Shawinigan weather in July

In July, Shawinigan sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 103 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Shawinigan's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shawinigan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
4:18 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Shawinigan is city in Québec, Canada.

Density
48/km²
people per km²
Founded
1901

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 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Shawinigan reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°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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How July really feels in Shawinigan

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.

Shawinigan 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-7° / -16°7510.4108.80.0
Feb-5° / -15°608.38.5100.0
Mar / -8°759.8711.60.0
Apr10° / -0°9711.43.513.31.9
May18° / 8812.30.314.85.3
Jun23° / 13°10111.7015.66.4
Jul25° / 15°10312.6015.26.3
Aug24° / 14°9611.30146.7
Sep19° / 10°9910.9012.45.9
Oct12° / 10811.71.110.72.8
Nov / -3°8810.95.29.20.2
Dec-3° / -11°8711.1108.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33961
44159
54159
64159
74258
84357
94357
104555
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124555
134654
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Shawinigan gets around 103 mm of rain over 12.6 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
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443
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642
742
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942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1743
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2143
2243
2342
2442
2542
2641
2741
2840
2940
3039
3139

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1382823101
2372824102
3362824102
4352924112
5342924112
6342924112
7333025111
8323025121
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:07 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:077:42
215.64:077:42
315.64:087:42
415.54:087:41
515.54:097:41
615.54:107:41
715.54:107:40
815.54:117:40
915.54:127:40
1015.44:137:39
1115.44:147:38
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1315.44:157:37
1415.34:167:37
1515.34:177:36
1615.34:187:35
1715.34:197:34
1815.24:207:34
1915.24:217:33
2015.24:227:32
2115.14:237:31
2215.14:247:30
2315.14:257:29
2415.04:267:28
2515.04:277:27
2615.04:297:26
2714.94:307:25
2814.94:317:23
2914.84:327:22
3014.84:337:21
3114.84:347:20

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Shawinigan?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Shawinigan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shawinigan in July

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

In July, Shawinigan sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shawinigan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shawinigan peaks around July 13 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shawinigan?

Shawinigan sits at 46.6°N, 72.7°W, 123 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Trois-Rivières, 29 km away.

Topography around Shawinigan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shawinigan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m.

The land around Shawinigan is covered by trees (55%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
350 m
80 km
709 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Trois-Rivières 29 km · Sorel-Tracy 65 km · Drummondville 79 km · Saint-Charles-Borromée 80 km · Joliette 80 km · Victoriaville 83 km · L'Assomption 98 km · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 101 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 Shawinigan (46.5667°, -72.7491°, elevation 123 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).