Stratford weather in July

In July, Stratford sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 100 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 14.9 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 32% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Stratford's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stratford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:02 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Stratford is city in Ontario, Canada.

Density
1,435/km²
people per km²
Founded
1859

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 Stratford 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 Stratford

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.

Stratford 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-2° / -9°7512.3119.20.0
Feb-1° / -10°599.68.910.20.0
Mar / -5°6810.96.411.60.3
Apr12° / 9412.62.613.22.8
May18° / 9912.2014.55.5
Jun23° / 13°10011.9015.26.5
Jul25° / 15°10011.9014.96.6
Aug24° / 14°8110.6013.86.9
Sep21° / 10°8910.2012.36.4
Oct14° / 8811.90.410.83.7
Nov / -1°8012.14.79.50.7
Dec / -6°7112.39.88.80.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35644
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65644
75644
85743
95743
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Stratford gets around 100 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
435
535
634
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3040
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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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1362521162
2352521162
3352521163
4352521163
5352521163
6342521163
7342521173
8332522173
9332423173
10322423173
11312424184
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 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 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:528:03
215.24:528:02
315.24:538:02
415.14:538:02
515.14:548:02
615.14:548:02
715.14:558:01
815.14:568:01
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1015.14:578:00
1115.04:588:00
1215.04:597:59
1315.04:597:59
1415.05:007:58
1514.95:017:58
1614.95:027:57
1714.95:037:56
1814.95:047:56
1914.85:047:55
2014.85:057:54
2114.85:067:53
2214.85:077:53
2314.75:087:52
2414.75:097:51
2514.75:107:50
2614.65:117:49
2714.65:127:48
2814.65:137:47
2914.55:147:46
3014.55:157:45
3114.55:167:43

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Stratford?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Stratford for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Stratford in July

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

In July, Stratford sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Stratford in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Stratford peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Stratford?

Stratford sits at 43.4°N, 80.9°W, 365 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Woodstock, 31 km away.

Topography around Stratford

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stratford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 363 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m.

The land around Stratford is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
417 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Woodstock 31 km · Forest Heights 35 km · Kitchener 36 km · Waterloo 37 km · London 48 km · Cambridge 52 km · Hespeler 52 km · Christopher-Champlain 52 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 Stratford (43.3668°, -80.9497°, elevation 365 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).