Climate
Kakamega logs 18 hot days a year to Kisii's 1 — Kisii wins by 17. Kisii also leads on sunny days by 7.
Kakamega
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Dinner outside
Kisii
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Air Quality
Kakamega averages 23.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Kisii's 27.1 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Kakamega breathes ~14% cleaner air (3.8 µg/m³ lower).
Kakamega
Kisii
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Kakamega (125K) and Kisii (191K) are 1.5x in population — Kisii is the larger metro, Kakamega the smaller; on land area Kisii spans roughly 2.1x more ground.
Kisii is roughly 1.8x the scale of Kakamega
Combined population & area comparison
KisiiKakamegaCity Scale Rankings
Kisii191K1.5xKakamega125K1xKisii65 km²2.1xKakamega31 km²1xKakamega
Kisii
Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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