Climate averages 1991–2020
Orkney weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Orkney: daytime highs average 18.6°C and nights cool to about 3.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 9.9 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes June a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 28 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Klerksdorp (14 km away). In June its highs average 18.7°C, about as warm as Orkney, with 8.2 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Orkney ranks joint 39th of 95 for the warmest June highs and 50th of 95 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Orkney is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 18.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.9 mm to 4.6 mm.
The annual picture
June in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Orkney climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 97 | 14.4 | 13.614 h |
| February | 28.3°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 77 | 12.4 | 13.013 h |
| March | 26.9°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 68 | 10.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 24.0°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 40 | 6.9 | 11.511 h |
| May | 21.5°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 19 | 3.1 | 10.811 h |
| June, selected | 18.6°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 9.9 | 1.5 | 10.510 h |
| July | 18.8°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 4.6 | 0.9 | 10.611 h |
| August | 22.1°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 12 | 1.7 | 11.211 h |
| September | 26.6°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 15 | 3.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.3°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 60 | 9.4 | 12.713 h |
| November | 28.7°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 73 | 11.2 | 13.413 h |
| December | 29.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 98 | 14.8 | 13.814 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
June in nearby cities
- Klerksdorp in JuneSouth Africa · 14 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 3.7°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Stilfontein in JuneSouth Africa · 18 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 3.5°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Bothaville in JuneSouth Africa · 46 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 3.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Potchefstroom in JuneSouth Africa · 52 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 4.0°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Parys in JuneSouth Africa · 78 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 3.7°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Kroonstad in JuneSouth Africa · 93 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 2.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Kutloanong in JuneSouth Africa · 95 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 3.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Odendaalsrus in JuneSouth Africa · 99 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 3.0°C · 13 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Orkney) is explained once on the Orkney year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.