Climate averages 1991–2020
Lodwar weather
in July.
A hot, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Lodwar: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 17 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kotido (163 km away). In July its highs average 26.3°C, 6.0°C cooler than Lodwar, with 123 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Lodwar ranks 2nd of 37 for the warmest July highs and joint 14th of 37 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 37 cities is 23.8°C; Lodwar is 8.5°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 32.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 22 mm to 19 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
Lodwar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 12 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 36.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 7.2 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| March | 35.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 36 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 74 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 33.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 49 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| June | 32.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 23 | 4.0 | 12.312 h |
| July, selected | 32.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 22 | 4.4 | 12.312 h |
| August | 32.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 19 | 3.5 | 12.212 h |
| September | 34.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 34.2°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 32 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 33.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 60 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| December | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 3.4 | 11.912 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
- Kotido in JulyUganda · 163 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 17.0°C · 123 mm rain
- Kitale in JulyKenya · 243 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 10.6°C · 172 mm rain
- Eldoret in JulyKenya · 291 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.8°C · 250 mm rain
- Lira in JulyUganda · 315 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 116 mm rain
- Kakamega in JulyKenya · 329 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 14.0°C · 99 mm rain
- Busia in JulyKenya · 339 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 16.3°C · 134 mm rain
- Khwisero in JulyKenya · 346 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 119 mm rain
- Gulu in JulyUganda · 368 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 17.9°C · 160 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 Lodwar) is explained once on the Lodwar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.