Kakamega weather in July

In July, Kakamega sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 99 mm of rain across 19.8 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Kakamega's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kakamega's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
19.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Kakamega is human settlement.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kakamega reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°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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Kakamega 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
Jan28° / 16°9213.3125.5
Feb29° / 16°7311.9125.0
Mar29° / 16°14919.8124.5
Apr26° / 17°23526.8123.9
May26° / 16°19426.9124.1
Jun25° / 16°10521.9124.8
Jul25° / 15°9919.8125.3
Aug25° / 16°10620.7125.1
Sep26° / 16°10420.5124.9
Oct26° / 16°17125.3124.2
Nov27° / 16°20223.7124.3
Dec27° / 15°13618.2125.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33961
43961
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313664

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kakamega gets around 99 mm of rain over 19.8 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 64% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
165
265
364
464
564
663
763
863
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1062
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1763
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1963
2064
2164
2264
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2465
2565
2665
2765
2865
2965
3065
3165

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
106337
206535
306634
406832
506931
616930
717029
817128
917227
1017326
1117425
1217524
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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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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135calm
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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 6:45 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:446:45
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512.06:456:46
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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 4.93 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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255.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kakamega?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kakamega for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kakamega in July

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

In July, Kakamega sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kakamega 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 Kakamega peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kakamega 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 Kakamega is worst in June — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJun 2177 µg/m³Apr 967 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul76Unhealthy
Aug74Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct73Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec76Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kakamega?

Kakamega sits at 0.3°N, 34.8°E, 1,563 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Khwisero, 22 km away.

Topography around Kakamega

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kakamega has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 1,521 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,020 m.

The land around Kakamega is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (26%), cropland (26%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
395 m
80 km
2,020 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Khwisero 22 km · Mbale 23 km · Mumias 30 km · Webuye 35 km · Bungoma 38 km · Kapsabet 40 km · Kisumu 43 km · Lugulu 51 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 Kakamega (0.2842°, 34.7523°, elevation 1,563 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).