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June Weather in Orkney United Kingdom

Daily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 55°F to 58°F, rarely falling below 50°F or exceeding 64°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 45°F to 49°F, rarely falling below 40°F or exceeding 53°F.

For reference, on August 5, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Orkney typically range from 52°F to 61°F, while on February 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 36°F to 43°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in June in Orkney

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on June. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in June in Orkney

Average Hourly Temperature in June in OrkneyJun11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMayJulvery coldcoldcoolvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of June in Orkney experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 56% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is June 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 46% of the time.

For reference, on February 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 70%, while on May 29, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 46%.

Cloud Cover Categories in June in Orkney

Cloud Cover Categories in June in OrkneyJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MayJulJun 146%Jun 146%Jun 3042%Jun 3042%Jun 1144%Jun 1144%Jun 2144%Jun 2144%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Orkney, the chance of a wet day over the course of June is increasing, starting the month at 25% and ending it at 30%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 49% on January 4, and its lowest chance is 24% on May 17.

Probability of Precipitation in June in Orkney

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during June in Orkney is essentially constant, remaining about 1.8 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.2 inches or falling below 0.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in June in Orkney

Average Monthly Rainfall in June in OrkneyJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inMayJulJun 11.7 inJun 11.7 inJun 301.9 inJun 301.9 inJun 111.8 inJun 111.8 inJun 211.8 inJun 211.8 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of June in Orkney, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 22 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 45 seconds, and weekly increase of 5 minutes, 18 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is June 1, with 18 hours, 1 minute of daylight and the longest day is June 20, with 18 hours, 30 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in June in Orkney

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in June in OrkneyJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrMayJulJun 2018 hr, 30 minJun 2018 hr, 30 minnightnightdaydayJun 118 hr, 1 minJun 118 hr, 1 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Orkney is 4:10 AM on June 1 and the earliest sunrise is 12 minutes earlier at 3:58 AM on June 18.

The earliest sunset is 10:10 PM on June 1 and the latest sunset is 18 minutes later at 10:28 PM on June 23.

Daylight saving time is observed in Orkney during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during June, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 3:58 AM and sets 18 hours, 30 minutes later, at 10:28 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 9:04 AM and sets 6 hours, 11 minutes later, at 3:15 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in June in Orkney

The solar day over the course of June. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in June in Orkney

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in June in OrkneyJun11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMayJul0010102020203030404050500001010202030303040405050
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of June 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for June 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in June in Orkney

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in June in OrkneyJun11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMayJulMay 84:23 AMMay 84:23 AMMay 232:54 PMMay 232:54 PMJun 61:38 PMJun 61:38 PMJun 222:09 AMJun 222:09 AMJul 511:58 PMJul 511:58 PMJul 2111:18 AMJul 2111:18 AM4:36 AM4:36 AM10:52 PM10:52 PM10:52 PM10:52 PM3:04 AM3:04 AM11:39 PM11:39 PM11:22 PM11:22 PM2:13 AM2:13 AM11:20 PM11:20 PM10:37 PM10:37 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jun 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
32%2:40 AME3:06 PMW-8:49 AMS228,958 mi
2
21%2:42 AME4:45 PMWNW-9:36 AMS228,729 mi
3
12%2:43 AMENE6:27 PMWNW-10:25 AMS229,046 mi
4
6%2:46 AMNE8:14 PMNW-11:17 AMS229,991 mi
5
1%2:52 AMNE10:02 PMNNW-12:11 PMS231,593 mi
6
0%3:04 AMNNE11:39 PMNNW-1:08 PMS233,812 mi
7
1%3:31 AMNNE--2:07 PMS236,524 mi
8
5%-12:46 AMNNW4:28 AMNNE3:04 PMS239,533 mi
9
11%-1:20 AMNNW5:54 AMNNE3:58 PMS242,598 mi
10
18%-1:34 AMNW7:29 AMNE4:48 PMS245,467 mi
11
27%-1:41 AMNW9:02 AMNE5:33 PMS247,911 mi
12
36%-1:44 AMWNW10:30 AMENE6:15 PMS249,739 mi
13
46%-1:45 AMWNW11:53 AMENE6:55 PMS250,815 mi
14
50%-1:46 AMW1:13 PME7:34 PMS251,066 mi
15
65%-1:46 AMW2:33 PME8:12 PMS250,485 mi
16
74%-1:46 AMWSW3:54 PMESE8:52 PMS249,129 mi
17
82%-1:47 AMWSW5:19 PMESE9:35 PMS247,115 mi
18
89%-1:49 AMSW6:49 PMSE10:21 PMS244,609 mi
19
95%-1:53 AMSW8:25 PMSE11:13 PMS241,814 mi
20
97%-2:01 AMSW10:01 PMSSE--
21
99%-2:19 AMSSW11:22 PMSSE12:10 AMS238,952 mi
22
100%-3:00 AMSSW-1:11 AMS236,242 mi
23
99%12:10 AMSSE4:18 AMSSW-2:14 AMS233,875 mi
24
95%12:32 AMSE6:00 AMSW-3:16 AMS231,984 mi
25
88%12:42 AMSE7:47 AMSW-4:14 AMS230,630 mi
26
80%12:47 AMESE9:32 AMWSW-5:08 AMS229,811 mi
27
69%12:49 AMESE11:13 AMWSW-5:59 AMS229,480 mi
28
50%12:51 AME12:50 PMW-6:47 AMS229,571 mi
29
46%12:52 AME2:27 PMWNW-7:34 AMS230,026 mi
30
34%12:53 AMENE4:07 PMWNW-8:21 AMS230,807 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Orkney is essentially constant during June, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 13, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in June in Orkney

Humidity Comfort Levels in June in OrkneyJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MayJulJun 10%Jun 10%Jun 300%Jun 300%Jun 110%Jun 110%Jun 210%Jun 210%comfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Orkney is gradually decreasing during June, decreasing from 13.9 miles per hour to 13.2 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 22.5 miles per hour, while on July 12, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in June in Orkney

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Orkney during June is predominantly out of the north from June 1 to June 7 and the west from June 7 to June 30.

Wind Direction in June in Orkney

Wind Direction in June in OrkneySNWJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MayJulwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Orkney is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Orkney is gradually increasing during June, rising by 3°F, from 49°F to 52°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in June in Orkney

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Orkney typically lasts for 8.0 months (245 days), from around April 5 to around December 7, rarely starting before February 28 or after May 4, and rarely ending before November 6 or after January 2.

The month of June in Orkney is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in June in Orkney

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in June in Orkneygrowing seasonJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MayJul100%Jun 16100%Jun 1690%May 490%May 4very coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Orkney are gradually increasing during June, increasing by 85°F, from 46°F to 131°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in June in Orkney

Growing Degree Days in June in OrkneyJun11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303040°F40°F60°F60°F80°F80°F100°F100°F120°F120°F140°F140°F160°F160°F180°F180°F200°F200°FMayJulJun 146°FJun 146°FJun 30131°FJun 30131°FJun 1168°FJun 1168°FJun 2197°FJun 2197°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of June, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Orkney is essentially constant during June, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 5.7 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during June is 5.8 kWh on June 20.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in June in Orkney

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in June in OrkneyJun1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMayJulJun 205.8 kWhJun 205.8 kWhJun 15.6 kWhJun 15.6 kWhJun 305.6 kWhJun 305.6 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Orkney are 58.985 deg latitude, -2.960 deg longitude, and 7 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Orkney contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 420 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 88 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (869 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,572 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Orkney is covered by grassland (61%), water (25%), and artificial surfaces (11%), within 10 miles by water (54%) and grassland (29%), and within 50 miles by water (88%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Orkney, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Orkney.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Orkney according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Orkney is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Orkney and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Orkney and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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