Climate averages 1991–2020
Wajir weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: one of the coolest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Wajir: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 1.9 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 13 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Garissa (249 km away). In July its highs average 31.2°C, about as warm as Wajir, with 2.0 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Wajir ranks 4th of 37 for the warmest July highs and 3rd of 37 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 37 cities is 23.8°C; Wajir is 7.1°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 31.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.9 mm to 2.1 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
Wajir climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 9.1 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| February | 35.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 3.1 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| March | 35.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 29 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.0°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 69 | 12.1 | 12.212 h |
| May | 32.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.212 h |
| June | 31.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 12.212 h |
| July, selected | 31.0°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 1.9 | 0.4 | 12.212 h |
| August | 31.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 12.212 h |
| September | 32.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 2.6 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 32.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 35 | 6.2 | 12.112 h |
| November | 31.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 87 | 13.5 | 12.012 h |
| December | 32.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 30 | 5.2 | 12.012 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
- Garissa in JulyKenya · 249 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.8°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Mandera in JulyKenya · 315 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 23.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Isiolo in JulyKenya · 316 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 16.7°C · 38 mm rain
- Meru in JulyKenya · 327 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 13.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Kismayo in JulySomalia · 362 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Nanyuki in JulyKenya · 384 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 12.0°C · 45 mm rain
- Negēlē in JulyEthiopia · 400 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 15.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Kaambooni in JulySomalia · 413 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 47 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 Wajir) is explained once on the Wajir year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.