Fort St. John weather in July

In July, Fort St. John sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 80 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 16.8 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 25% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 17 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Fort St. John's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fort St. John's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
16 h 48 min
4:44 AM – 9:34 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Fort St. John is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
946/km²
people per km²
Founded
1975

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 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Fort St. John reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Fort St. John

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.

Fort St. John 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -17°257.17.67.30.0
Feb-6° / -14°164.55.39.10.0
Mar-0° / -10°236.67.111.40.0
Apr / -2°255.73.413.81.8
May16° / 408.21.1165.1
Jun20° / 7510.9017.36.0
Jul22° / 10°8011.3016.86.4
Aug21° / 478.6014.96.6
Sep15° / 438.10.512.54.8
Oct / -1°337.33.710.11.2
Nov-3° / -10°317.47.37.90.0
Dec-8° / -15°235.66.46.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44159
54258
64357
74357
84357
94456
104456
114555
124555
134555
144654
154654
164654
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315149

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Fort St. John gets around 80 mm of rain over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
340
440
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1340
1440
1539
1639
1738
1837
1936
2035
2134
2233
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2630
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3129

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39640
49640
59640
69640
79640
89550
99550
109550
119550
129460
139460
149370
159370
169280
179280
189190
199190
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2190100
2290100
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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510calm
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99calm
109calm
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139calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 17 h 18 min at the start of July to 16 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:27 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 9:46 PM to 9:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
117.34:279:46
217.34:289:46
317.34:299:45
417.34:309:45
517.24:319:44
617.24:329:44
717.24:339:43
817.14:349:42
917.14:359:41
1017.14:369:40
1117.04:379:40
1217.04:399:39
1317.04:409:37
1416.94:419:36
1516.94:439:35
1616.84:449:34
1716.84:469:33
1816.74:479:31
1916.74:499:30
2016.64:509:28
2116.64:529:27
2216.54:549:25
2316.54:559:24
2416.44:579:22
2516.44:599:21
2616.35:009:19
2716.25:029:17
2816.25:049:15
2916.15:069:13
3016.15:089:11
3116.05:099:10

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
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215.9Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Fort St. John?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Fort St. John for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fort St. John in July

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

In July, Fort St. John sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Fort St. John 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 Fort St. John peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Fort St. John in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Fort St. John is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.3× the cleanest month (March, 4 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Fort St. John's WHO annual average of 9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1720 µg/m³Mar 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb5Good
Mar4Good
Apr6Good
May22Moderate
Jun8Good
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep6Good
Oct7Good
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fort St. John?

Fort St. John sits at 56.2°N, 120.9°W, 696 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Grande Prairie, 176 km away.

Prince GeorgeJasperTerraceStony PlainSpruce GroveSt. AlbertWîhkwêntôwin

Topography around Fort St. John

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fort St. John has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 685 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 466 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 963 m.

The land around Fort St. John is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), trees (26%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
466 m
80 km
963 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Grande Prairie 176 km · Prince George 286 km · Jasper 415 km · Terrace 526 km · Stony Plain 532 km · Spruce Grove 536 km · St. Albert 545 km · Wîhkwêntôwin 557 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 Fort St. John (56.2499°, -120.8529°, elevation 696 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).