Forest Heights in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Forest Heights sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 255 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 21°C in early June to 23°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
24°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
14°C
Rainfall
255 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
6.8
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Forest Heights in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 21°C in early June to 23°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Forest Heights reaches about 24°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Forest Heights

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.

Forest Heights 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-2° / -10°6811.610.79.10.0
Feb-1° / -10°549.1810.20.0
Mar / -5°6310611.60.3
Apr12° / 8611.82.613.22.8
May18° / 8811.6014.55.5
Jun23° / 13°9411.4015.26.6
Jul25° / 15°8511014.96.7
Aug24° / 14°769.9013.87.0
Sep20° / 10°799.6012.36.4
Oct13° / 8011.30.410.83.6
Nov / -1°7411.24.39.50.6
Dec / -6°6511.49.38.80.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Forest Heights gets around 255 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 11 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 hours in early June to 13 h 06 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 5.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Forest Heights?

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
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Forest Heights for sightseeing.

What to pack for Forest Heights in Summer

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

In summer, Forest Heights sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Forest Heights in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Forest Heights peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Forest Heights in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Forest Heights is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1515 µg/m³Nov 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Forest Heights?

Forest Heights sits at 43.4°N, 80.5°W, 352 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Kitchener, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Forest Heights

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Forest Heights has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 355 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m.

The land around Forest Heights is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
461 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Kitchener 1.0 km · Waterloo 5.0 km · Hespeler 17 km · Cambridge 18 km · Fiddlesticks 19 km · Christopher-Champlain 20 km · Guelph 26 km · Fergus 34 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 Forest Heights (43.4194°, -80.5233°, elevation 352 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.