Saskatoon weather in July

In July, Saskatoon sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 70 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 16 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Saskatoon's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saskatoon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
16 h 06 min
5:10 AM – 9:14 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Saskatoon is largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,558/km²
people per km²
Founded
1882

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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical July day in Saskatoon reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°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)
12312
22312
32312
42312
52312
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How July really feels in Saskatoon

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.

Saskatoon weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -19°154.85.480.0
Feb-9° / -18°113.43.89.50.0
Mar-1° / -11°185.14.611.50.0
Apr10° / -2°316.92.813.62.2
May17° / 467.80.615.45.7
Jun21° / 10°8711.9016.46.1
Jul24° / 12°7010.80166.9
Aug24° / 11°507.6014.47.4
Sep18° / 385.70.212.46.3
Oct / -1°275.8210.42.1
Nov-1° / -9°194.74.78.50.0
Dec-8° / -17°123.94.57.60.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
35050
45050
55149
65248
75248
85248
95347
105446
115446
125545
135644
145644
155644
165743
175842
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216238
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286535
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316535

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Saskatoon gets around 70 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
241
340
440
539
639
739
839
939
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1537
1637
1737
1836
1936
2035
2134
2233
2332
2431
2529
2628
2727
2827
2926
3026
3126

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1682660
2682660
3662770
4652870
5622981
6612991
7603091
85930101
95930101
105830111
115731111
125631121
135631121
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265930101
27603091
28603091
29622990
30622990
31632890

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 30 min at the start of July to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:56 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 9:24 PM to 8:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.54:569:24
216.44:579:23
316.44:589:23
416.44:589:23
516.44:599:22
616.45:009:22
716.35:019:21
816.35:029:21
916.35:039:20
1016.35:049:19
1116.25:059:19
1216.25:069:18
1316.25:079:17
1416.15:089:16
1516.15:099:15
1616.15:109:14
1716.05:119:13
1816.05:139:12
1916.05:149:11
2015.95:159:10
2115.95:179:09
2215.85:189:08
2315.85:199:06
2415.75:219:05
2515.75:229:04
2615.65:249:02
2715.65:259:01
2815.55:268:59
2915.55:288:58
3015.45:298:56
3115.45:318:55

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.28 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Saskatoon?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Saskatoon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saskatoon in July

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

In July, Saskatoon sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Saskatoon in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saskatoon peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Saskatoon 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 Saskatoon is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Saskatoon's WHO annual average of 8 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2016 µg/m³Dec 224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Saskatoon?

Saskatoon sits at 52.1°N, 106.7°W, 484 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Core Neighbourhoods, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Saskatoon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saskatoon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 497 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m.

The land around Saskatoon is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
321 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Core Neighbourhoods 0.0 km · Confederation 2.0 km · Lawson 4.0 km · Nutana Sector 4.0 km · Lakewood 6.0 km · Stonebridge 6.0 km · University Heights 6.0 km · North Battleford 132 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 Saskatoon (52.1324°, -106.6689°, elevation 484 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).