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Coldest sea in United Kingdom in June

914 coastal locations in United Kingdom ranked by typical June sea temperature, coldest first. Region-wide average in June: 13.8°C.

Coldest in June

Sumburgh

10.4°C June mean in United Kingdom

Regional June average

13.8°C

across all 914 coastal locations in United Kingdom

Vs annual mean

+1.8°C

above the year-round regional average

What the United Kingdom sea feels like in June

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a real risk.

United Kingdom monthly average 8.1°C to 16.5°C
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  • Warmest month August 16.5°C
  • Coldest month February 8.1°C
  • Annual mean 12.0°C
  • Months above 20°C 0 of 12

Where June fits in the year

June sits inside the regional pattern shown on the left. Pick a different month to see how the ranking shifts.

All twelve United Kingdom month rankings:

United Kingdom sea temperature map (live)

The map shows today's latest reading at every United Kingdom location. The list below is based on the typical June mean.

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Top 50 coldest United Kingdom locations in June

Sorted by typical June mean from a decade of daily readings, coldest first. Click any place for the full location page.

# Location June mean
1 Sumburgh Scotland 10.4°C
2 Scalloway Shetland Islands 10.5°C
3 Fair Isle Shetland Islands 10.5°C
4 Bay of Quendale Shetland Islands 10.6°C
5 Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) Shetland Islands 10.6°C
6 Kirkwall Scotland 10.6°C
7 Orkney Scotland 10.6°C
8 Shetland Shetland Islands 10.6°C
9 Lerwick Scotland 10.6°C
10 Sandwick Scotland 10.6°C
11 Kettletoft Pier Orkney 10.7°C
12 Loth Orkney 10.7°C
13 Whitehall Orkney 10.7°C
14 Pierowall Orkney 10.7°C
15 Rapness Orkney 10.7°C
16 Scapa Flow Scotland 10.7°C
17 Bur Wick Orkney 10.7°C
18 Burray Ness Orkney 10.7°C
19 Deer Sound Orkney 10.7°C
20 Egilsay Orkney 10.7°C
21 Newark Bay Orkney 10.7°C
22 St Mary's Bay Orkney 10.7°C
23 St. Mary's Orkney 10.7°C
24 Widewall Bay Orkney 10.7°C
25 West Burra Firth Shetland Islands 10.7°C
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26 Foula Shetland Islands 10.8°C
27 Castletown Highland Council 10.8°C
28 Muckle Skerry Orkney 10.9°C
29 Stromness Scotland 10.9°C
30 Burra Voe (Yell Sound) Shetland Islands 10.9°C
31 Dury Voe Shetland Islands 10.9°C
32 Mid Yell Shetland Islands 10.9°C
33 Toft Pier Shetland Islands 10.9°C
34 Tofts Voe Shetland Islands 10.9°C
35 Hillswick Shetland Islands 10.9°C
36 Shetland Scotland 10.9°C
37 Sullom Voe Shetland Islands 10.9°C
38 Thurso Scotland 10.9°C
39 Scrabster Highland Council 10.9°C
40 Esha Ness (Hamna Voe) Shetland Islands 11.0°C
41 Out Skerries Orkney 11.0°C
42 Baltasound Pier Shetland Islands 11.0°C
43 Aberdeen Scotland 11.1°C
44 Newtonhill Scotland 11.1°C
45 Portlethen Scotland 11.1°C
46 Durness Scotland 11.2°C
47 Belfast Northern Ireland 11.3°C
48 Carrickfergus Northern Ireland 11.3°C
49 Newtownabbey Northern Ireland 11.3°C
50 Portnancon Highland Council 11.3°C

Warmest 10 in United Kingdom in June

Same data the other way. The warmest spots for the same month.

# Location June mean
1 Avonmouth England 16.3°C
2 Berrow Somerset 16.3°C
3 Brean Somerset 16.3°C
4 Bristol England 16.3°C
5 Burnham-on-Sea Somerset 16.3°C
6 Cardiff Wales 16.3°C
7 Chepstow Wales 16.3°C
8 Chittening England 16.3°C
9 Goldcliff Wales 16.3°C
10 Highbridge England 16.3°C

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