Sherbrooke weather in July

In July, Sherbrooke sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 126 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sherbrooke's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sherbrooke's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:19 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Sherbrooke is city in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
353/km²
people per km²
Founded
1793

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 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sherbrooke reaches about 24°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 20°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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How July really feels in Sherbrooke

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.

Sherbrooke 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-5° / -14°7612.212.18.90.0
Feb-4° / -13°6410.410.710.10.0
Mar / -7°7912.28.911.60.0
Apr10° / 9912.54.113.22.1
May17° / 11714.10.414.74.9
Jun22° / 12°13114.1015.45.9
Jul24° / 15°12615.2015.16.1
Aug23° / 14°12313.8013.96.3
Sep19° / 10611.5012.35.8
Oct12° / 11913.21.310.72.9
Nov / -3°9113.36.39.30.3
Dec-2° / -9°9213.711.58.60.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24258
34159
44159
54159
64357
74357
84357
94456
104456
114456
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sherbrooke gets around 126 mm of rain over 15.2 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 50% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
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749
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1251
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2251
2350
2450
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2649
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3148

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1322926121
2313026122
3293026122
4283126132
5273226132
6273326132
7263326142
8253426142
9243426152
10233426152
11233427152
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13213328162
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of July to 14 h 36 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 4:08 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:087:34
215.44:087:34
315.44:097:34
415.44:107:33
515.44:107:33
615.44:117:33
715.34:127:32
815.34:127:32
915.34:137:32
1015.34:147:31
1115.34:157:31
1215.24:157:30
1315.24:167:30
1415.24:177:29
1515.24:187:28
1615.14:197:28
1715.14:207:27
1815.14:217:26
1915.14:227:25
2015.04:237:24
2115.04:247:24
2215.04:257:23
2314.94:267:22
2414.94:277:21
2514.94:287:20
2614.84:297:19
2714.84:307:18
2814.84:317:16
2914.74:327:15
3014.74:337:14
3114.64:347:13

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Sherbrooke?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Sherbrooke for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sherbrooke in July

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

In July, Sherbrooke sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Sherbrooke 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 Sherbrooke peaks around July 13 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateModerateLowJul 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sherbrooke?

Sherbrooke sits at 45.4°N, 71.9°W, 175 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Rock Forest, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Sherbrooke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sherbrooke has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 211 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,288 m.

The land around Sherbrooke is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
1,288 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Rock Forest 9.0 km · Magog 25 km · Granby 65 km · Drummondville 70 km · Victoriaville 72 km · Saint-Hyacinthe 86 km · Thetford-Mines 90 km · Mont-Saint-Hilaire 102 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 Sherbrooke (45.4001°, -71.8991°, elevation 175 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).