Brandon in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Brandon sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 259 mm of rain over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early June to 23°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Brandon's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Brandon's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
23°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
12°C
Rainfall
259 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
6.8
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Brandon in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early June to 23°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Brandon reaches about 23°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Brandon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

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

Brandon weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -20°154.45.68.40.0
Feb-9° / -18°1544.89.70.0
Mar-1° / -11°275.5511.50.0
Apr / -2°356.62.713.52.0
May17° / 7510.20.815.15.3
Jun22° / 11°10212.60166.1
Jul24° / 13°8510.4015.77.0
Aug24° / 11°738.8014.27.3
Sep19° / 5080.112.46.2
Oct10° / -0°436.7210.52.3
Nov-1° / -9°235.24.88.80.0
Dec-8° / -16°215.56.280.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Brandon gets around 259 mm of rain over 32 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 13 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Brandon

In seasonPeak

In summer, Brandon overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Brandon's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Brandon?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Brandon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brandon in Summer

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

In summer, Brandon sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Brandon in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brandon peaks around June 19 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brandon?

Brandon sits at 49.8°N, 100.0°W, 383 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is St. James-Assiniboia East, 195 km away.

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Topography around Brandon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brandon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m.

The land around Brandon is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
451 m
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Summer weather nearby: St. James-Assiniboia East 195 km · Fort Garry South 200 km · Winnipeg 201 km · Minot 204 km · Yorkton 234 km · Steinbach 238 km · Grand Forks 302 km · Williston 327 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 Brandon (49.8469°, -99.9531°, elevation 383 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.