July is one of the warmer months of the year in Esquimalt, with average highs near 20.6°C and lows around 13.1°C (mean 16.9°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 24 mm of rainfall and 75% relative humidity across the period.
July is one of the warmer months of the year in Esquimalt. Across 45 years of records, the warmest July in Esquimalt was 2015 — when the month averaged 18.8°C — while the coldest were 1986 and 2011 at 15°C. Typical July days reach 20.6°C with nights near 13.1°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
July is one of the drier months in Esquimalt, averaging 24 mm of rainfall. The wettest July on record was 1983 with 70 mm, while the driest was 2013 at 2 mm.
Relative humidity in Esquimalt during July averages 75%. The most humid July was 2025 at 83%, and the least humid was 1985 at 69%.
July receives about 6.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Esquimalt. The sunniest July was 2013 at 7.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1993 at 5.1.
Average wind speed in Esquimalt during July is 2 m/s. The windiest July was 2021 at 2.5 m/s, while the calmest was 2009 at 1.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 16.1°C | 17.2°C | 17.1°C | 16.9°C | 16.9°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg High | 19.7°C | 20.8°C | 20.9°C | 20.7°C | 20.8°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Low | 12.5°C | 13.5°C | 13.2°C | 13.2°C | 13.0°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 31 mm | 31 mm | 19 mm | 18 mm | 22 mm | -9 mm |
July temperatures in Esquimalt have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
July has ranged from a record low of 9.4°C (1984) to a record high of 32.3°C (2009).
Rainfall in July is one of the drier months, averaging 24 mm, with a wettest year of 70 mm.
One of the best times to visit Esquimalt
July is one of the best times to visit Esquimalt. Expect days averaging 20.6°C and nights around 13.1°C (mean 16.9°C) — warmer than Esquimalt's yearly average — with low rainfall (24 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.0°C | 15.5°C | 12.0°C | 24.8°C | 10.1°C | 31 mm | 83% | 1.8 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2024 | 22.1°C | 17.8°C | 13.6°C | 28.0°C | 11.3°C | 20 mm | 75% | 1.9 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 21.2°C | 17.1°C | 12.9°C | 26.7°C | 11.3°C | 18 mm | 75% | 2.1 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2022 | 21.0°C | 17.3°C | 13.5°C | 28.2°C | 11.0°C | 28 mm | 80% | 1.9 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 21.6°C | 17.5°C | 13.3°C | 29.2°C | 11.6°C | 8 mm | 75% | 2.5 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2020 | 19.8°C | 16.3°C | 12.8°C | 26.1°C | 11.1°C | 25 mm | 77% | 2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 19.9°C | 16.7°C | 13.4°C | 26.5°C | 11.6°C | 34 mm | 77% | 2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 22.6°C | 18.4°C | 14.2°C | 28.0°C | 10.8°C | 12 mm | 71% | 1.8 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2017 | 20.2°C | 16.3°C | 12.5°C | 24.3°C | 11.1°C | 7 mm | 77% | 2.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2016 | 20.2°C | 17.0°C | 13.7°C | 26.2°C | 11.7°C | 25 mm | 78% | 2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2015 🔥 | 22.9°C | 18.8°C | 14.7°C | 29.3°C | 12.4°C | 17 mm | 70% | 1.9 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2014 | 21.9°C | 17.7°C | 13.6°C | 26.8°C | 11.3°C | 21 mm | 74% | 1.9 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 21.4°C | 17.2°C | 13.0°C | 27.3°C | 11.0°C | 2 mm | 75% | 2.2 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2012 | 19.0°C | 15.6°C | 12.3°C | 23.9°C | 9.9°C | 34 mm | 80% | 1.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2011 | 18.2°C | 15.0°C | 11.9°C | 23.8°C | 10.0°C | 27 mm | 79% | 1.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2010 | 20.8°C | 16.6°C | 12.4°C | 29.6°C | 10.0°C | 4 mm | 73% | 1.9 m/s | 7 |
| 2009 | 22.9°C | 18.6°C | 14.2°C | 32.3°C | 11.4°C | 11 mm | 69% | 1.5 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2008 | 19.8°C | 15.8°C | 11.9°C | 25.4°C | 9.7°C | 17 mm | 75% | 2.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2007 | 20.9°C | 17.3°C | 13.7°C | 30.1°C | 11.4°C | 38 mm | 76% | 1.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2006 | 21.0°C | 17.3°C | 13.5°C | 30.2°C | 11.3°C | 10 mm | 73% | 2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 20.3°C | 16.6°C | 13.0°C | 25.1°C | 11.3°C | 28 mm | 76% | 1.8 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2004 | 22.5°C | 18.3°C | 14.1°C | 31.3°C | 11.5°C | 10 mm | 71% | 1.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 22.2°C | 18.0°C | 13.8°C | 29.9°C | 10.4°C | 7 mm | 71% | 2 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2002 | 20.6°C | 16.9°C | 13.2°C | 28.7°C | 10.2°C | 16 mm | 74% | 2.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2001 | 19.3°C | 15.7°C | 12.1°C | 24.2°C | 10.2°C | 20 mm | 76% | 2.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2000 | 19.6°C | 16.2°C | 12.9°C | 24.3°C | 10.3°C | 36 mm | 78% | 1.9 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1999 | 19.0°C | 15.7°C | 12.3°C | 24.6°C | 9.9°C | 28 mm | 78% | 1.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1998 | 22.1°C | 18.3°C | 14.5°C | 31.0°C | 12.7°C | 34 mm | 77% | 1.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1997 | 20.0°C | 16.7°C | 13.4°C | 27.2°C | 12.0°C | 47 mm | 79% | 2.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1996 | 21.6°C | 17.6°C | 13.6°C | 28.1°C | 10.6°C | 22 mm | 73% | 1.9 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1995 | 21.1°C | 17.6°C | 14.1°C | 28.8°C | 12.2°C | 39 mm | 73% | 1.9 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1994 | 21.5°C | 17.4°C | 13.2°C | 29.3°C | 10.4°C | 13 mm | 71% | 2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 18.7°C | 15.7°C | 12.6°C | 21.6°C | 11.3°C | 50 mm | 78% | 2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1992 | 21.4°C | 17.8°C | 14.2°C | 27.0°C | 12.5°C | 36 mm | 75% | 1.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 20.3°C | 16.8°C | 13.2°C | 29.9°C | 11.1°C | 24 mm | 74% | 1.9 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1990 | 22.5°C | 18.4°C | 14.2°C | 28.6°C | 11.6°C | 12 mm | 72% | 1.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1989 | 19.7°C | 16.3°C | 12.9°C | 23.8°C | 10.9°C | 22 mm | 75% | 2 m/s | 6 |
| 1988 | 19.8°C | 15.9°C | 12.0°C | 27.7°C | 9.6°C | 29 mm | 74% | 2.1 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1987 | 19.6°C | 16.0°C | 12.3°C | 24.3°C | 10.1°C | 30 mm | 73% | 1.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1986 ❄️ | 18.1°C | 15.0°C | 11.8°C | 22.6°C | 9.5°C | 45 mm | 77% | 2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1985 | 22.5°C | 18.0°C | 13.5°C | 26.7°C | 11.2°C | 3 mm | 69% | 1.9 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1984 | 19.8°C | 15.8°C | 11.9°C | 26.3°C | 9.4°C | 5 mm | 76% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1983 🌧️ | 19.2°C | 15.9°C | 12.7°C | 26.7°C | 10.7°C | 70 mm | 76% | 2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 19.3°C | 15.9°C | 12.4°C | 27.1°C | 10.4°C | 43 mm | 75% | 1.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 19.7°C | 16.2°C | 12.7°C | 26.5°C | 10.3°C | 28 mm | 77% | 2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded July data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in July is around 20.6°C with lows near 13.1°C (mean 16.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
July averages 24 mm of rainfall in Esquimalt, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 70 mm in 1983.
The hottest July reached 32.3°C in 2009. The coldest dipped to 9.4°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average July temperatures have risen by about 0.6°C. Daytime highs moved from 20.1°C to 21°C and overnight lows from 12.6°C to 13.1°C over the same span.
July is one of the warmer months of the year in Esquimalt and one of the drier months, so plan for around 20.6°C daytime highs and 13.1°C at night.
Not quite — July is the 11th coolest month in Esquimalt, averaging 16.9°C.
For July in Esquimalt, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 20.6°C and lows of 13.1°C.
Relative humidity in July averages 75% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in July is 2 m/s. The windiest July on record averaged 2.5 m/s (2021).
The wettest July on record was 1983 with 70 mm. On average, July sees 24 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Esquimalt behaves each July, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for July specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
