Thorold weather in July

In July, Thorold sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 105 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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 38% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Thorold's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thorold's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:56 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Thorold is city in Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.

Density
227/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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 Thorold reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°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)
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How July really feels in Thorold

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.

Thorold weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°7712.48.79.20.0
Feb-1° / -6°609.4710.20.0
Mar / -3°7710.94.811.60.0
Apr / 10011.91.813.11.7
May16° / 11°9012.2014.44.8
Jun22° / 17°10312.1015.16.4
Jul25° / 20°10512014.96.7
Aug24° / 20°9010.9013.86.9
Sep21° / 16°9010.3012.36.4
Oct14° / 10°9812.40.110.83.9
Nov / 8511.62.59.51.2
Dec / -1°83126.88.90.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Thorold gets around 105 mm of rain over 12 wet days in July, the wettest month. 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 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11724242780
21724242790
31624242690
41624242690
516242526100
615242526100
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Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
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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 24 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 4:46 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 7:55 PM to 7:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.24:467:55
215.14:467:55
315.14:477:54
415.14:477:54
515.14:487:54
615.14:487:54
715.14:497:54
815.14:507:53
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1015.04:517:52
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1315.04:537:51
1414.94:547:50
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1614.94:567:49
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1814.84:577:48
1914.84:587:47
2014.84:597:46
2114.85:007:46
2214.75:017:45
2314.75:027:44
2414.75:037:43
2514.65:047:42
2614.65:057:41
2714.65:067:40
2814.55:077:39
2914.55:087:38
3014.55:097:37
3114.45:107:36

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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46.4Intense
56.4Intense
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176.2Intense
186.1Intense
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206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
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266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Thorold?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Thorold for sightseeing.

What to pack for Thorold in July

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

In July, Thorold sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Thorold in July

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 4 to Sep 20 — about 2.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct16Cool
Nov10Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Thorold in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thorold peaks around June 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 19UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Thorold 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 Thorold is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1315 µg/m³Nov 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Thorold?

Thorold sits at 43.1°N, 79.2°W, 178 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is St. Catharines, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Thorold

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thorold has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m.

The land around Thorold is covered by trees (29%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (29%), grassland (23%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
532 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: St. Catharines 7.0 km · Niagara Falls 11 km · Niagara Falls 12 km · Welland 15 km · Niagara-on-the-Lake 18 km · Grand Island 21 km · Port Colborne 24 km · North Tonawanda 29 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 Thorold (43.1168°, -79.1996°, elevation 178 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).