Thetford-Mines weather in July

In July, Thetford-Mines sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 129 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Thetford-Mines's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thetford-Mines's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
4:14 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Thetford-Mines is city in Quebec, Canada.

Density
113/km²
people per km²
Founded
1876

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 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Thetford-Mines reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°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)
12214
22214
32214
42214
52214
62214
72214
82314
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102314
112314
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232315
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292314
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312314

How July really feels in Thetford-Mines

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.

Thetford-Mines weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -15°7912.612.88.90.0
Feb-5° / -14°7010.510.9100.0
Mar-0° / -8°8312.29.911.60.0
Apr / -1°10612.8613.31.1
May15° / 11614.6114.74.2
Jun20° / 12°13514.1015.55.6
Jul23° / 14°12916.1015.25.8
Aug22° / 13°13114.60146.0
Sep18° / 10211.3012.35.3
Oct10° / 12213.11.910.72.2
Nov / -3°9112.87.99.20.1
Dec-3° / -10°981312.38.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43862
53862
63862
74060
84060
94159
104159
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184258
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274258
284258
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Thetford-Mines gets around 129 mm of rain over 16.1 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 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
151
251
351
451
551
651
752
852
952
1052
1153
1253
1353
1453
1554
1654
1754
1854
1954
2054
2154
2253
2353
2452
2552
2652
2751
2851
2951
3051
3150

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
139322271
238322271
337332271
437332181
537342181
636342181
736352181
835352191
934352191
10343521101
11333521101
12323522101
13323522101
14313523111
15313523111
16303524110
17303425110
18293426110
19283426110
20283427110
21273328110
22273329110
23273329110
24273330100
25263330100
26263331100
2726333190
2826333190
2926343190
3026343190
3126343190

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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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1711calm
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1911calm
2011calm
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2811calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 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 4:03 AM to 4:30 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)
115.54:037:34
215.54:037:34
315.54:047:34
415.54:057:34
515.54:057:33
615.54:067:33
715.44:077:33
815.44:077:32
915.44:087:32
1015.44:097:31
1115.44:107:31
1215.34:107:30
1315.34:117:30
1415.34:127:29
1515.34:137:28
1615.24:147:28
1715.24:157:27
1815.24:167:26
1915.14:177:25
2015.14:187:24
2115.14:197:24
2215.04:207:23
2315.04:217:22
2415.04:227:21
2514.94:237:20
2614.94:247:19
2714.94:257:17
2814.84:277:16
2914.84:287:15
3014.74:297:14
3114.74:307:13

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Thetford-Mines?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Thetford-Mines for sightseeing.

What to pack for Thetford-Mines in July

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

In July, Thetford-Mines sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Thetford-Mines in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thetford-Mines peaks around July 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateModerateLowJul 14UV 8Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Thetford-Mines?

Thetford-Mines sits at 46.1°N, 71.3°W, 317 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Saint-Georges, 49 km away.

Topography around Thetford-Mines

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thetford-Mines has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 341 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 772 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,247 m.

The land around Thetford-Mines is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
772 m
80 km
1,247 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Saint-Georges 49 km · Victoriaville 51 km · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 73 km · Sainte-Foy 76 km · L'Ancienne-Lorette 78 km · Lévis 80 km · Quebec City 80 km · Les Rivières 81 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 Thetford-Mines (46.0937°, -71.3054°, elevation 317 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).