Climate averages 1991–2020
Thika weather
in July.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 2nd 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 Thika: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ruiru (17 km away). In July its highs average 21.7°C, about as warm as Thika, with 8.5 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Thika ranks 24th of 37 for the warmest July highs and 16th of 37 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 37 cities is 23.8°C; Thika is 2.0°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 26 mm to 32 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
Thika climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 41 | 8.3 | 12.212 h |
| February | 26.7°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 31 | 5.8 | 12.112 h |
| March | 26.4°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 75 | 14.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.4°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 179 | 25.0 | 12.112 h |
| May | 23.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 136 | 20.6 | 12.112 h |
| June | 22.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 53 | 10.9 | 12.112 h |
| July, selected | 21.8°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 26 | 7.0 | 12.112 h |
| August | 22.5°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 32 | 8.9 | 12.112 h |
| September | 24.7°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 23 | 6.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 25.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 85 | 14.4 | 12.112 h |
| November | 23.0°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 161 | 23.8 | 12.212 h |
| December | 23.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 72 | 15.5 | 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
- Ruiru in JulyKenya · 17 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.3°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Karuri (Kiambu County), Kenya in JulyKenya · 38 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in JulyKenya · 39 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Nairobi in JulyKenya · 40 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 12.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Mlolongo in JulyKenya · 43 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Limuru in JulyKenya · 48 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 9.2°C · 37 mm rain
- Kitengela in JulyKenya · 51 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Kikuyu in JulyKenya · 51 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 10.7°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 Thika) is explained once on the Thika year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.