Climate
Garissa logs 355 hot days a year to Kakamega's 18 — Kakamega wins by 337. Kakamega also leads on sunny days by 8.
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Air Quality
Garissa averages 15.8 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Kakamega's 23.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Garissa breathes ~32% cleaner air (7.5 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Garissa (422K) and Kakamega (125K) are 3.4x in population — Garissa is the larger metro, Kakamega the smaller; on land area Garissa spans roughly 1.4x more ground.
Garissa is roughly 2.2x the scale of Kakamega
Combined population & area comparison
GarissaKakamegaCity Scale Rankings
Garissa422K3.4xKakamega125K1xGarissa43 km²1.4xKakamega31 km²1xGarissa
Kakamega
Who Thrives Here
Garissa is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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