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Amherst in June

Warm and damp, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

June in Amherst is warm: highs near 80°F, lows near 58°F. Rain falls on about three days a week, and daylight holds at about 15 hours 14 minutes.June in Amherst is warm: highs near 27°C, lows near 14°C. Rain falls on about three days a week, and daylight holds at about 15 hours 14 minutes.

High
80°F27°Caverage
Low
58°F14°Caverage
Wet days
3a week · 39% of days
Daylight
15h 14mon average

Is June a good time to visit Amherst?

Yes. June is one of Amherst's best months (June, or September).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How June sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 80°F in June, against 38°F to 85°F through the year.Highs near 27°C in June, against 3°C to 29°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

39% of days in June, against 27% to 40% through the year.

Cloud cover

53% cover in June, against 41% to 61% through the year.

Daylight

15h 14m in June, against 9h 07m to 15h 14m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with June shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. May70°21°low 48°low 9°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. June80°27°low 58°low 14°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  3. July85°29°low 64°low 18°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Amherst sits, in June

America/New York
this place
typical high in June 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-June
5:12 AMsets 8:28 PM
Above the sea
80 mlow-lying
Latitude
42.4°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Catskill112 km west

The land around Amherst, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in United States in June

high · low · wet days
See June on the planning mapThe whole year in Amherst

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Amherst. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (80 m) against the climate model's (155 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (80 m) against the climate model's (155 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.