Narok weather in July

In July, Narok sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 15 mm of rain across 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Narok's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Narok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:44 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Narok is city in 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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Narok reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Narok 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
Jan25° / 12°14011.212.16.7
Feb25° / 13°857.9126.9
Mar25° / 13°15011.9126.5
Apr23° / 14°13115.5125.7
May22° / 13°7412.8126.2
Jun21° / 12°358.711.96.5
Jul21° / 12°15411.97.0
Aug22° / 12°245.6127.0
Sep23° / 12°285.6127.4
Oct24° / 13°406.9127.3
Nov23° / 13°12614.8125.9
Dec24° / 12°14312.512.16.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Narok gets around 15 mm of rain over 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2982
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:426:38
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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 5.06 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Narok

In seasonPeak

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

Narok's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Narok?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Narok for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Narok in July

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

In July, Narok sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Narok 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 Narok peaks around March 16 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 16UV 16Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Narok 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 Narok is worst in June — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorJun 2047 µg/m³Oct 936 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr39Poor
May40Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Narok?

Narok sits at 1.1°S, 35.9°E, 1,881 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Naivasha, 75 km away.

NaivashaMaai MahiuMaiGilgilNjoroLimuruElburgonNakuru

Topography around Narok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Narok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 1,916 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Narok is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), shrubs (24%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
555 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Naivasha 75 km · Maai Mahiu 80 km · Mai 80 km · Gilgil 81 km · Njoro 84 km · Limuru 86 km · Elburgon 87 km · Nakuru 89 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 Narok (-1.0808°, 35.8711°, elevation 1,881 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).