Garissa weather in July

In July, Garissa sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Garissa's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garissa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:28 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Garissa is capital of Garissa County, Kenya.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Garissa reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Garissa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 4 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
4
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Garissa weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°171.9123.3
Feb36° / 25°40.9122.7
Mar36° / 26°203.6122.3
Apr35° / 25°367.9122.7
May33° / 24°163.1123.9
Jun32° / 23°20.4124.6
Jul31° / 22°20.3125.1
Aug31° / 22°20.2125.0
Sep33° / 23°50.8124.4
Oct34° / 24°163.6123.6
Nov33° / 24°6711.8123.3
Dec33° / 24°427.6123.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Garissa gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
116138
216336
316534
416732
516831
617029
717128
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1017326
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2947422
3057322
3157322

Wind in July

Winds average 23 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
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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 6:26 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:266:24
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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 4.69 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Garissa?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Garissa for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Garissa in July

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

In July, Garissa sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Garissa 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 Garissa peaks around March 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Garissa?

Garissa sits at 0.5°S, 39.6°E, 147 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Hola, 122 km away.

HolaMasalaniHabasweinGarba TulaMwingiMauaKituiChuka

Topography around Garissa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garissa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m.

The land around Garissa is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
353 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
July weather nearby: Hola 122 km · Masalani 150 km · Habaswein 164 km · Garba Tula 167 km · Mwingi 184 km · Maua 204 km · Kitui 208 km · Chuka 223 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 Garissa (-0.4527°, 39.646°, elevation 147 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).