Climate averages 1991–2020
Naivasha weather
in July.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Naivasha: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 11.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Limuru (50 km away). In July its highs average 17.8°C, 1.4°C cooler than Naivasha, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Naivasha ranks 34th of 37 for the warmest July highs and 18th of 37 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 37 cities is 23.8°C; Naivasha is 4.6°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 19.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 36 mm to 50 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
Naivasha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 82 | 8.9 | 12.212 h |
| February | 24.8°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 62 | 6.5 | 12.112 h |
| March | 24.3°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 121 | 11.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 181 | 20.4 | 12.112 h |
| May | 21.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 130 | 19.0 | 12.112 h |
| June | 20.0°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 70 | 13.9 | 12.112 h |
| July, selected | 19.2°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 36 | 10.2 | 12.112 h |
| August | 19.7°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 50 | 11.1 | 12.112 h |
| September | 21.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 53 | 11.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 21.7°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 86 | 14.7 | 12.112 h |
| November | 21.4°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 161 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| December | 22.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 119 | 12.9 | 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
- Limuru in JulyKenya · 50 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 9.2°C · 37 mm rain
- Nakuru in JulyKenya · 60 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.8°C · 55 mm rain
- Karuri (Kiambu County), Kenya in JulyKenya · 63 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Kikuyu in JulyKenya · 65 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 10.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Nyeri in JulyKenya · 66 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 10.8°C · 51 mm rain
- Ngong in JulyKenya · 76 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 11.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Ruiru in JulyKenya · 76 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.3°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Nairobi in JulyKenya · 76 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.4°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 Naivasha) is explained once on the Naivasha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.