Poplar Bluff weather in June

In June, Poplar Bluff sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 10 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-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 35% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Poplar Bluff's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poplar Bluff's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
68°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
10 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:47 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
55%
6th clearest
Wind
6 mph
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Poplar Bluff is city in and county seat of Butler County, Missouri, United States.

Density
505/km²
people per km²

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 Poplar Bluff reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 9°F warmer than May and about 3°F cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Poplar Bluff

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 11 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
11
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.

Poplar Bluff weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan45° / 29°3.68.71.69.81.0
Feb50° / 32°3.37.91.310.62.2
Mar59° / 40°4.711.40.711.74.5
Apr69° / 50°5.210.9012.96.2
May77° / 60°4.912.8013.96.3
Jun86° / 68°3.410014.55.0
Jul89° / 72°3.010.9014.34.0
Aug88° / 69°2.98.7013.44.6
Sep82° / 62°3.37.4012.26.6
Oct70° / 50°3.88.30.1117.0
Nov58° / 40°4.290.4104.4
Dec48° / 32°3.78.61.19.51.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Poplar Bluff gets around 3.4 in of rain over 10 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 33% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115182037100
214182037110
313182037120
412182037130
511182036140
610182036160
710172036170
89172035180
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Wind in June

Winds average 6 mph in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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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 4:49 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:497:09
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314.44:497:10
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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 6.52 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 6.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Poplar Bluff?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Poplar Bluff in June

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

In June, Poplar Bluff sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Poplar Bluff 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 Poplar Bluff peaks around June 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Poplar Bluff 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 Poplar Bluff is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1317 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Poplar Bluff?

Poplar Bluff sits at 36.8°N, 90.4°W, 361 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sikeston, 45 mi away.

Topography around Poplar Bluff

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Poplar Bluff has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 ft around an average of 361 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,270 ft.

The land around Poplar Bluff is covered by trees (50%) within 2 miles, trees (45%) and cropland (40%) within 10 miles, and trees (50%) and cropland (40%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
164 ft
10 miles
344 ft
50 miles
1,270 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Sikeston 45 mi · Paragould 48 mi · Cape Girardeau 62 mi · Jonesboro 65 mi · Farmington 71 mi · Dyersburg 75 mi · Carbondale 93 mi · Paducah 101 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 Poplar Bluff (36.757°, -90.3929°, elevation 361 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).