Weather in Nanaimo in July
Canada · 20-year averages, July
Prime time. If you get to pick your dates, July is the one. Highs average 23.9 °C, lows 14.8 °C, and rain falls on 7 days — nothing in the month is working against you.
July is the highest-scoring month of the twelve. The nearest rival is August, and the month at the other end of the year is December.
Rain on 7 days, 0 of them heavy. Enough to need a plan B, not enough to need a plan around it. Nothing specialised needed — this is the month you pack for the trip rather than for the weather.
What the averages hide
The averages here are honest — no hidden extremes worth planning around. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest July day reached 35.3 °C and the coldest night fell to 9.4 °C.
July is moderately variable: 5 mm in the driest year against 46 mm in the wettest, around an average of 23 mm. Roughly two Julys in three land near that average, and the third does something else entirely.
Wind is light at 4.4 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity is unremarkable at 71%.
How July sits in the year
Temperatures hold steady either side: 20.1 °C in June, 23.9 here, 24.3 in August. Nothing about the timing within the month matters much.
Daylight in July
July is at or near the longest days of Nanaimo's year: 15.9 hours of daylight, losing 0.9 hours across the month. Evenings are the real gain — dinner outdoors still happens in full light.
An inland climate
Despite being inland, the year stays fairly even: 21.4 °C between the year's warmest afternoons and coldest nights.
How busy it gets
Peak season. Expect the highest prices of the year and to be booking well ahead.
Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.
July in Nanaimo versus nearby
If Nanaimo is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Vancouver is close enough to be a coin toss — within a degree on temperature, 2 days more rain. Maple Ridge is close enough to be a coin toss — within a degree on temperature, the same number of rain days.
So: July is the answer for Nanaimo. If it is booked out or priced out, August is the next best thing at 0 points behind, and December is the month to keep off the shortlist.
Every month in Nanaimo
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Rain days | Rain mm | Humidity % | Daylight h | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8 | 2.9 | 19 | 123 | 90 | 8.6 | 23 |
| February | 7.6 | 2.9 | 14 | 68 | 85 | 10.1 | 37 |
| March | 9.7 | 4.2 | 18 | 90 | 84 | 11.8 | 35 |
| April | 12.8 | 6.1 | 14 | 60 | 79 | 13.7 | 53 |
| May | 17.3 | 9.6 | 11 | 45 | 76 | 15.3 | 72 |
| June | 20.1 | 12.1 | 10 | 37 | 75 | 16.2 | 84 |
| July | 23.9 | 14.8 | 7 | 23 | 71 | 15.9 | 89 |
| August | 24.3 | 15.2 | 6 | 29 | 71 | 14.5 | 89 |
| September | 20.4 | 12.6 | 10 | 52 | 76 | 12.7 | 83 |
| October | 14.5 | 8.7 | 16 | 98 | 83 | 10.9 | 53 |
| November | 9.3 | 5.1 | 19 | 132 | 88 | 9.2 | 31 |
| December | 6.3 | 2.9 | 19 | 118 | 90 | 8.2 | 21 |
See all twelve months in Nanaimo, or where else to go in July.
Planning the rest of the trip
- Where to eat & stay in Nanaimo every café, restaurant and hotel
- Flight time to Nanaimo how long you are actually in the air
- Nanaimo time zone and the difference from home
- Days until your trip count down to the departure date
- Gyms & clubs in Nanaimo keep training while you are there