
27356
37456
47456
57457
67557
77557
87558
97658
107658
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127659
137759
147760
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308063

How June really feels in Northfield

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.

Northfield 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 1.16.26.290.0
Feb28° / 12°1.15.3510.10.0
Mar40° / 24°2.28.14.311.60.5
Apr55° / 37°3.311.32.313.23.4
May67° / 49°4.612.80.214.65.8
Jun77° / 60°4.712.6015.36.3
Jul81° / 64°3.710.10156.6
Aug78° / 61°4.09.6013.96.9
Sep71° / 53°3.39.2012.36.8
Oct57° / 40°2.58.80.510.74.2
Nov41° / 27°1.96.93.79.40.5
Dec28° / 15°1.56.86.28.70.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44357
54357
64357
74456
84456
94456
104456
114456
124555
134555
144654
154555
164654
174654
184654
194753
204753
214951
224951
235050
245149
255248
265347
275347
285446
295545
305644

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Northfield gets around 4.7 in of rain over 12.6 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 rain averages around 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
143
242
342
442
542
642
742
842
943
1043
1143
1244
1344
1444
1544
1644
1744
1844
1943
2043
2143
2242
2342
2441
2540
2639
2739
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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
163201160
262201260
361211260
459221360
557231370
655241470
753251570
850261680
948281680
1045281891
11422919101
12403020101
13373021111
14353022121
15333023131
16313024131
17302925141
18292926152
19272827162
20272827172
21262727173
22262627183
23252627183
24252527194
25252527194
26242427205
27242427205
28242327215
29232327216
30232326226

Wind in June

Winds average 8 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
168light breeze
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248light breeze
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278light breeze
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298light breeze
308light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of June to 15 h 18 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 4:37 AM to 4:36 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:377:43
215.14:377:44
315.14:367:45
415.24:367:45
515.24:357:46
615.24:357:47
715.24:357:48
815.24:347:48
915.24:347:49
1015.34:347:50
1115.34:347:50
1215.34:337:51
1315.34:337:51
1415.34:337:52
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2015.44:337:54
2115.44:337:55
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2515.44:347:55
2615.34:347:55
2715.34:357:56
2815.34:357:56
2915.34:367:56
3015.34:367:55

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in July 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
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Northfield

In seasonPeak

In June, Northfield sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Northfield's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Northfield?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Northfield for sightseeing.

What to pack for Northfield in June

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

In June, Northfield sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 60°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Northfield 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 Northfield peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highHighModerateLowJun 15UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Northfield?

Northfield sits at 44.5°N, 93.2°W, 912 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Faribault, 12 mi away.

Topography around Northfield

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Northfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 ft around an average of 968 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 791 ft.

The land around Northfield is covered by trees (39%), cropland (25%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, cropland (63%) and trees (21%) within 10 miles, and cropland (56%) and trees (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
226 ft
10 miles
423 ft
50 miles
791 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Faribault 12 mi · Farmington 12 mi · Lakeville 14 mi · Apple Valley 19 mi · Rosemount 19 mi · Prior Lake 22 mi · Burnsville 22 mi · Savage 24 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 Northfield (44.4583°, -93.1616°, elevation 912 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).