Whistler weather in July

In July, Whistler sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 15.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Whistler's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whistler's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 12th coldest
Precipitation: 80 mm; 10.8 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 48 min; 4:25 AM – 8:10 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Whistler is town in British Columbia, Canada.

Air quality: Excellent; PM2.5 5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 36/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1914

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical July day in Whistler reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	19	8
25	19	8
26	19	8
27	19	8
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8
31	19	8

How July really feels in Whistler

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Whistler weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-3° / -8°	350	19.2	19.8	8.3	0.0
Feb	-1° / -7°	215	15.3	15.9	9.7	0.0
Mar	1° / -5°	291	19.9	19.9	11.5	0.0
Apr	5° / -3°	169	16.4	15.4	13.5	0.1
May	9° / 1°	125	15.8	7.5	15.2	1.6
Jun	13° / 4°	122	16.9	2.1	16.1	3.0
Jul	17° / 7°	80	10.8	0.1	15.7	5.6
Aug	18° / 7°	85	10.3	0.1	14.3	5.7
Sep	13° / 4°	135	11.8	1.9	12.4	3.6
Oct	6° / -1°	273	17.3	12.3	10.5	0.5
Nov	-1° / -6°	391	19.8	18.9	8.8	0.0
Dec	-4° / -8°	342	19.1	19.7	7.9	0.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	34	36	36	37	37	39	40	41	41	43	44	45	46	47	47	49	50	51	52	54	54	56	56	58	58	58	59	59	60	59	60
Cloudier (%)	66	64	64	63	63	61	60	59	59	57	56	55	54	53	53	51	50	49	48	46	46	44	44	42	42	42	41	41	40	41	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	39	61
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	52	48
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	59	41
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Whistler gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	44	44	43	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	43
4	42
5	41
6	41
7	40
8	40
9	39
10	39
11	38
12	38
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	34
20	33
21	32
22	32
23	31
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	29
29	29
30	29
31	29

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 4:12 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 7:52 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	16.1	16.1	16.1	16.1	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.6	15.6	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.4	15.4	15.3	15.3	15.2	15.2	15.1
Sunrise (AM)	4:12	4:12	4:13	4:14	4:14	4:15	4:16	4:17	4:18	4:19	4:19	4:20	4:21	4:22	4:24	4:25	4:26	4:27	4:28	4:29	4:30	4:32	4:33	4:34	4:35	4:37	4:38	4:39	4:41	4:42	4:44
Sunset (PM)	8:19	8:18	8:18	8:18	8:17	8:17	8:16	8:16	8:15	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	16.1	4:12	8:19
2	16.1	4:12	8:18
3	16.1	4:13	8:18
4	16.1	4:14	8:18
5	16.0	4:14	8:17
6	16.0	4:15	8:17
7	16.0	4:16	8:16
8	16.0	4:17	8:16
9	16.0	4:18	8:15
10	15.9	4:19	8:15
11	15.9	4:19	8:14
12	15.9	4:20	8:13
13	15.9	4:21	8:13
14	15.8	4:22	8:12
15	15.8	4:24	8:11
16	15.8	4:25	8:10
17	15.7	4:26	8:09
18	15.7	4:27	8:08
19	15.7	4:28	8:07
20	15.6	4:29	8:06
21	15.6	4:30	8:05
22	15.5	4:32	8:04
23	15.5	4:33	8:03
24	15.5	4:34	8:02
25	15.4	4:35	8:00
26	15.4	4:37	7:59
27	15.3	4:38	7:58
28	15.3	4:39	7:57
29	15.2	4:41	7:55
30	15.2	4:42	7:54
31	15.1	4:44	7:52

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.98 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 5.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.0	Bright
31	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Whistler

In seasonPeak

None of Whistler's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Whistler's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Whistler?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Whistler for sightseeing.

What to pack for Whistler in July

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

In July, Whistler sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Whistler 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 Whistler peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	4	5	8	7	9	7	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Whistler?

Whistler sits at 50.1°N, 123.0°W, 0 m above sea level, in Canada. The nearest listed city is Squamish, 49 km away.

Topography around Whistler

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Whistler has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 852 m around an average of 826 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,493 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,912 m.

The land around Whistler is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km

852 m

trees 79%

16 km

2,493 m

trees 70%

80 km

2,912 m

trees 62%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← June Whistler year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Squamish 49 km · Central Lonsdale 89 km · West Vancouver 89 km · North Vancouver 90 km · Lower Lonsdale 90 km · Westwood Plateau 91 km · Hastings-Sunrise 93 km · Coquitlam 94 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

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 Whistler (50.1182°, -122.954°, elevation 0 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	19	8
25	19	8
26	19	8
27	19	8
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8
31	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	39	61
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	52	48
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	59	41
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	43
4	42
5	41
6	41
7	40
8	40
9	39
10	39
11	38
12	38
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	34
20	33
21	32
22	32
23	31
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	29
29	29
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	19	8
25	19	8
26	19	8
27	19	8
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8
31	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	39	61
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	52	48
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	59	41
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	43
4	42
5	41
6	41
7	40
8	40
9	39
10	39
11	38
12	38
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	34
20	33
21	32
22	32
23	31
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	29
29	29
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	19	8
25	19	8
26	19	8
27	19	8
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8
31	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	39	61
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	52	48
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	59	41
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	43
4	42
5	41
6	41
7	40
8	40
9	39
10	39
11	38
12	38
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	34
20	33
21	32
22	32
23	31
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	29
29	29
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1