Prince George weather in July

In July, Prince George sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 53 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Prince George's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prince George's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
16 h 24 min
4:05 AM – 8:28 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Prince George is city in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
248/km²
people per km²
Founded
1807

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Prince George reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
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42210
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112211
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How July really feels in Prince George

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.

Prince George weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -11°5412.111.17.70.0
Feb-1° / -9°308.37.39.40.0
Mar / -5°359.36.311.50.4
Apr11° / 3892.113.72.8
May17° / 4090.515.75.3
Jun20° / 5310016.86.1
Jul23° / 11°5310016.36.8
Aug22° / 10°418.3014.66.9
Sep17° / 549.80.112.55.2
Oct / 7613.72.810.21.6
Nov / -5°6713.79.88.30.0
Dec-3° / -9°4610.310.47.20.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43862
53961
64060
74060
84159
94258
104258
114357
124555
134555
144555
154753
164753
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305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Prince George gets around 53 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
439
538
638
738
838
937
1037
1136
1235
1335
1434
1533
1633
1732
1831
1930
2029
2129
2228
2327
2426
2525
2625
2724
2823
2923
3022
3122

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4973
5973
6973
7973
8964
9964
10964
11964
12955
13955
14955
15955
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22955
23955
24955
25955
26955
27955
28955
29955
30955
31955

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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58calm
68calm
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108calm
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128calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 48 min at the start of July to 15 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 3:50 AM to 4:28 AM, and sunset from 8:38 PM to 8:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.83:508:38
216.83:518:38
316.83:528:38
416.73:538:37
516.73:538:37
616.73:548:36
716.73:558:36
816.63:568:35
916.63:578:34
1016.63:588:34
1116.63:598:33
1216.54:008:32
1316.54:028:31
1416.54:038:30
1516.44:048:29
1616.44:058:28
1716.34:078:27
1816.34:088:26
1916.24:098:24
2016.24:118:23
2116.24:128:22
2216.14:148:20
2316.14:158:19
2416.04:178:18
2516.04:188:16
2615.94:208:15
2715.94:218:13
2815.84:238:11
2915.84:258:10
3015.74:268:08
3115.64:288:06

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Prince George?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Prince George for sightseeing.

What to pack for Prince George in July

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

In July, Prince George sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Prince George 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 Prince George 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug3Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Prince George 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 Prince George is worst in October — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 18.9× the cleanest month (January, 2 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Prince George's WHO annual average of 16 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModeratePoorOct 2437 µg/m³Jan 212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb3Good
Mar5Good
Apr5Good
May25Moderate
Jun6Good
Jul27Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Prince George?

Prince George sits at 53.9°N, 122.8°W, 578 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Fort St. John, 286 km away.

Fort St. JohnJasperTerraceBrocklehurstKamloopsWhistlerSalmon Arm

Topography around Prince George

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prince George has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 603 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,438 m.

The land around Prince George is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
412 m
80 km
1,438 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Fort St. John 286 km · Grande Prairie 290 km · Jasper 330 km · Terrace 386 km · Brocklehurst 391 km · Kamloops 397 km · Whistler 423 km · Salmon Arm 429 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 Prince George (53.9166°, -122.753°, elevation 578 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).