Climate averages 1991–2020
Kisumu weather
in July.
A warm, wet month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Kisumu: daytime highs average 26.6°C and nights cool to about 17.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 92 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes July a wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khwisero (36 km away). In July its highs average 23.9°C, 2.8°C cooler than Kisumu, with 119 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Kisumu ranks 9th of 37 for the warmest July highs and 32nd of 37 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 37 cities is 23.8°C; Kisumu is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 27.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 92 mm to 100 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
Kisumu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.8°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 116 | 15.7 | 12.112 h |
| February | 30.0°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 89 | 13.2 | 12.112 h |
| March | 29.2°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 182 | 20.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.3°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 281 | 27.0 | 12.112 h |
| May | 26.8°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 206 | 26.3 | 12.112 h |
| June | 26.7°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 103 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| July, selected | 26.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 92 | 18.1 | 12.112 h |
| August | 27.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 100 | 19.2 | 12.112 h |
| September | 28.2°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 106 | 19.5 | 12.112 h |
| October | 27.9°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 194 | 25.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 27.4°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 247 | 25.0 | 12.112 h |
| December | 27.9°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 179 | 20.7 | 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
- Khwisero in JulyKenya · 36 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 119 mm rain
- Kakamega in JulyKenya · 43 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 14.0°C · 99 mm rain
- Kisii in JulyKenya · 64 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 14.1°C · 51 mm rain
- Eldoret in JulyKenya · 89 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.8°C · 250 mm rain
- Busia in JulyKenya · 96 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 16.3°C · 134 mm rain
- Migori in JulyKenya · 112 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.2°C · 31 mm rain
- Kitale in JulyKenya · 127 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 10.6°C · 172 mm rain
- Tarime in JulyTanzania · 146 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.8°C · 21 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 Kisumu) is explained once on the Kisumu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.