Nyahururu weather in July

In July, Nyahururu sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 180 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 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 Nyahururu's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyahururu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:40 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Nyahururu is human settlement.

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 Nyahururu 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 about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12112
22112
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42112
52112
62112
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312112

Nyahururu weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°656.9127.4
Feb26° / 11°454.8127.4
Mar26° / 12°1418.4126.9
Apr24° / 13°35716.3125.7
May23° / 13°36816.3125.7
Jun22° / 12°16917.5125.3
Jul21° / 12°18022.6124.5
Aug21° / 12°21423124.5
Sep23° / 11°18614.4125.9
Oct23° / 12°34817.8125.5
Nov22° / 12°32118.7125.1
Dec23° / 12°12411.1126.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42872
52872
62872
72872
82872
92872
102872
112872
122872
132773
142773
152674
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212377
222377
232278
242278
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272278
282179
292278
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nyahururu gets around 180 mm of rain over 22.6 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 72% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
162
262
363
464
564
665
765
866
966
1067
1167
1268
1369
1470
1571
1672
1773
1875
1976
2077
2178
2279
2379
2480
2581
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081
3181

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
77921
87921
98020
108020
118020
127921
137921
147822
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207426
217426
227327
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247327
257228
267228
277327
287327
297327
307426
317525

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
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315calm

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 6:38 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:386:38
212.06:386:38
312.06:386:38
412.06:386:39
512.06:396:39
612.06:396:39
712.06:396:39
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1112.06:396:40
1212.06:406:40
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1612.06:406:40
1712.06:406:40
1812.06:406:40
1912.06:406:40
2012.06:406:41
2112.06:416:41
2212.06:416:41
2312.06:416:41
2412.06:416:41
2512.06:416:41
2612.06:416:41
2712.06:416:41
2812.06:416:41
2912.06:416:41
3012.06:416:41
3112.06:416:41

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.11 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
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275.0Bright
285.1Bright
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305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Nyahururu?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Nyahururu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nyahururu in July

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

In July, Nyahururu sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Nyahururu 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 Nyahururu peaks around March 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nyahururu 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 Nyahururu is worst in June — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 2338 µg/m³Jan 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nyahururu?

Nyahururu sits at 0.0°N, 36.4°E, 2,373 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Mairo Inya, 5.0 km away.

Eldama Ravine

Topography around Nyahururu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyahururu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 2,354 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 947 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,011 m.

The land around Nyahururu is covered by grassland (29%), cropland (23%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (24%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
286 m
16 km
947 m
80 km
3,011 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Mairo Inya 5.0 km · Upper Gilgil 30 km · Ol Kalou 34 km · Nakuru 50 km · Rongai 60 km · Gilgil 60 km · Njoro 62 km · Eldama Ravine 71 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 Nyahururu (0.0381°, 36.3634°, elevation 2,373 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).