How many sunny days does Kakamega have per year?

Kakamega averages approximately 292 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Kakamega?

Kakamega has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 23.3 µg/m³, classified as "Moderate" by WHO standards. Above WHO targets. Some respiratory effects possible with prolonged exposure.

Kakamega County

Kakamega · Kenya

Name: Kakamega, Kenya
Address: Kakamega, KE

Kenya's second-largest city.

Small city

125K

31 km²

1,563m

03:54 UTC+3

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Kakamega, Kenya is a 125K-resident city with 292 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 23.3 µg/m³. Kenya's second-largest city.

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Climate

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Climate Lab · Kakamega

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	28	29	30	27	26	26	25	26	26	27	26	28	27
Daily mean°C	23	23	24	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	22	23	23
Daily low°C	17	18	18	18	18	17	18	17	17	18	18	17	17
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	31	31	31	32	31
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	26	27	27	26	27	26	25	26	26	27	26	27	26
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	15	16	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	17	17	16	16
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	63	65	64	77	78	71	70	71	71	67	72	65	69
Dewpoint°C	14.4	15.9	16.4	17.3	17.5	16.4	15.8	15.8	15.9	16.2	16.2	15.3	16.1
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	129	151	203	331	308	191	142	306	262	201	269	113	2607
Rain days≥1mm	18	20	21	28	30	25	22	25	26	26	27	19	287
Wind
Wind avgm/s	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.6	1.5
Wind gustsm/s	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.2	2.7	2.5	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.7	3.0	3.5	3.1
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	9.4	10.0	9.9	9.0	9.3	9.3	9.0	9.5	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.6	9.3
Clear skyindex	35%	48%	48%	38%	45%	48%	42%	44%	47%	41%	36%	48%	43%
UV indexmax avg	10.8	11.9	11.1	9.8	10.0	8.5	8.1	9.4	11.2	11.0	10.1	10.0	10.2

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Kakamega

Kakamega offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

12/12

Dinner Outside

92Jan: 92% viability

94Feb: 94% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

86May: 86% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

86Jul: 86% viability

84Aug: 84% viability

83Sep: 83% viability

88Oct: 88% viability

90Nov: 90% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

12/12

Dinner Outside

92Jan: 92% viability

94Feb: 94% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

86May: 86% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

86Jul: 86% viability

84Aug: 84% viability

83Sep: 83% viability

88Oct: 88% viability

90Nov: 90% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

88%

0/12

Lunch Outside

62Jan: 62% viability

61Feb: 61% viability

51Mar: 51% viability

30Apr: 30% viability

33May: 33% viability

37Jun: 37% viability

32Jul: 32% viability

30Aug: 30% viability

26Sep: 26% viability

38Oct: 38% viability

38Nov: 38% viability

60Dec: 60% viability

0/12

Lunch Outside

62Jan: 62% viability

61Feb: 61% viability

51Mar: 51% viability

30Apr: 30% viability

33May: 33% viability

37Jun: 37% viability

32Jul: 32% viability

30Aug: 30% viability

26Sep: 26% viability

38Oct: 38% viability

38Nov: 38% viability

60Dec: 60% viability

42%

Rain

12/12

Walking

89Jan: 89% viability

76Feb: 76% viability

75Mar: 75% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

90May: 90% viability

95Jun: 95% viability

97Jul: 97% viability

93Aug: 93% viability

92Sep: 92% viability

90Oct: 90% viability

89Nov: 89% viability

91Dec: 91% viability

12/12

Walking

89Jan: 89% viability

76Feb: 76% viability

75Mar: 75% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

90May: 90% viability

95Jun: 95% viability

97Jul: 97% viability

93Aug: 93% viability

92Sep: 92% viability

90Oct: 90% viability

89Nov: 89% viability

91Dec: 91% viability

88%

9/12

Running

68Jan: 68% viability

53Feb: 53% viability

54Mar: 54% viability

64Apr: 64% viability

69May: 69% viability

85Jun: 85% viability

95Jul: 95% viability

88Aug: 88% viability

84Sep: 84% viability

71Oct: 71% viability

68Nov: 68% viability

68Dec: 68% viability

9/12

Running

68Jan: 68% viability

53Feb: 53% viability

54Mar: 54% viability

64Apr: 64% viability

69May: 69% viability

85Jun: 85% viability

95Jul: 95% viability

88Aug: 88% viability

84Sep: 84% viability

71Oct: 71% viability

68Nov: 68% viability

68Dec: 68% viability

72%

Rain

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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

Feels-like °C

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Kakamega

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	28	29	30	27	26	26	25	26	26	27	26	28	27
Daily mean°C	23	23	24	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	22	23	23
Daily low°C	17	18	18	18	18	17	18	17	17	18	18	17	17
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	31	31	31	32	31
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	26	27	27	26	27	26	25	26	26	27	26	27	26
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	15	16	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	17	17	16	16
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	63	65	64	77	78	71	70	71	71	67	72	65	69
Dewpoint°C	14.4	15.9	16.4	17.3	17.5	16.4	15.8	15.8	15.9	16.2	16.2	15.3	16.1
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	129	151	203	331	308	191	142	306	262	201	269	113	2607
Rain days≥1mm	18	20	21	28	30	25	22	25	26	26	27	19	287
Wind
Wind avgm/s	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.6	1.5
Wind gustsm/s	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.2	2.7	2.5	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.7	3.0	3.5	3.1
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	9.4	10.0	9.9	9.0	9.3	9.3	9.0	9.5	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.6	9.3
Clear skyindex	35%	48%	48%	38%	45%	48%	42%	44%	47%	41%	36%	48%	43%
UV indexmax avg	10.8	11.9	11.1	9.8	10.0	8.5	8.1	9.4	11.2	11.0	10.1	10.0	10.2

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Kakamega

Kakamega offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

12/12

Dinner Outside

92Jan: 92% viability

94Feb: 94% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

86May: 86% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

86Jul: 86% viability

84Aug: 84% viability

83Sep: 83% viability

88Oct: 88% viability

90Nov: 90% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

12/12

Dinner Outside

92Jan: 92% viability

94Feb: 94% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

86May: 86% viability

86Jun: 86% viability

86Jul: 86% viability

84Aug: 84% viability

83Sep: 83% viability

88Oct: 88% viability

90Nov: 90% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

88%

0/12

Lunch Outside

62Jan: 62% viability

61Feb: 61% viability

51Mar: 51% viability

30Apr: 30% viability

33May: 33% viability

37Jun: 37% viability

32Jul: 32% viability

30Aug: 30% viability

26Sep: 26% viability

38Oct: 38% viability

38Nov: 38% viability

60Dec: 60% viability

0/12

Lunch Outside

62Jan: 62% viability

61Feb: 61% viability

51Mar: 51% viability

30Apr: 30% viability

33May: 33% viability

37Jun: 37% viability

32Jul: 32% viability

30Aug: 30% viability

26Sep: 26% viability

38Oct: 38% viability

38Nov: 38% viability

60Dec: 60% viability

42%

Rain

12/12

Walking

89Jan: 89% viability

76Feb: 76% viability

75Mar: 75% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

90May: 90% viability

95Jun: 95% viability

97Jul: 97% viability

93Aug: 93% viability

92Sep: 92% viability

90Oct: 90% viability

89Nov: 89% viability

91Dec: 91% viability

12/12

Walking

89Jan: 89% viability

76Feb: 76% viability

75Mar: 75% viability

84Apr: 84% viability

90May: 90% viability

95Jun: 95% viability

97Jul: 97% viability

93Aug: 93% viability

92Sep: 92% viability

90Oct: 90% viability

89Nov: 89% viability

91Dec: 91% viability

88%

9/12

Running

68Jan: 68% viability

53Feb: 53% viability

54Mar: 54% viability

64Apr: 64% viability

69May: 69% viability

85Jun: 85% viability

95Jul: 95% viability

88Aug: 88% viability

84Sep: 84% viability

71Oct: 71% viability

68Nov: 68% viability

68Dec: 68% viability

9/12

Running

68Jan: 68% viability

53Feb: 53% viability

54Mar: 54% viability

64Apr: 64% viability

69May: 69% viability

85Jun: 85% viability

95Jul: 95% viability

88Aug: 88% viability

84Sep: 84% viability

71Oct: 71% viability

68Nov: 68% viability

68Dec: 68% viability

72%

Rain

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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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