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[[File:Statue de Junon, Louvre, Ma 485, trois quarts.JPG|thumb|The Roman goddess [[Juno (mythology)|Juno]], after whom the month is named]]
'''June''' is the sixth [[month]] of the year in the [[Julian calendar|Julian]] and [[Gregorian calendar]]s—the latter the most widely used calendar in the world. Its length is 30 days. June succeeds [[May]] and precedes [[July]]. This month marks the start of [[summer]] in the [[Northern Hemisphere]] and contains the [[summer solstice]], which is the day with the most [[daylight]] hours. In the [[Southern Hemisphere]], June is the start of [[winter]] and contains the [[winter solstice]], the day with the fewest hours of daylight out of the [[year]].

In places north of the [[Arctic Circle]], the [[June solstice]] is when the [[midnight sun]] occurs, during which the Sun remains visible even at [[midnight]]. The [[Atlantic hurricane season]]—when [[tropical cyclone|tropical]] or [[subtropical cyclone]]s are most likely to form in the north Atlantic Ocean—begins on 1 June and lasts until 30 November. Several [[monsoons]] and subsequent [[wet season]]s also commence in the Northern Hemisphere during this month. Multiple [[meteor showers]] occur annually in June, including the [[Arietids]], which are among the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year; they last between 22 May and 2 July, peaking in intensity on 8 June.

Numerous observances take place in June. [[Midsummer]], the celebration of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, is celebrated in several countries. In Catholicism, this month is dedicated to the [[Catholic devotion|devotion]] of the [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]], and known as the [[Month of the Sacred Heart]]. In the United States, June is dedicated to [[Pride Month]], a [[list of month-long observances|month-long observance]] of [[LGBT]] individuals. [[Father's Day]], which honours fathers and [[fatherhood]], occurs on the third [[Sunday]] in June in most countries.