Kamloops weather in July

In July, Kamloops sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 34 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kamloops's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamloops's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
4:12 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Kamloops is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
349/km²
people per km²
Founded
1811

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical July day in Kamloops reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22310
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How July really feels in Kamloops

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.

Kamloops weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -8°4110.510.68.30.0
Feb / -7°257.17.19.70.0
Mar / -4°308.76.411.50.6
Apr12° / 307.42.213.53.1
May17° / 439.20.515.25.6
Jun21° / 479.2016.26.3
Jul25° / 11°346.1015.87.6
Aug24° / 11°235.3014.37.7
Sep19° / 357012.46.4
Oct10° / 4510.11.810.42.4
Nov / -3°5612.28.88.70.0
Dec-2° / -7°4611.211.97.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25248
35347
45347
55545
65644
75644
85743
95743
105842
115842
125941
136040
146040
156040
166139
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196436
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216634
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256931
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277030
287030
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kamloops gets around 34 mm of rain over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
226
326
425
525
624
724
823
923
1022
1121
1221
1320
1420
1519
1619
1718
1818
1918
2018
2117
2217
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2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
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141000
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31991

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of July to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:59 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.23:598:11
216.23:598:10
316.24:008:10
416.24:008:10
516.14:018:09
616.14:028:09
716.14:038:09
816.14:048:08
916.04:058:07
1016.04:058:07
1116.04:068:06
1216.04:078:05
1315.94:088:05
1415.94:098:04
1515.94:118:03
1615.84:128:02
1715.84:138:01
1815.84:148:00
1915.74:157:59
2015.74:167:58
2115.74:187:57
2215.64:197:56
2315.64:207:55
2415.54:217:53
2515.54:237:52
2615.44:247:51
2715.44:257:49
2815.44:277:48
2915.34:287:47
3015.34:307:45
3115.24:317:44

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.66 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
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266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kamloops?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Kamloops for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kamloops in July

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

In July, Kamloops sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Kamloops 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 Kamloops peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kamloops 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 Kamloops is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 22.6× the cleanest month (January, 1 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kamloops's WHO annual average of 7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1426 µg/m³Jan 141 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan1Good
Feb2Good
Mar2Good
Apr2Good
May2Good
Jun3Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep3Good
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kamloops?

Kamloops sits at 50.7°N, 120.3°W, 414 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Brocklehurst, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Kamloops

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamloops has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m around an average of 513 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,144 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,925 m.

The land around Kamloops is covered by grassland (35%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
540 m
16 km
1,144 m
80 km
1,925 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Brocklehurst 8.0 km · Salmon Arm 74 km · Vernon 86 km · Lake Country 98 km · West Kelowna 104 km · Kelowna 105 km · Rutland 108 km · Okanagan Mission 112 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 Kamloops (50.6665°, -120.3192°, elevation 414 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).