Makueni Boma weather in July

In July, Makueni Boma sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:38 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Makueni Boma reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Makueni Boma 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
Jan26° / 16°5010.312.16.7
Feb28° / 17°347.312.16.7
Mar27° / 18°8816.2125.7
Apr26° / 18°11422.5124.8
May25° / 17°531211.96.5
Jun24° / 15°82.211.97.7
Jul24° / 14°51.411.97.8
Aug24° / 15°72.211.97.8
Sep26° / 15°71.9127.8
Oct27° / 16°449.1126.7
Nov25° / 17°15122.312.14.9
Dec25° / 17°9218.912.15.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
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51882
61882
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Makueni Boma gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
143561
246531
348511
450491
552471
654451
755441
857421
958411
1060400
1161390
1261390
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2761390
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3061390
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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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 6:30 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:366:30
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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 4.3 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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44.3Bright
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64.3Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Makueni Boma

In seasonPeak

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

Makueni Boma'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 Makueni Boma?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Makueni Boma in July

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

In July, Makueni Boma sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Makueni Boma 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 Makueni Boma peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Makueni Boma 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 Makueni Boma is worst in December — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 2129 µg/m³Oct 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Makueni Boma?

Makueni Boma sits at 1.8°S, 37.6°E, 1,207 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Wote, 3.0 km away.

KituiAthi River

Topography around Makueni Boma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makueni Boma has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 1,159 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 909 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,608 m.

The land around Makueni Boma is covered by shrubs (40%), grassland (26%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
300 m
16 km
909 m
80 km
1,608 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Wote 3.0 km · Kinoi 32 km · Emali 35 km · Machakos 51 km · Mwala 54 km · Makindu 57 km · Kitui 65 km · Athi River 82 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 Makueni Boma (-1.8039°, 37.624°, elevation 1,207 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).