Where to Travel in June: 17 Places at Their Best
Quick answer: June has the fewest places at their best of any month, 17 of the 173 in our tool: summer heat and rain rule out most of the south. San Diego (79°F / 26°C, 0 rain days) and Cabo San Lucas are the driest beaches, Honolulu and Kauai are at their best, and Lisbon, Porto, Dubrovnik and Florence lead the cities. Aspen is the one mountain pick.
Pick a destination to see its weather month by month and the best time to go, or pick a month to see where the weather is at its best.
Tokyo · a city trip
Good: Mar–May, Oct–DecNo month is ideal for a city trip by our rule, but these come close.
- Warmest
- Aug · 89°F
- Coolest
- Jan · 49°F
- Wettest
- Jul · 16 rain days
- Averages for 2006–2025: any single year can be hotter, colder or wetter.
Weather from NASA POWER daily data, 2006–2025, for the ~50 km area around each place. Right on the coast, afternoons can be a few degrees warmer than shown.
| Month | High / low (°F) | Rain days | Rain (in) | Storms within 100 mi | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49° / 34° | 5 | 2.4 | Off (too cold) | |
| Feb | 51° / 35° | 7 | 3.1 | Off (too cold) | |
| Mar | 57° / 40° | 12 | 5.1 | Good (cool, showery) | |
| Apr | 65° / 48° | 12 | 6 | Good (showery) | |
| May | 73° / 58° | 13 | 6.6 | Good (showery) | |
| Jun | 79° / 65° | 16 | 8.1 | Off (too wet) | |
| Jul | 86° / 73° | 16 | 6.5 | Off (too wet) | |
| Aug | 89° / 75° | 15 | 5.4 | Off (too hot) | |
| Sep | 82° / 70° | 16 | 8.7 | Off (too wet) | |
| Oct | 72° / 59° | 14 | 8.9 | Good (showery) | |
| Nov | 63° / 48° | 11 | 4.4 | Good (showery) | |
| Dec | 54° / 39° | 7 | 3.2 | Good (cool) |
The tool above opens on June: switch the kind of trip, or pick any of the 173 places for its weather all year. Below, every place at its best in June, sorted from the fewest rainy days.
Beach trips at their best in June (10)
June is one of Honolulu’s two best months (August is the other): 81°F / 27°C with 9 rain days. Florida and the Caribbean rate too hot, too wet or both.
| Place | High / low | Rain days | Storm seasons* |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego California | 79 / 57°F 26 / 14°C | 0 | — |
| Cabo San Lucas Mexico | 84 / 72°F 29 / 22°C | 1 | 3 of 50 |
| San José del Cabo Mexico | 84 / 72°F 29 / 22°C | 1 | 3 of 50 |
| Sicily (Palermo) Italy | 82 / 66°F 28 / 19°C | 3 | — |
| Curaçao | 83 / 81°F 28 / 27°C | 5 | 1 of 50 |
| Aruba | 83 / 81°F 29 / 27°C | 5 | 1 of 50 |
| Bonaire | 83 / 81°F 28 / 27°C | 7 | 1 of 50 |
| Mazatlán Mexico | 87 / 79°F 31 / 26°C | 9 | 1 of 50 |
| Honolulu (Oʻahu) Hawaii | 81 / 75°F 27 / 24°C | 9 | 0 of 50 |
| Kauaʻi (Līhuʻe) Hawaii | 79 / 76°F 26 / 24°C | 9 | 0 of 50 |
* Seasons, of the last 50 (1976–2025), in which a tropical storm or hurricane passed within 100 miles in June. A beach with 5 or more is left out of this list; see the hurricane section below.
Warm cities at their best in June (0)
None of the 6 warm cities in the tool is at its best in June by the rule below. Closest: Santo Domingo, good but showery, with a high of 88°F.
City breaks at their best in June (6)
| Place | High / low | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco California | 71 / 52°F 22 / 11°C | 1 |
| Lisbon Portugal | 70 / 62°F 21 / 17°C | 3 |
| Porto Portugal | 72 / 59°F 22 / 15°C | 7 |
| Dubrovnik Croatia | 76 / 70°F 25 / 21°C | 8 |
| Florence Italy | 78 / 57°F 26 / 14°C | 9 |
| Sydney Australia | 63 / 55°F 17 / 13°C | 10 |
Mountains and nature at their best in June (1)
| Place | High / low | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| Aspen Colorado | 64 / 35°F 18 / 2°C | 5 |
Popular places in June
Lisbon, Aruba, Cabo San Lucas and Honolulu are at their best; Athens, Dubai, Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon have turned too hot.
| Place | June | High / low | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún Mexico | Off (too wet) | 86 / 80°F 30 / 26°C | 17 |
| Punta Cana Dominican Republic | Good (showery) | 83 / 82°F 28 / 28°C | 13 |
| Montego Bay Jamaica | Off (too wet) | 87 / 81°F 31 / 27°C | 24 |
| Nassau Bahamas | Off (too wet) | 83 / 81°F 28 / 27°C | 22 |
| Aruba | Best | 83 / 81°F 29 / 27°C | 5 |
| San Juan Puerto Rico | Off (too wet) | 86 / 79°F 30 / 26°C | 21 |
| Honolulu (Oʻahu) Hawaii | Best | 81 / 75°F 27 / 24°C | 9 |
| Maui (Kahului) Hawaii | Good (cool) | 77 / 74°F 25 / 23°C | 9 |
| Miami Beach Florida | Off (too wet) | 84 / 81°F 29 / 27°C | 24 |
| Key West Florida | Off (too wet) | 84 / 83°F 29 / 28°C | 23 |
| Orlando Florida | Off (too hot, too wet) | 90 / 74°F 32 / 23°C | 22 |
| New York City | Good (showery) | 73 / 63°F 23 / 17°C | 13 |
| Las Vegas Nevada | Off (too hot) | 102 / 71°F 39 / 22°C | 0 |
| New Orleans Louisiana | Off (too hot, too wet) | 87 / 78°F 31 / 26°C | 17 |
| Cabo San Lucas Mexico | Best | 84 / 72°F 29 / 22°C | 1 |
| Puerto Vallarta Mexico | Off (too wet) | 88 / 70°F 31 / 21°C | 17 |
| Paris France | Good (showery) | 73 / 53°F 23 / 12°C | 12 |
| London United Kingdom | Good (showery) | 69 / 51°F 21 / 11°C | 11 |
| Rome Italy | Good (hot) | 84 / 64°F 29 / 18°C | 6 |
| Barcelona Spain | Good (hot) | 82 / 63°F 28 / 17°C | 6 |
| Lisbon Portugal | Best | 70 / 62°F 21 / 17°C | 3 |
| Athens Greece | Off (too hot) | 87 / 69°F 30 / 21°C | 4 |
| Santorini (Fira) Greece | Good (cool) | 77 / 72°F 25 / 22°C | 2 |
| Tokyo Japan | Off (too wet) | 79 / 65°F 26 / 19°C | 16 |
| Bali (Denpasar) Indonesia | Good (showery) | 81 / 73°F 27 / 23°C | 12 |
| Bangkok Thailand | Off (too wet) | 91 / 78°F 33 / 25°C | 24 |
| Phuket Thailand | Off (too wet) | 84 / 82°F 29 / 28°C | 27 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | Off (too hot) | 91 / 87°F 33 / 31°C | 1 |
| Cusco (Machu Picchu) Peru | Good (cool) | 58 / 37°F 14 / 3°C | 2 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | Off (too wet) | 52 / 44°F 11 / 7°C | 16 |
| Banff Canada | Off (too wet) | 56 / 37°F 13 / 3°C | 21 |
| Grand Canyon (South Rim) Arizona | Off (too hot) | 88 / 57°F 31 / 14°C | 2 |
Hurricane season in June
The season is young, and in June the counts are highest on Mexico’s Pacific coast, where the eastern Pacific season starts on May 15: Acapulco had a storm within 100 miles in 10 of 50 seasons.
3 of the tool’s beaches had a tropical storm or hurricane within 100 miles in June in 5 or more of the last 50 seasons, so none of them can rate “best” this month: Acapulco (10 of 50), Huatulco (7 of 50) and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo (7 of 50).
For your own dates, the hurricane risk calculator counts the storms near 92 beach towns, day by day. It is history, not a forecast: for a storm that exists now, read the National Hurricane Center.
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FAQ
Where to travel in June?
By the weather, 17 of the 173 places in our tool are at their best in June. Beach trips: San Diego, Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo and Sicily (Palermo); warm cities: none; city breaks: San Francisco, Lisbon, Porto and Dubrovnik; mountains and nature: Aspen. The tables above list every one, with its average high, low and rain days.
What are the best places to travel in June?
The driest place at its best for each kind of trip: for beach trips, San Diego at 79°F / 26°C with 0 rain days; for city breaks, San Francisco at 71°F / 22°C with 1 rain day; for mountains and nature, Aspen at 64°F / 18°C with 5 rain days.
What are warm places to travel in June?
10 beaches and warm cities are at their best in June. The warmest of them: Mazatlán at 87°F / 31°C; Cabo San Lucas at 84°F / 29°C; San José del Cabo at 84°F / 29°C; Aruba at 83°F / 29°C.
What are the warmest places in the US in June?
By average high: Las Vegas at 102°F / 39°C; Daytona Beach at 90°F / 32°C; Orlando at 90°F / 32°C; Galveston at 89°F / 32°C; Charleston at 89°F / 32°C. Of the US places at least “good” in June, Nashville, South Padre Island and Denver lead.
Is June hurricane season?
Yes. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 (the eastern Pacific’s from May 15). In June the most storms came near Acapulco (10 of 50 seasons), Huatulco (7 of 50 seasons) and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo (7 of 50 seasons).
How “at its best” is decided
A place is at its best in a month when its average daily high falls in the range for its kind of trip and it rains (1 mm or more) on 10 days or fewer. At a beach, a month in which a tropical storm or hurricane came within 100 miles in 5 or more of the last 50 seasons cannot be best.
| Kind of trip | Average high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| Beach | 79–88°F (26–31°C) | 10 or fewer |
| Warm city | 79–90°F (26–32°C) | 10 or fewer |
| City | 63–79°F (17–26°C) | 10 or fewer |
| Mountains and nature | 59–77°F (15–25°C) | 10 or fewer |
The weather is NASA POWER’s daily record for 2006–2025, averaged for each place over about 50 km, so a beach right on the water can be a few degrees warmer, day and night, than shown, most where mountains rise behind the coast. Storms: NOAA’s hurricane tracks (HURDAT2), 1976–2025. Every month is an average: any single year can be hotter, colder or wetter.