vs
KE flag
Lamu

Kenya

Climate

Kakamega logs 12 outdoor-dinner months a year to Lamu's 4 — Kakamega wins by 8. Lamu also leads on sunny days by 51.

KakamegaLamu
Sunny days
292343
Hot days
180
Frost days
00
Rain days
287172
Outdoor dinner months
12/124/12
Avg wind
1.5 m/s6.4 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,8503,337
Darkest month sun
199 hrs/mo228 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.911.8

Kakamega

Feels-like °C

26
27
27
26
27
26
25
26
26
27
26
27

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Lamu

Feels-like °C

32
32
33
32
29
27
27
28
29
31
32
33

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Kakamega averages 23.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Lamu's 8.9 µg/m³ (good) — Lamu breathes ~62% cleaner air (14.4 µg/m³ lower).

Kakamega

Lamu

23.3µg/m³
8.9µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Good

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Kakamega (125K) and Lamu (25K) are 4.9x in population — Kakamega is the larger metro, Lamu the smaller.

4.9x

Kakamega is roughly 4.9x the scale of Lamu

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

KE flagKakamega
4.9x
KE flagLamu
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.KE flagKakamega125K4.9x
2.KE flagLamu25K1x

Who Thrives Here

Lamu is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
KakamegaLamu
Thrives only in Lamu
KakamegaLamu

Frequently asked about Kakamega vs Lamu

How does the climate compare between Kakamega and Lamu?
Sunny days: 292 vs 343 d — Lamu higher Annual sunshine: 2,850 vs 3,337 hrs — Lamu higher Winter sunshine: 199 vs 228 hrs/day — Lamu higher Hot days (>30°C): 18 vs 0 d — Lamu lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 287 vs 172 d — Lamu lower
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