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Nairobi in July

Warm and mostly dry, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

July in Nairobi is warm: highs near 75°F, lows near 54°F. Rain falls on about one day a week, and daylight holds at about 12 hours 3 minutes.July in Nairobi is warm: highs near 24°C, lows near 12°C. Rain falls on about one day a week, and daylight holds at about 12 hours 3 minutes.

High
75°F24°Caverage
Low
54°F12°Caverage
Wet days
1a week · 12% of days
Daylight
12h 03mon average

Is July a good time to visit Nairobi?

Yes. July is one of Nairobi's best months (June to September).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How July sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 75°F in July, against 75°F to 83°F through the year.Highs near 24°C in July, against 24°C to 28°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

12% of days in July, against 12% to 74% through the year.

Cloud cover

69% cover in July, against 59% to 75% through the year.

Daylight

12h 03m in July, against 12h 03m to 12h 12m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with July shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. June76°24°low 56°low 13°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. July75°24°low 54°low 12°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  3. August76°24°low 55°low 13°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.

Where Nairobi sits, in July

Africa/Nairobi
this place
typical high in July 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-July
6:37 AMsets 6:40 PM
Above the sea
1,670 mhigh country
Latitude
1.3°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Masai Mara192 km west

The land around Nairobi, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Kenya in July

high · low · wet days
See July on the planning mapThe whole year in Nairobi

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Nairobi. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.