Rimouski weather in July

In July, Rimouski sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 88 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Rimouski's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rimouski's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
3:54 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Rimouski is city of Québec, Canada.

Density
79/km²
people per km²
Founded
1869

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical July day in Rimouski reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°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)
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How July really feels in Rimouski

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.

Rimouski weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -14°6410.311.68.60.0
Feb-7° / -13°568.59.19.90.0
Mar-2° / -8°7310.49.911.60.0
Apr / -1°8411.65.513.40.2
May11° / 8612.10.8152.4
Jun16° / 10°8511.3015.84.7
Jul19° / 14°8811.8015.55.9
Aug19° / 14°8410.9014.16.0
Sep15° / 10°9211.3012.44.5
Oct / 10912.50.810.61.7
Nov / -1°9411.66.890.1
Dec-3° / -8°841212.18.20.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44456
54555
64654
74654
84753
94852
104852
115050
125050
135050
145149
155149
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235050
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Rimouski gets around 88 mm of rain over 11.8 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
242
342
442
541
641
741
841
940
1040
1140
1240
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1838
1938
2038
2138
2237
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2437
2537
2636
2736
2836
2935
3035
3135

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1692650
2682750
3672850
4662950
5643060
6623260
7613360
8603460
9573670
10563770
11543970
12534070
13514180
14494280
15474391
16464491
174545101
184346111
194246111
204146121
214046131
223946141
233846151
243746161
253646171
263646181
273545191
283545190
293545200
303544200
313544200

Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
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514light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light 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 3:42 AM to 4:12 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.93:427:33
215.83:427:33
315.83:437:33
415.83:447:32
515.83:447:32
615.83:457:32
715.83:467:31
815.73:477:31
915.73:477:30
1015.73:487:30
1115.73:497:29
1215.63:507:29
1315.63:517:28
1415.63:527:27
1515.63:537:26
1615.53:547:26
1715.53:557:25
1815.53:567:24
1915.43:577:23
2015.43:587:22
2115.43:597:21
2215.34:007:20
2315.34:027:19
2415.24:037:18
2515.24:047:16
2615.24:057:15
2715.14:067:14
2815.14:087:13
2915.04:097:12
3015.04:107:10
3115.04:127:09

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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255.7Bright
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285.7Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Rimouski?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Rimouski for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rimouski in July

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

In July, Rimouski sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Rimouski in July

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 February near -0°C.

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

0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan0Bracing
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Apr2Bracing
May4Bracing
Jun9Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep9Bracing
Oct6Bracing
Nov2Bracing
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UV index in Rimouski 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 Rimouski peaks around July 12 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 7Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug2Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rimouski?

Rimouski sits at 48.4°N, 68.5°W, 23 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Baie-Comeau, 90 km away.

Topography around Rimouski

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rimouski has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 m.

The land around Rimouski is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
191 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
902 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Baie-Comeau 90 km · Rivière-du-Loup 102 km · Edmundston 120 km · Chicoutimi 187 km · Saguenay 188 km · Jonquière 201 km · Alma 231 km · Sept-Îles 249 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 Rimouski (48.4488°, -68.524°, elevation 23 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).