Climate averages 1991–2020
Mwala weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and 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 Mwala: daytime highs average 23.5°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 1.8 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 03 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thika (56 km away). In July its highs average 21.8°C, 1.7°C cooler than Mwala, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Mwala ranks 19th of 37 for the warmest July highs and 2nd of 37 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 37 cities is 23.8°C; Mwala is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 24.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 2.6 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
Mwala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.1°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 40 | 9.3 | 12.212 h |
| February | 27.7°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 25 | 6.5 | 12.212 h |
| March | 27.3°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 70 | 14.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 109 | 20.5 | 12.112 h |
| May | 24.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 40 | 10.5 | 12.112 h |
| June | 24.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 5.5 | 1.5 | 12.012 h |
| July, selected | 23.5°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| August | 24.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 2.6 | 0.8 | 12.112 h |
| September | 26.0°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 2.6 | 0.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 33 | 8.0 | 12.112 h |
| November | 24.6°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 155 | 22.2 | 12.212 h |
| December | 24.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 80 | 17.6 | 12.212 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
- Thika in JulyKenya · 56 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.9°C · 26 mm rain
- Kitengela in JulyKenya · 57 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Mlolongo in JulyKenya · 57 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Ruiru in JulyKenya · 59 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.3°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Nairobi in JulyKenya · 71 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Ongata Rongai in JulyKenya · 77 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in JulyKenya · 79 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Karuri (Kiambu County), Kenya in JulyKenya · 80 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 13 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 Mwala) is explained once on the Mwala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.