Homa Bay weather in July

In July, Homa Bay sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 62 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Homa Bay's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Homa Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:49 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Homa Bay is city in 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 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Homa Bay reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Homa Bay weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°9115.3125.8
Feb28° / 20°6511.9125.5
Mar28° / 20°14719.6124.9
Apr26° / 20°24726.6123.9
May26° / 20°19625.2124.4
Jun26° / 19°8818.6125.3
Jul26° / 19°6215125.9
Aug26° / 19°8017.1125.6
Sep27° / 19°9018.3125.2
Oct27° / 20°17524.6124.3
Nov26° / 19°20525.8124.1
Dec26° / 19°14121.4124.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44951
54951
64951
74951
85050
95149
105149
115248
125248
135347
145347
155347
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225248
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245149
255050
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275050
285050
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Homa Bay gets around 62 mm of rain over 15 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 49% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
253
352
452
551
650
749
848
948
1047
1146
1246
1346
1446
1546
1646
1746
1846
1946
2047
2147
2248
2349
2450
2551
2652
2753
2853
2954
3054
3155

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1121771
2122761
3123751
4124741
5125731
6127720
7128710
8129700
9131680
10132670
11133660
12133660
13134650
14134650
15134650
16134650
17133660
18133660
19033670
20033670
21032680
22032680
23031690
24031690
25031690
26031690
27031690
28031690
29031690
30031690
31031690

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
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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 6:46 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:466:45
212.06:476:45
312.06:476:45
412.06:476:45
512.06:476:45
612.06:476:46
712.06:476:46
812.06:486:46
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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 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is July a good time to visit Homa Bay?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Homa Bay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Homa Bay in July

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

In July, Homa Bay sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Homa Bay 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 Homa Bay peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Homa Bay 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 Homa Bay is worst in June — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 2360 µg/m³Mar 1344 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr47Poor
May52Poor
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Homa Bay?

Homa Bay sits at 0.5°S, 34.5°E, 1,165 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Awendo, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Homa Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Homa Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 1,162 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,108 m.

The land around Homa Bay is covered by water (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%), grassland (25%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and water (28%), shrubs (22%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
237 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,108 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Awendo 7.0 km · Rongo 30 km · Oyugis 30 km · Kisii 38 km · Thomas Magena home 42 km · Ogembo 43 km · Awendo 43 km · Bondo 52 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 Homa Bay (-0.5273°, 34.4571°, elevation 1,165 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).