Saguenay weather in July

In July, Saguenay sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 131 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Saguenay's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saguenay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:04 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Saguenay is city in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
131/km²
people per km²
Founded
2002

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Saguenay reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22212
32212
42212
52213
62213
72213
82313
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How July really feels in Saguenay

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.

Saguenay weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -20°6611.813.28.60.0
Feb-8° / -18°529.710.89.90.0
Mar-2° / -12°7011.411.211.60.0
Apr / -3°8512.3713.40.9
May15° / 9212.70.9154.4
Jun21° / 10°10012.9015.85.9
Jul23° / 13°13115.4015.55.8
Aug22° / 12°11914.2014.15.9
Sep17° / 12713.8012.44.6
Oct / 11914.7310.61.6
Nov / -5°9514.210.190.0
Dec-6° / -14°8013.414.18.20.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43664
53664
63664
73862
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
133862
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213862
223862
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283961
293961
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Saguenay gets around 131 mm of rain over 15.4 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
151
251
352
452
551
651
751
851
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2650
2750
2850
2950
3049
3149

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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15230162
25230162
35031163
44932173
54832173
64733173
74633173
84534173
94535173
104435173
114336174
124237174
134137174
144038174
154039184
163939184
173839184
183840184
193740195
203739195
213639205
223639205
233638215
243638215
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273638225
283637224
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 48 min at the start of July to 14 h 54 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 3:52 AM to 4:22 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.83:527:43
215.83:537:43
315.83:537:43
415.83:547:42
515.83:557:42
615.83:557:42
715.83:567:41
815.73:577:41
915.73:587:40
1015.73:597:40
1115.73:597:39
1215.64:007:39
1315.64:017:38
1415.64:027:37
1515.64:037:36
1615.54:047:36
1715.54:057:35
1815.54:067:34
1915.44:077:33
2015.44:087:32
2115.44:107:31
2215.34:117:30
2315.34:127:29
2415.24:137:28
2515.24:147:27
2615.24:167:25
2715.14:177:24
2815.14:187:23
2915.04:197:22
3015.04:217:20
3114.94:227:19

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Saguenay?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Saguenay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saguenay in July

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

In July, Saguenay sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Saguenay 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 Saguenay peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saguenay?

Saguenay sits at 48.4°N, 71.1°W, 84 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Chicoutimi, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Saguenay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saguenay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,096 m.

The land around Saguenay is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
295 m
80 km
1,096 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Chicoutimi 0.0 km · Jonquière 14 km · Alma 45 km · Rivière-du-Loup 131 km · Charlesbourg 170 km · La Haute-Saint-Charles 171 km · Beauport 173 km · Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 175 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 Saguenay (48.4168°, -71.0657°, elevation 84 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).