Is June a good month for crypto?

Across the 8 years in our data, the typical (median) coin among the largest returned −12% in June in the average year, and the market closed higher in 0 of them. That makes June the 12th strongest of the 12 months. With only 8 years of data behind it, treat it as a record of what happened, not a forecast.

Is June a good month for Bitcoin?

Bitcoin closed June higher in 3 of 8 years in our data, with an average return of −4.1% and a median of −4.6%. Its best June was 2019 (+27%) and its worst 2022 (−37%).

What was the best June for crypto?

June 2023, when the median coin returned −1.8% (8 of 18 coins up). The worst was June 2022, when the median coin returned −27%.

Which crypto does best in June?

Of the 18 coins with enough Junes in our data, Uniswap has the highest median June (−0.9%) and NEAR Protocol the lowest (−25%). A coin's record in one month is a handful of observations, so a ranking this short can reorder in a single year.

Can I time my purchases by the month?

Not reliably. Each calendar month has at most 8 years of data behind it, from a few market cycles, and a pattern that held in those years has often vanished in the next. Prices to October 6, 2026. If you buy on a schedule instead, the DCA calculator shows what that would have returned.

Crypto in June: average return and history by year

June has been a negative month for crypto on average: across the 18 largest coins, the typical coin in the average June since 2019 returned −12%, and the market closed June higher in 0 of 8 years. Pick the coins you care about to see the year-by-year record, or hover any bar and cell for the detail.

What stands out

June ranks 12th of the 12 months by average return (−12%). That puts it among the weakest months in the data.
Bitcoin alone closed June higher in 3 of 8 years, averaging −4.1%; its best was 2019 (+27%) and its worst 2022 (−37%).
The spread between years is wide: June 2023 was the best year (the median coin returned −1.8%) and June 2022 the worst (−27%).
Uniswap has done best in June (median −0.9%, up in 2 of 4 years) and NEAR Protocol worst (median −25%, up in 0 of 6).

Counted from 8 years of daily closes (122 coin-months). The coins move together, so each year is one observation, not one per coin: too few to call a pattern.

June year by year

Each bar is one year: the median coin among those chosen below, so one runaway coin cannot set the figure. Change the coins and everything on this page recalculates.

Typical June: −12%
Years up: 0 of 8
Best year: −1.8%
Worst year: −27%

June, year by year (median of 18 coins)

Each bar is the median coin that year; the dashed line averages the years. Hover or tap a bar for every coin behind it.


BTC	+27	−3.3	−5.9	−37	+12	−7.1	+2.4	−20	−4.1%	3/8
ETH	+9.3	−2.6	−16	−45	+3.2	−8.6	−1.7	−22	−10%	2/8
BNB	−2.3	−10.0	−14	−32	−22	−1.9	−0.2	−23	−13%	0/8
XRP	−9.6	−13	−32	−21	−8.5	−8.0	+2.9	−22	−14%	1/8
SOL	–	–	+8.4	−26	−9.4	−11	−1.0	−11	−8.4%	1/6
TRX	–	–	−11	−23	+1.3	+11	+5.3	−10	−4.5%	3/6
ZEC	–	–	−19	−42	+5.1	−22	−24	−30	−22%	1/6
DOGE	–	−9.4	−22	−23	−7.2	−22	−14	−28	−18%	0/7
LINK	+233	+10	−39	−17	−2.5	−22	−4.2	−21	+17%	2/8
ADA	−7.7	+12	−20	−27	−23	−12	−17	−39	−17%	1/8
XLM	−21	−5.1	−29	−25	+20	−14	−9.9	−27	−14%	1/8
NEAR	–	–	−38	−44	−12	−27	−11	−23	−26%	0/6
BCH	–	–	−25	−50	+169	−13	+22	−34	+11%	2/6
LTC	–	–	−23	−21	+20	−9.5	−1.2	−19	−9.1%	1/6
UNI	–	–	–	–	+4.9	−6.6	+18	−8.1	+2.0%	2/4
AVAX	–	–	−34	−36	−7.7	−18	−14	−27	−23%	0/6
HBAR	–	−12	−16	−33	−1.0	−23	−10	−28	−18%	0/7
SHIB	–	–	−5.0	−12	−12	−32	−11	−24	−16%	0/6

Median coin	−2.3	−5.1	−20	−27	−1.8	−13	−3.0	−23	−12%	0/8
Coins up	3/7	2/9	1/17	0/17	8/18	1/18	5/18	0/18	16%	–

Percent. In order of market cap; select a column heading to sort by it.

History, not a forecast. June has 8 years of data behind it, from a few big bull and bear runs. Coins move together, so a year is one observation however many coins you select.

How June compares with the other months

All coins, the same method for every month. Select a month for its own page.


January	+11%	4/8	+7.2%	1
February	+4.1%	4/8	+7.7%	6
March	+5.3%	5/8	+7.2%	5
April	+3.3%	5/8	+7.3%	7
May	+0.8%	4/8	+3.9%	8
June	−12%	0/8	−4.1%	12
July	+9.7%	6/8	+8.3%	2
August	−0.4%	4/8	−0.5%	10
September	+0.4%	4/8	−1.0%	9
October	+6.2%	5/7	+17%	4
November	+7.0%	3/7	+4.4%	3
December	−9.3%	1/7	+3.7%	11

In calendar order. Select a column heading to sort by it.

Questions

Is June a good month for crypto?: Across the 8 years in our data, the typical (median) coin among the largest returned −12% in June in the average year, and the market closed higher in 0 of them. That makes June the 12th strongest of the 12 months. With only 8 years of data behind it, treat it as a record of what happened, not a forecast.
Is June a good month for Bitcoin?: Bitcoin closed June higher in 3 of 8 years in our data, with an average return of −4.1% and a median of −4.6%. Its best June was 2019 (+27%) and its worst 2022 (−37%).
What was the best June for crypto?: June 2023, when the median coin returned −1.8% (8 of 18 coins up). The worst was June 2022, when the median coin returned −27%.
Which crypto does best in June?: Of the 18 coins with enough Junes in our data, Uniswap has the highest median June (−0.9%) and NEAR Protocol the lowest (−25%). A coin's record in one month is a handful of observations, so a ranking this short can reorder in a single year.
Can I time my purchases by the month?: Not reliably. Each calendar month has at most 8 years of data behind it, from a few market cycles, and a pattern that held in those years has often vanished in the next. Prices to October 6, 2026. If you buy on a schedule instead, the DCA calculator shows what that would have returned.

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Disclaimer: This page is educational and does not constitute financial advice. It describes past price moves from daily closes on Binance and leaves out fees, taxes and staking rewards. Past performance does not predict future results. Cryptocurrency prices are volatile; never invest more than you can afford to lose.