Climate
Kakamega logs 18 hot days a year to Kisumu's 4 — Kisumu wins by 14. Kisumu also leads on sunny days by 13.
Kakamega
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Dinner outside
Kisumu
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Air Quality
Kakamega averages 23.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Kisumu's 26.1 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Kakamega breathes ~11% cleaner air (2.8 µg/m³ lower).
Kakamega
Kisumu
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 Kisumu (452K) are 3.6x in population — Kisumu is the larger metro, Kakamega the smaller; on land area Kisumu spans roughly 2.2x more ground.
Kisumu is roughly 2.8x the scale of Kakamega
Combined population & area comparison
KisumuKakamegaCity Scale Rankings
Kisumu452K3.6xKakamega125K1xKisumu68 km²2.2xKakamega31 km²1xKakamega
Kisumu
Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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