Salmon Arm in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Salmon Arm sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 147 mm of rain over about 26 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early June to 22°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Salmon Arm's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Salmon Arm's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 23°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 12°C
- Rainfall
- 147 mm
- 26 wet days
- Avg wind
- 3 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.9
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Salmon Arm in Summer
Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early June to 22°C by late August.
A typical summer day in Salmon Arm reaches about 23°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Salmon Arm
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Salmon Arm weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1° / -5° | 65 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2° / -5° | 43 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 6° / -2° | 54 | 12.6 | 7.7 | 11.5 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 11° / 2° | 49 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 13.5 | 2.7 |
| May | 17° / 6° | 65 | 11.3 | 0.4 | 15.2 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 20° / 10° | 64 | 11.2 | 0 | 16.2 | 5.9 |
| Jul | 24° / 13° | 45 | 7.9 | 0 | 15.8 | 7.4 |
| Aug | 24° / 13° | 38 | 7 | 0 | 14.3 | 7.5 |
| Sep | 19° / 10° | 63 | 10 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.0 |
| Oct | 11° / 4° | 83 | 13.9 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 2.5 |
| Nov | 4° / -0° | 90 | 16 | 10 | 8.7 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 0° / -4° | 70 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Salmon Arm gets around 147 mm of rain over 26 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 3 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.3 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Salmon Arm?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Salmon Arm for sightseeing.
What to pack for Salmon Arm in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Salmon Arm sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.
UV index in Salmon Arm in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Salmon Arm peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Salmon Arm in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Salmon Arm is worst in August — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 27.5× the cleanest month (January, 3 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 79 | 91 | 14 | 30 | 35 | 5 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Good |
| Feb | 5 | Good |
| Mar | 6 | Good |
| Apr | 7 | Good |
| May | 8 | Good |
| Jun | 9 | Good |
| Jul | 79 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 91 | Unhealthy |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 30 | Moderate |
| Nov | 35 | Poor |
| Dec | 5 | Good |
Where is Salmon Arm?
Salmon Arm sits at 50.7°N, 119.3°W, 427 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Vernon, 48 km away.
Topography around Salmon Arm
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Salmon Arm.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Salmon Arm has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 645 m around an average of 463 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,398 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,492 m.
The land around Salmon Arm is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 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
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 Salmon Arm (50.6998°, -119.2691°, elevation 427 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.