Barrie weather in July

In July, Barrie sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 80 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 15 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Barrie's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barrie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
4:53 AM – 7:55 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Barrie is city in Ontario, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,920/km²
people per km²
Founded
1812

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Barrie reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12415
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How July really feels in Barrie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Barrie weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -11°6111.811.990.0
Feb-2° / -11°488.78.710.10.0
Mar / -6°57106.811.60.1
Apr11° / 77113.213.22.4
May18° / 8210.5014.65.5
Jun23° / 13°8710.7015.36.6
Jul25° / 16°8011.40156.7
Aug24° / 15°8411.1013.86.9
Sep20° / 11°8011012.36.2
Oct13° / 8213.20.410.83.3
Nov / -1°7412.359.40.5
Dec-0° / -6°6313.2118.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35644
45743
55743
65743
75743
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135743
145842
155842
165743
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315743

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Barrie gets around 80 mm of rain over 11.4 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1137
1237
1337
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1342923132
2342923132
3333022132
4333022132
5323022142
6313022142
7313122152
8303023152
9293023162
10283024162
11273024172
12263025173
13253026173
14242927173
15232928173
16222928173
17222929173
18212930173
19212930173
20202931173
21192931173
22193032173
23193032163
24183132163
25183132163
26183232162
27183331162
28183331162
29183431162
30183430162
31183430162

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 8:01 PM to 7:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.34:438:01
215.34:438:01
315.34:448:01
415.34:448:01
515.34:458:00
615.24:468:00
715.24:468:00
815.24:478:00
915.24:487:59
1015.24:487:59
1115.24:497:58
1215.14:507:58
1315.14:517:57
1415.14:527:57
1515.14:527:56
1615.04:537:55
1715.04:547:55
1815.04:557:54
1915.04:567:53
2014.94:577:52
2114.94:587:51
2214.94:597:51
2314.85:007:50
2414.85:017:49
2514.85:027:48
2614.75:037:47
2714.75:047:46
2814.75:057:45
2914.65:067:43
3014.65:077:42
3114.55:087:41

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Barrie?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Barrie for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Barrie in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Barrie sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Barrie in July

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in March near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 9 to Aug 24 — about 0.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May5Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul19Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Barrie in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barrie peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Barrie?

Barrie sits at 44.4°N, 79.7°W, 269 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Innisfil, 11 km away.

Topography around Barrie

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Barrie.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barrie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 244 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m.

The land around Barrie is covered by water (30%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
239 m
80 km
471 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Innisfil 11 km · Keswick 23 km · Orillia 30 km · Wasaga Beach 31 km · Alliston 32 km · East Gwillimbury 38 km · Newmarket 42 km · Midland 43 km

Canada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 83% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$55,698
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 53%none 35%Muslim 5%Hindu 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Barrie (44.4001°, -79.6663°, elevation 269 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).