Climate
Kakamega logs 18 hot days a year to Lodwar's 355 — Kakamega wins by 337. Lodwar also leads on sunny days by 48.
Kakamega
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Lodwar
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Air Quality
Kakamega averages 23.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Lodwar's 16.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Lodwar breathes ~30% cleaner air (6.9 µg/m³ lower).
Kakamega
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Kakamega (125K) and Lodwar (68K) are 1.8x in population — Kakamega is the larger metro, Lodwar the smaller; on land area Kakamega spans roughly 1.6x more ground.
Kakamega is roughly 1.7x the scale of Lodwar
Combined population & area comparison
KakamegaLodwarCity Scale Rankings
Kakamega125K1.8xLodwar68K1xKakamega31 km²1.6xLodwar20 km²1xKakamega
Lodwar
Who Thrives Here
Lodwar is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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