Kerugoya weather in July

In July, Kerugoya sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 40 mm of rain across 12.2 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Kerugoya's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kerugoya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:37 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Kerugoya is settlement in Kirinyaga 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 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kerugoya reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Kerugoya 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
Jan24° / 13°11815126.3
Feb25° / 13°9212.6126.3
Mar25° / 14°15119.1125.5
Apr23° / 16°25926.7124.1
May22° / 15°19323124.7
Jun21° / 14°6516.1125.3
Jul20° / 13°4012.2125.6
Aug21° / 13°4213125.7
Sep23° / 14°4210.6126.5
Oct23° / 15°15519.7125.3
Nov22° / 15°25926.7124.0
Dec23° / 14°19021.8125.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31585
41585
51585
61585
71486
81486
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311486

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kerugoya gets around 40 mm of rain over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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639
738
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1036
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
13862
24060
34258
44456
54654
64852
74951
85149
95248
105347
115446
125545
135644
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305743
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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
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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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 6:35 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:356:33
212.06:356:34
312.06:356:34
412.06:366:34
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712.06:366:34
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1912.06:386:36
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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 4.15 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.15 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 Kerugoya?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kerugoya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kerugoya in July

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

In July, Kerugoya sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Kerugoya 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 Kerugoya peaks around March 17 at about 16 (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 17UV 16Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kerugoya 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 Kerugoya is worst in December — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 1938 µg/m³Sep 1922 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kerugoya?

Kerugoya sits at 0.5°S, 37.3°E, 1,548 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Karatina, 17 km away.

Topography around Kerugoya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kerugoya has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m around an average of 1,546 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,214 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,622 m.

The land around Kerugoya is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (33%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
276 m
16 km
1,214 m
80 km
4,622 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Karatina 17 km · Embu 20 km · Wanguru 22 km · Karuri 25 km · Murang’a 28 km · Nyeri 38 km · Tetu 41 km · Chuka 45 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 Kerugoya (-0.4989°, 37.2803°, elevation 1,548 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).