Weather in Nairobi in July 2025
- July is usually the coldest month of the year in Nairobi;
Average weather
Average temperature in Nairobi in July
Going from a maximum of +27°C during the day to a minimum of +11°C during the night, the temperature in July averages around +23°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 44% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +20°C to +27°C.
Is Nairobi warm or cold in July?
Nairobi is typically mild in July.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +23°C to +22°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +14°C to +13°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
July is the coldest month in Nairobi, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Nairobi in July
| June | July | August | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +22°C | +23°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +8°C | +8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 36 mm | 13 mm | 15 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 72% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
July weather is still as good as in June. It’s getting colder in July. From +23°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +22°C. As July arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 36 mm to 13 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 74% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during July, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
August brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Nairobi is gradually increasing during July, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last July in Nairobi?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nairobi in July has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+23°C) and the highest in 2017 (+26°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 199 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 920 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Nairobi, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.