West Kelowna weather in July

In July, West Kelowna sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 29 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is West Kelowna's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see West Kelowna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
15 h 42 min
4:12 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
44%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

West Kelowna is city in the Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.

Density
233/km²
people per km²
Founded
2007

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in West Kelowna reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 5°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22110
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52110
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How July really feels in West Kelowna

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.

West Kelowna weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°5913.3138.40.0
Feb / -6°4210.39.39.70.0
Mar / -3°5811.88.711.50.3
Apr10° / 46103.513.52.2
May15° / 5310.10.715.14.6
Jun18° / 529.90.1165.8
Jul23° / 11°295.1015.77.8
Aug23° / 12°245.2014.37.9
Sep18° / 417.30.112.46.3
Oct11° / 6711.61.610.52.5
Nov / -1°8615.3108.80.1
Dec-1° / -5°6613.714.180.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35545
45545
55644
65743
75842
85941
96139
106139
116337
126337
136436
146535
156634
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186931
196931
207030
217129
227228
237327
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277525
287525
297624
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

West Kelowna gets around 29 mm of rain over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
223
322
422
521
620
720
819
919
1019
1119
1218
1318
1418
1518
1617
1717
1817
1916
2016
2115
2215
2314
2414
2513
2613
2713
2813
2913
3013
3113

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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 16 h 06 min at the start of July to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:00 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.14:008:04
216.14:008:04
316.04:018:03
416.04:018:03
516.04:028:03
616.04:038:02
716.04:048:02
815.94:058:01
915.94:058:01
1015.94:068:00
1115.94:078:00
1215.84:087:59
1315.84:097:58
1415.84:107:57
1515.84:117:57
1615.74:127:56
1715.74:137:55
1815.74:147:54
1915.64:167:53
2015.64:177:52
2115.54:187:51
2215.54:197:50
2315.54:207:48
2415.44:227:47
2515.44:237:46
2615.34:247:45
2715.34:267:43
2815.34:277:42
2915.24:287:41
3015.24:307:39
3115.14:317:38

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.88 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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86.8Intense
96.8Intense
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276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit West Kelowna?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit West Kelowna for general sightseeing.

What to pack for West Kelowna in July

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

In July, West Kelowna sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in West Kelowna 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 West Kelowna peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in West Kelowna 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 West Kelowna is worst in August — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.8× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModeratePoorAug 1657 µg/m³Jan 215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb5Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul29Moderate
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep22Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is West Kelowna?

West Kelowna sits at 49.9°N, 119.6°W, 484 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Kelowna, 7.0 km away.

Topography around West Kelowna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around West Kelowna has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 832 m around an average of 544 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,072 m.

The land around West Kelowna is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
832 m
16 km
1,286 m
80 km
2,072 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Kelowna 7.0 km · Okanagan Mission 9.0 km · Rutland 15 km · Lake Country 21 km · Penticton 42 km · Vernon 50 km · Salmon Arm 96 km · Kamloops 104 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 West Kelowna (49.8625°, -119.5833°, elevation 484 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. 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).