Kakuma weather in July

In July, Kakuma sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 40 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kakuma's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kakuma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:40 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
48%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Kakuma is human settlement and refugee camp.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kakuma reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 35°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Kakuma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
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.

Kakuma weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°162.611.82.8
Feb37° / 23°71.711.92.1
Mar36° / 24°386.2122.2
Apr34° / 24°649.712.12.8
May34° / 24°528.512.23.2
Jun33° / 24°436.412.23.7
Jul33° / 23°407.212.24.1
Aug33° / 23°346.112.13.9
Sep35° / 24°244123.3
Oct34° / 24°486.611.93.1
Nov33° / 23°577.311.83.5
Dec34° / 22°274.111.83.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56634
66634
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86634
96733
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116733
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316535

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kakuma gets around 40 mm of rain over 7.2 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 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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221
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520
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820
919
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1119
1219
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1520
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1721
1821
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2023
2124
2225
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3026
3125

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
184319291
284319291
384319290
494319290
594319280
694319280
7104319281
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2664023282
2764023282
2864024282
2974024282
3074124272
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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219calm
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259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:386:50
212.26:386:50
312.26:386:51
412.26:386:51
512.26:386:51
612.26:396:51
712.26:396:51
812.26:396:51
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1012.26:396:52
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1212.26:406:52
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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 5.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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285.7Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kakuma?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kakuma in July

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

In July, Kakuma sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kakuma in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kakuma peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kakuma 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 Kakuma is worst in January — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJan 2016 µg/m³Oct 158 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kakuma?

Kakuma sits at 3.7°N, 34.9°E, 603 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Lodwar, 105 km away.

LodwarKotidoMorotoAbimKapchorwaSoroti

Topography around Kakuma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kakuma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 601 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,802 m.

The land around Kakuma is covered by grassland (56%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
657 m
80 km
1,802 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Lodwar 105 km · Kotido 114 km · Moroto 133 km · Abim 173 km · Kitgum 224 km · Kapchorwa 261 km · Soroti 262 km · Pajok 264 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 Kakuma (3.7136°, 34.8572°, elevation 603 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).