Marsabit weather in July

In July, Marsabit sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Marsabit's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marsabit's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:30 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 10th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

Marsabit is town in Marsabit County, Kenya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Marsabit reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

How July really feels in Marsabit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Marsabit weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	18	3.6	11.9	5.4
Feb	32° / 22°	10	1.9	11.9	4.8
Mar	32° / 23°	34	7	12	4.5
Apr	30° / 22°	75	15.5	12	4.3
May	31° / 22°	16	3.9	12.1	5.3
Jun	30° / 21°	2	0.3	12.1	6.0
Jul	29° / 20°	2	0.4	12.1	6.4
Aug	30° / 20°	2	0.2	12.1	6.3
Sep	31° / 21°	1	0.2	12	5.9
Oct	31° / 21°	41	7.3	11.9	5.1
Nov	29° / 21°	89	17.7	11.9	4.8
Dec	30° / 21°	41	9.6	11.9	5.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 47%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52
Cloudier (%)	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	52	48

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Marsabit gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18
Comfortable (%)	78	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	76
Humid (%)	13	13	12	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	9	78	13
2	10	77	13
3	10	78	12
4	11	78	11
5	12	78	10
6	12	78	10
7	13	78	9
8	13	79	8
9	13	79	8
10	14	79	7
11	14	79	7
12	14	80	6
13	14	80	6
14	14	81	5
15	14	81	5
16	14	81	5
17	14	81	5
18	14	81	5
19	14	81	5
20	14	81	5
21	14	81	5
22	15	79	6
23	15	79	6
24	15	79	6
25	16	78	6
26	16	78	6
27	16	78	6
28	17	77	6
29	17	77	6
30	17	77	6
31	18	76	6

Wind in July

Winds average 20 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	breezy
2	20	breezy
3	20	breezy
4	20	breezy
5	20	breezy
6	20	breezy
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19	20	breezy
20	20	breezy
21	20	breezy
22	20	light breeze
23	20	light breeze
24	20	breezy
25	20	breezy
26	20	breezy
27	20	breezy
28	20	breezy
29	20	breezy
30	20	breezy
31	20	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 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 6:27 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:27	6:35
2	12.1	6:28	6:36
3	12.1	6:28	6:36
4	12.1	6:28	6:36
5	12.1	6:28	6:36
6	12.1	6:28	6:36
7	12.1	6:29	6:36
8	12.1	6:29	6:36
9	12.1	6:29	6:37
10	12.1	6:29	6:37
11	12.1	6:29	6:37
12	12.1	6:29	6:37
13	12.1	6:30	6:37
14	12.1	6:30	6:37
15	12.1	6:30	6:37
16	12.1	6:30	6:37
17	12.1	6:30	6:37
18	12.1	6:30	6:37
19	12.1	6:30	6:38
20	12.1	6:30	6:38
21	12.1	6:31	6:38
22	12.1	6:31	6:38
23	12.1	6:31	6:38
24	12.1	6:31	6:38
25	12.1	6:31	6:38
26	12.1	6:31	6:38
27	12.1	6:31	6:38
28	12.1	6:31	6:37
29	12.1	6:31	6:37
30	12.1	6:31	6:37
31	12.1	6:31	6:37

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Marsabit?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Marsabit in July

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

In July, Marsabit sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Marsabit 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 Marsabit peaks around March 18 at about 15 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	15	12	10	11	13	13	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Marsabit?

Marsabit sits at 2.3°N, 38.0°E, 1,364 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Moyale, 178 km away.

Topography around Marsabit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marsabit has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m around an average of 1,346 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 993 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Marsabit is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

412 m

grassland 33%

16 km

993 m

grassland 45%

80 km

1,364 m

grassland 59%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← June Marsabit year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Moyale 178 km · Maralal 199 km · Garba Tula 209 km · Habaswein 222 km · Isiolo 225 km · Maua 234 km · Wajir 239 km · Meru 257 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

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 Marsabit (2.3347°, 37.9909°, elevation 1,364 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	9	78	13
2	10	77	13
3	10	78	12
4	11	78	11
5	12	78	10
6	12	78	10
7	13	78	9
8	13	79	8
9	13	79	8
10	14	79	7
11	14	79	7
12	14	80	6
13	14	80	6
14	14	81	5
15	14	81	5
16	14	81	5
17	14	81	5
18	14	81	5
19	14	81	5
20	14	81	5
21	14	81	5
22	15	79	6
23	15	79	6
24	15	79	6
25	16	78	6
26	16	78	6
27	16	78	6
28	17	77	6
29	17	77	6
30	17	77	6
31	18	76	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	9	78	13
2	10	77	13
3	10	78	12
4	11	78	11
5	12	78	10
6	12	78	10
7	13	78	9
8	13	79	8
9	13	79	8
10	14	79	7
11	14	79	7
12	14	80	6
13	14	80	6
14	14	81	5
15	14	81	5
16	14	81	5
17	14	81	5
18	14	81	5
19	14	81	5
20	14	81	5
21	14	81	5
22	15	79	6
23	15	79	6
24	15	79	6
25	16	78	6
26	16	78	6
27	16	78	6
28	17	77	6
29	17	77	6
30	17	77	6
31	18	76	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20
31	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	9	78	13
2	10	77	13
3	10	78	12
4	11	78	11
5	12	78	10
6	12	78	10
7	13	78	9
8	13	79	8
9	13	79	8
10	14	79	7
11	14	79	7
12	14	80	6
13	14	80	6
14	14	81	5
15	14	81	5
16	14	81	5
17	14	81	5
18	14	81	5
19	14	81	5
20	14	81	5
21	14	81	5
22	15	79	6
23	15	79	6
24	15	79	6
25	16	78	6
26	16	78	6
27	16	78	6
28	17	77	6
29	17	77	6
30	17	77	6
31	18	76	6