Webuye in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Webuye sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 215 mm of rain over about 52 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Summer is Webuye's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Webuye's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
26°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
15°C
Rainfall
215 mm
52 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
5.5
2nd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Webuye in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical summer day in Webuye reaches about 26°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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Webuye 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°204.4125.8
Feb31° / 16°193.7125.2
Mar30° / 17°459.5124.8
Apr28° / 17°11118.8124.5
May26° / 16°12320.7124.9
Jun26° / 16°7217.4125.5
Jul25° / 15°6416.5125.7
Aug26° / 15°7918.5125.4
Sep27° / 15°6614.9125.7
Oct27° / 16°8218.4125.1
Nov28° / 16°6514125.4
Dec29° / 15°276.5126.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Webuye gets around 215 mm of rain over 52 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 4 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early June to 12 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Webuye?

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.

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Webuye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Webuye in Summer

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

In summer, Webuye sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 52 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Webuye in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Webuye peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Webuye in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Webuye is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 1883 µg/m³Aug 2270 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Webuye?

Webuye sits at 0.6°N, 34.8°E, 1,491 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kimilili, 22 km away.

Topography around Webuye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Webuye has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 1,527 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,206 m.

The land around Webuye is covered by trees (33%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), trees (29%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
604 m
80 km
3,206 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Summer weather nearby: Kimilili 22 km · Bungoma 24 km · Kakamega 35 km · Kiminini 37 km · Mumias 43 km · Moi‘s Bridge 49 km · Khwisero 52 km · Kitale 53 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 Webuye (0.6004°, 34.7712°, elevation 1,491 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.