Bungoma weather in July

In July, Bungoma sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 54 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bungoma's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bungoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Bungoma is city.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bungoma reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Bungoma weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°498.4125.0
Feb31° / 17°407.7124.5
Mar30° / 18°10015.1124.2
Apr28° / 18°17622.8124.0
May27° / 17°16422.5124.6
Jun27° / 17°8216.8125.4
Jul27° / 17°5412.5126.0
Aug27° / 17°5712.6126.0
Sep28° / 17°5613.1125.5
Oct28° / 17°9217.9124.7
Nov28° / 17°10116.6124.8
Dec29° / 17°7111.4125.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93862
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113664
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bungoma gets around 54 mm of rain over 12.5 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 41% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
248
346
445
544
643
743
842
941
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1139
1239
1338
1438
1537
1637
1737
1837
1938
2038
2138
2239
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2439
2540
2640
2741
2841
2941
3041
3141

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
104060
204258
304357
404555
504654
604753
704852
804951
905149
1005149
1115148
1215247
1315247
1415346
1515346
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2015346
2115346
2205347
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2405248
2505248
2605149
2705149
2805149
2905149
3005149
3105149

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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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:446:46
212.06:446:46
312.06:456:46
412.06:456:47
512.06:456:47
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1012.06:466:48
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1712.06:476:48
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.68 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bungoma

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Bungoma?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bungoma for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bungoma in July

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

In July, Bungoma sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bungoma in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bungoma peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bungoma 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 Bungoma is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 1883 µg/m³Aug 2270 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bungoma?

Bungoma sits at 0.6°N, 34.6°E, 1,427 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Webuye, 24 km away.

Topography around Bungoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bungoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 1,420 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,233 m.

The land around Bungoma is covered by trees (32%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), trees (22%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (29%), trees (27%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
419 m
80 km
3,233 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Webuye 24 km · Mumias 27 km · Kimilili 30 km · Malaba 32 km · Lugulu 34 km · Malaba 35 km · Kakamega 38 km · Khwisero 44 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,363
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.9
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
28.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 593
Religion
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 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 Bungoma (0.5635°, 34.5605°, elevation 1,427 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).