Lethbridge weather in July

In July, Lethbridge sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lethbridge's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lethbridge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:46 AM – 8:28 PM
Cloud cover
43%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Lethbridge is city in Alberta, Canada.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
843/km²
people per km²
Founded
1874

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 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical July day in Lethbridge reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 32°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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How July really feels in Lethbridge

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.

Lethbridge weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -10°144.44.98.40.0
Feb / -9°133.94.59.80.0
Mar / -5°2265.411.50.6
Apr12° / 407.93.413.43.3
May18° / 599.1115.15.7
Jun21° / 10°92110166.3
Jul26° / 12°356.8015.77.5
Aug25° / 11°355.80.114.27.7
Sep20° / 375.80.412.47.0
Oct12° / 285.82.210.53.8
Nov / -4°225.34.88.80.3
Dec-0° / -9°164.44.780.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46337
56337
66436
76535
86535
96733
106733
116832
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147030
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lethbridge gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
426
526
626
725
825
924
1024
1124
1223
1323
1423
1522
1622
1722
1821
1921
2021
2120
2220
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2419
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2619
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3120

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
29091
39091
489101
588102
688102
788102
888102
98992
108992
118992
128992
138992
148992
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209091
2189101
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3086131
3187130

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 hours at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 8:36 PM to 8:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.04:338:36
216.04:348:36
316.04:348:35
416.04:358:35
516.04:368:35
616.04:378:34
715.94:378:34
815.94:388:33
915.94:398:33
1015.94:408:32
1115.84:418:32
1215.84:428:31
1315.84:438:30
1415.84:448:30
1515.74:458:29
1615.74:468:28
1715.74:478:27
1815.64:488:26
1915.64:498:25
2015.64:508:24
2115.54:528:23
2215.54:538:22
2315.44:548:21
2415.44:558:20
2515.44:578:18
2615.34:588:17
2715.34:598:16
2815.25:008:14
2915.25:028:13
3015.15:038:12
3115.15:058:10

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
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316.6Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Lethbridge?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lethbridge in July

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

In July, Lethbridge sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Lethbridge 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 Lethbridge peaks around July 15 at about 8 (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 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lethbridge?

Lethbridge sits at 49.7°N, 112.8°W, 907 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Okotoks, 141 km away.

Topography around Lethbridge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lethbridge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 904 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,058 m.

The land around Lethbridge is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
1,058 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Okotoks 141 km · Auburn Bay 155 km · Cranston 156 km · McKenzie Towne 158 km · Medicine Hat 158 km · Evergreen 164 km · Chestermere 164 km · Beltline 173 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 Lethbridge (49.7°, -112.8186°, elevation 907 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).