Makindu weather in July

In July, Makindu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Makindu's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makindu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:38 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
73%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Makindu is place in Makueni 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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Makindu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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)
12717
22717
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42717
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62717
72717
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312717

Makindu 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
Jan28° / 19°519.512.16.1
Feb30° / 19°346.412.15.6
Mar30° / 20°6913.6124.7
Apr29° / 20°9218.5124.5
May28° / 19°418.411.96.4
Jun27° / 18°4111.97.4
Jul27° / 17°20.611.97.5
Aug27° / 17°30.711.97.5
Sep29° / 17°30.9126.8
Oct29° / 18°33712.15.6
Nov28° / 19°12221.112.14.6
Dec27° / 19°9919.712.15.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
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212278
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242278
252179
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282179
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Makindu gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
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62
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312

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
128675
230655
332644
433634
535623
636613
737612
838602
938602
1039592
1139601
1239601
1339601
1439601
1539601
1639601
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1838611
1938611
2038611
2138611
2238611
2338602
2438602
2538602
2638602
2738593
2837603
2937603
3037603
3137603

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 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 6:36 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:366:28
211.96:366:28
311.96:366:29
411.96:366:29
511.96:376:29
611.96:376:29
711.96:376:29
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911.96:376:30
1011.96:376:30
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1211.96:386:30
1311.96:386:30
1411.96:386:30
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1911.96:386:31
2011.96:386:31
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2411.96:386:32
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2611.96:386:32
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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 4.73 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.8Bright
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94.8Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Makindu

In seasonPeak

None of Makindu's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Makindu's rainy season runs November–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Makindu?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Makindu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Makindu in July

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

In July, Makindu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Makindu 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 Makindu peaks around March 18 at about 16 (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 18UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Makindu 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 Makindu is worst in December — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 2317 µg/m³Oct 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Makindu?

Makindu sits at 2.3°S, 37.8°E, 993 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Emali, 44 km away.

KinoiTarakeaKituiMachakosMwala

Topography around Makindu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makindu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 986 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 679 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,745 m.

The land around Makindu is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
679 m
80 km
1,745 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Emali 44 km · Makueni Boma 57 km · Wote 59 km · Kinoi 85 km · Tarakea 85 km · Kitui 104 km · Machakos 104 km · Mwala 111 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 Makindu (-2.2781°, 37.8187°, elevation 993 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).