Climate averages 1991–2020
Meru weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Meru: daytime highs average 22.4°C and nights cool to about 13.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Isiolo (35 km away). In July its highs average 27.2°C, 4.8°C warmer than Meru, with 38 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Meru ranks 20th of 37 for the warmest July highs and 6th of 37 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 37 cities is 23.8°C; Meru is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 23.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 11 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
Meru climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.1°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 39 | 7.5 | 12.112 h |
| February | 25.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.112 h |
| March | 25.5°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 42 | 8.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 84 | 13.8 | 12.112 h |
| May | 23.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 37 | 7.3 | 12.112 h |
| June | 22.9°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 13 | 2.8 | 12.112 h |
| July, selected | 22.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 10 | 1.8 | 12.112 h |
| August | 23.0°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 11 | 2.2 | 12.112 h |
| September | 24.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 10 | 2.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.6°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 43 | 9.2 | 12.112 h |
| November | 22.1°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 112 | 20.6 | 12.112 h |
| December | 22.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 55 | 13.2 | 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
- Isiolo in JulyKenya · 35 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 16.7°C · 38 mm rain
- Nanyuki in JulyKenya · 65 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 12.0°C · 45 mm rain
- Nyeri in JulyKenya · 94 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 10.8°C · 51 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in JulyKenya · 98 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Thika in JulyKenya · 137 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.9°C · 26 mm rain
- Ruiru in JulyKenya · 154 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.3°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Mwala in JulyKenya · 157 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Naivasha in JulyKenya · 160 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 11.8°C · 36 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 Meru) is explained once on the Meru year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.