Climate averages 1991–2020
Ongata Rongai weather
in July.
A mild, 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 mild month in Ongata Rongai: daytime highs average 21.3°C and nights cool to about 12.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, 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 Ngong (11 km away). In July its highs average 20.8°C, 0.5°C cooler than Ongata Rongai, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Ongata Rongai ranks 28th of 37 for the warmest July highs and joint 7th of 37 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 37 cities is 23.8°C; Ongata Rongai is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 21.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 15 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
Ongata Rongai climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.1°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 31 | 5.6 | 12.212 h |
| February | 26.3°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 23 | 4.4 | 12.212 h |
| March | 25.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 49 | 9.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 23.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 100 | 16.1 | 12.112 h |
| May | 22.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 82 | 14.7 | 12.112 h |
| June | 21.8°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 34 | 6.4 | 12.012 h |
| July, selected | 21.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 11 | 2.6 | 12.012 h |
| August | 21.9°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 15 | 3.1 | 12.112 h |
| September | 23.8°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 12 | 2.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.6°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 31 | 6.9 | 12.112 h |
| November | 22.8°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 75 | 15.8 | 12.212 h |
| December | 23.5°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 45 | 9.3 | 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
- Ngong in JulyKenya · 11 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 11.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Nairobi in JulyKenya · 14 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Mlolongo in JulyKenya · 20 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Kikuyu in JulyKenya · 20 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 10.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Kitengela in JulyKenya · 24 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Karuri (Kiambu County), Kenya in JulyKenya · 24 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Limuru in JulyKenya · 34 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 9.2°C · 37 mm rain
- Ruiru in JulyKenya · 35 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.3°C · 8.5 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 Ongata Rongai) is explained once on the Ongata Rongai year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.