Edmonton weather in July

In July, Edmonton sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 88 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Edmonton's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Edmonton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 88 mm; 13.5 wet days
Daylight: 16 h 18 min; 4:30 AM – 8:49 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

Edmonton is capital city of the province of Alberta, Canada.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 1,475/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1904

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Edmonton reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	21	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11
29	23	11
30	23	11
31	23	11

How July really feels in Edmonton

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Edmonton weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-8° / -16°	18	5.6	5.6	7.8	0.0
Feb	-5° / -14°	11	3.4	4	9.4	0.0
Mar	0° / -9°	16	5	4.9	11.5	0.0
Apr	9° / -2°	33	6.5	2.9	13.7	2.1
May	16° / 4°	53	8.4	0.8	15.6	5.2
Jun	20° / 9°	86	13.3	0	16.7	5.7
Jul	22° / 11°	88	13.5	0	16.3	6.3
Aug	21° / 10°	58	9.8	0	14.6	6.6
Sep	17° / 5°	38	7.1	0.3	12.5	5.6
Oct	9° / -1°	23	5.6	2.1	10.3	2.0
Nov	-1° / -9°	21	5.6	5.3	8.3	0.0
Dec	-7° / -15°	14	4.6	5.4	7.3	0.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	48	48	47	49	48	48	48	47	49	49	49	49	49	50	51	52	53	55	56	56	58	59	59	61	61	61	62	61	61	61	60
Cloudier (%)	52	52	53	51	52	52	52	53	51	51	51	51	51	50	49	48	47	45	44	44	42	41	41	39	39	39	38	39	39	39	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	58	42
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Edmonton gets around 88 mm of rain over 13.5 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	46
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	47
10	47
11	47
12	46
13	46
14	45
15	45
16	44
17	43
18	43
19	42
20	42
21	41
22	41
23	40
24	40
25	39
26	39
27	38
28	38
29	37
30	37
31	36

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	85	84	83	82	80	79	79	78	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68
Comfortable (%)	13	14	15	16	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	13	2
2	84	14	2
3	83	15	2
4	82	16	2
5	80	17	3
6	79	18	3
7	79	18	3
8	78	19	3
9	77	19	4
10	76	20	4
11	76	20	4
12	75	21	4
13	75	21	4
14	74	22	4
15	74	22	4
16	73	23	4
17	72	24	4
18	72	24	4
19	71	25	4
20	71	25	4
21	71	25	4
22	70	26	4
23	70	26	4
24	69	27	4
25	69	27	4
26	69	27	4
27	68	28	4
28	68	28	4
29	68	28	4
30	68	28	4
31	68	28	4

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
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12	11	calm
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19	11	calm
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24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 42 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:15 AM to 4:52 AM, and sunset from 8:59 PM to 8:28 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	16.7	16.7	16.7	16.7	16.7	16.6	16.6	16.6	16.5	16.5	16.5	16.5	16.4	16.4	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.2	16.2	16.1	16.1	16.1	16.0	16.0	15.9	15.9	15.8	15.8	15.7	15.6	15.6
Sunrise (AM)	4:15	4:16	4:17	4:18	4:18	4:19	4:20	4:21	4:22	4:23	4:24	4:25	4:27	4:28	4:29	4:30	4:32	4:33	4:34	4:36	4:37	4:38	4:40	4:41	4:43	4:44	4:46	4:48	4:49	4:51	4:52
Sunset (PM)	8:59	8:59	8:58	8:58	8:57	8:57	8:56	8:56	8:55	8:54	8:54	8:53	8:52	8:51	8:50	8:49	8:48	8:47	8:45	8:44	8:43	8:41	8:40	8:39	8:37	8:36	8:34	8:33	8:31	8:29	8:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	16.7	4:15	8:59
2	16.7	4:16	8:59
3	16.7	4:17	8:58
4	16.7	4:18	8:58
5	16.7	4:18	8:57
6	16.6	4:19	8:57
7	16.6	4:20	8:56
8	16.6	4:21	8:56
9	16.5	4:22	8:55
10	16.5	4:23	8:54
11	16.5	4:24	8:54
12	16.5	4:25	8:53
13	16.4	4:27	8:52
14	16.4	4:28	8:51
15	16.3	4:29	8:50
16	16.3	4:30	8:49
17	16.3	4:32	8:48
18	16.2	4:33	8:47
19	16.2	4:34	8:45
20	16.1	4:36	8:44
21	16.1	4:37	8:43
22	16.1	4:38	8:41
23	16.0	4:40	8:40
24	16.0	4:41	8:39
25	15.9	4:43	8:37
26	15.9	4:44	8:36
27	15.8	4:46	8:34
28	15.8	4:48	8:33
29	15.7	4:49	8:31
30	15.6	4:51	8:29
31	15.6	4:52	8:28

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.22 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.0	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Edmonton?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Edmonton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Edmonton in July

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

In July, Edmonton sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Edmonton in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Edmonton peaks around July 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	3	5	6	7	5	3	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Edmonton?

Edmonton sits at 53.6°N, 113.5°W, 668 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Wîhkwêntôwin, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Edmonton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Edmonton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 657 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m.

The land around Edmonton is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), grassland (28%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

75 m

artificial surfaces 55%

16 km

165 m

artificial surfaces 40%

80 km

391 m

cropland 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← June Edmonton year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Wîhkwêntôwin 4.0 km · Sherwood Park 11 km · St. Albert 14 km · Spruce Grove 30 km · Leduc 32 km · Stony Plain 35 km · Camrose 73 km · Sylvan Lake 144 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
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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 Edmonton (53.5501°, -113.4687°, elevation 668 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	21	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11
29	23	11
30	23	11
31	23	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	58	42
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	46
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	47
10	47
11	47
12	46
13	46
14	45
15	45
16	44
17	43
18	43
19	42
20	42
21	41
22	41
23	40
24	40
25	39
26	39
27	38
28	38
29	37
30	37
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	13	2
2	84	14	2
3	83	15	2
4	82	16	2
5	80	17	3
6	79	18	3
7	79	18	3
8	78	19	3
9	77	19	4
10	76	20	4
11	76	20	4
12	75	21	4
13	75	21	4
14	74	22	4
15	74	22	4
16	73	23	4
17	72	24	4
18	72	24	4
19	71	25	4
20	71	25	4
21	71	25	4
22	70	26	4
23	70	26	4
24	69	27	4
25	69	27	4
26	69	27	4
27	68	28	4
28	68	28	4
29	68	28	4
30	68	28	4
31	68	28	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	21	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11
29	23	11
30	23	11
31	23	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	58	42
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	46
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	47
10	47
11	47
12	46
13	46
14	45
15	45
16	44
17	43
18	43
19	42
20	42
21	41
22	41
23	40
24	40
25	39
26	39
27	38
28	38
29	37
30	37
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	13	2
2	84	14	2
3	83	15	2
4	82	16	2
5	80	17	3
6	79	18	3
7	79	18	3
8	78	19	3
9	77	19	4
10	76	20	4
11	76	20	4
12	75	21	4
13	75	21	4
14	74	22	4
15	74	22	4
16	73	23	4
17	72	24	4
18	72	24	4
19	71	25	4
20	71	25	4
21	71	25	4
22	70	26	4
23	70	26	4
24	69	27	4
25	69	27	4
26	69	27	4
27	68	28	4
28	68	28	4
29	68	28	4
30	68	28	4
31	68	28	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	21	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	22	11
15	22	11
16	22	11
17	22	11
18	22	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11
29	23	11
30	23	11
31	23	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	47	53
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	53	47
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	58	42
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	46
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	47
10	47
11	47
12	46
13	46
14	45
15	45
16	44
17	43
18	43
19	42
20	42
21	41
22	41
23	40
24	40
25	39
26	39
27	38
28	38
29	37
30	37
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	85	13	2
2	84	14	2
3	83	15	2
4	82	16	2
5	80	17	3
6	79	18	3
7	79	18	3
8	78	19	3
9	77	19	4
10	76	20	4
11	76	20	4
12	75	21	4
13	75	21	4
14	74	22	4
15	74	22	4
16	73	23	4
17	72	24	4
18	72	24	4
19	71	25	4
20	71	25	4
21	71	25	4
22	70	26	4
23	70	26	4
24	69	27	4
25	69	27	4
26	69	27	4
27	68	28	4
28	68	28	4
29	68	28	4
30	68	28	4
31	68	28	4