Wajir in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Wajir sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 6 mm of rain over about 1 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels humid.
Summer is Wajir's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Wajir's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 32°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 23°C
- Rainfall
- 6 mm
- 1 wet days
- Avg wind
- 20 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.9
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Wajir in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.
A typical summer day in Wajir reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest July.
How summer really feels in Wajir
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 29 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Wajir weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35° / 24° | 9 | 1.3 | 11.9 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 36° / 24° | 3 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 2.7 |
| Mar | 35° / 25° | 29 | 3.6 | 12 | 2.7 |
| Apr | 34° / 25° | 69 | 12.1 | 12 | 3.1 |
| May | 33° / 25° | 20 | 4.8 | 12.1 | 3.9 |
| Jun | 32° / 24° | 2 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 4.6 |
| Jul | 31° / 23° | 2 | 0.4 | 12.1 | 5.1 |
| Aug | 32° / 23° | 2 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 4.9 |
| Sep | 33° / 23° | 3 | 0.4 | 12 | 4.4 |
| Oct | 33° / 24° | 35 | 6.2 | 12 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 32° / 24° | 87 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 3.8 |
| Dec | 33° / 24° | 30 | 5.2 | 11.9 | 4.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Wajir gets around 6 mm of rain over 1 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 20 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early June to 12 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.8 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Wajir?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Wajir for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Wajir in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Wajir sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.
UV index in Wajir in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Wajir peaks around March 22 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 | 12 | 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 | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Wajir?
Wajir sits at 1.7°N, 40.1°E, 258 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Habaswein, 103 km away.
Topography around Wajir
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Wajir.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Wajir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 466 m.
The land around Wajir is covered by shrubs (60%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and grassland (36%) within 80 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 Wajir (1.7471°, 40.0573°, elevation 258 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.