Oak Bay weather in July

In July, Oak Bay sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Oak Bay's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oak Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:33 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical July day in Oak Bay reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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31613
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Oak Bay weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 14616.61.18.60.8
Feb / 8612.31.19.91.0
Mar / 8913.70.411.61.4
Apr10° / 5310.1013.42.3
May12° / 10°3870153.6
Jun14° / 12°275.7015.84.7
Jul16° / 13°143.1015.56.3
Aug16° / 14°223.2014.16.4
Sep15° / 12°396.5012.44.9
Oct12° / 10°10311.9010.62.9
Nov / 15316.30.491.5
Dec / 13916.21.48.20.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46436
56535
66634
76634
86733
96832
106832
116931
126931
137129
147129
157228
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308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Oak Bay gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
415
514
614
713
813
912
1012
1112
1211
1311
1411
1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
209
219
229
239
248
258
268
278
288
298
308
318

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29370
39370
49280
59280
69190
79190
890100
990100
1089110
1188120
1287130
1386140
1485150
1584160
1682180
1781190
1880200
1979210
2078220
2177230
2275241
2374251
2473261
2572271
2671281
2771281
2870291
2969301
3068311
3167321

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:21 AM to 4:51 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 7:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:218:12
215.84:218:12
315.84:228:12
415.84:238:11
515.84:238:11
615.84:248:11
715.84:258:10
815.74:268:10
915.74:268:09
1015.74:278:09
1115.74:288:08
1215.64:298:08
1315.64:308:07
1415.64:318:06
1515.64:328:05
1615.54:338:05
1715.54:348:04
1815.54:358:03
1915.44:368:02
2015.44:378:01
2115.44:388:00
2215.34:407:59
2315.34:417:58
2415.24:427:57
2515.24:437:56
2615.24:447:54
2715.14:467:53
2815.14:477:52
2915.04:487:51
3015.04:497:49
3115.04:517:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.73 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Oak Bay

In seasonPeak

None of Oak Bay's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Oak Bay's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Oak Bay?

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
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Oak Bay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Oak Bay in July

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

In July, Oak Bay sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near Oak Bay in July

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 12°C and coldest in January near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

6°8°10°12°14°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct10Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Oak Bay in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oak Bay peaks around July 18 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Oak Bay?

Oak Bay sits at 48.4°N, 123.3°W, 45 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Gordon Head, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Oak Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oak Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,356 m.

The land around Oak Bay is covered by trees (43%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (71%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
446 m
80 km
2,356 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Gordon Head 4.0 km · Victoria 4.0 km · Victoria-Downtown 5.0 km · Carey 7.0 km · Esquimalt 8.0 km · Saanich 12 km · Colwood 14 km · Langford 15 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 Oak Bay (48.4496°, -123.3026°, elevation 45 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).