Climate averages 1991–2020
Garissa weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Garissa: daytime highs average 31.2°C and nights cool to about 21.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 2.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Meru (228 km away). In July its highs average 22.4°C, 8.8°C cooler than Garissa, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Garissa ranks 3rd of 37 for the warmest July highs and 4th of 37 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 37 cities is 23.8°C; Garissa is 7.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 31.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.0 mm to 2.4 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Garissa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 17 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| February | 35.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 3.8 | 0.9 | 12.112 h |
| March | 35.6°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 20 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 34.4°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 36 | 7.9 | 12.112 h |
| May | 33.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 16 | 3.1 | 12.112 h |
| June | 32.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 2.1 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| July, selected | 31.2°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.0 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| August | 31.5°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 2.4 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| September | 32.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 4.6 | 0.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 33.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 16 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| November | 32.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 67 | 11.8 | 12.112 h |
| December | 32.8°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 42 | 7.6 | 12.112 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Meru in JulyKenya · 228 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 13.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Isiolo in JulyKenya · 246 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 16.7°C · 38 mm rain
- Wajir in JulyKenya · 249 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Kaambooni in JulySomalia · 253 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 47 mm rain
- Mwala in JulyKenya · 263 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in JulyKenya · 275 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Nanyuki in JulyKenya · 291 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 12.0°C · 45 mm rain
- Thika in JulyKenya · 294 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.9°C · 26 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Garissa) is explained once on the Garissa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.