vs
KE flag
Moyale

Kenya

Climate

Kakamega logs 18 hot days a year to Moyale's 150 — Kakamega wins by 132. Kakamega also leads on sunny days by 56.

KakamegaMoyale
Sunny days
292236
Hot days
18150
Frost days
00
Rainy days
28782
Outdoor dinner months
12/1212/12
Avg wind
1.5 m/s3.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,8502,614
Darkest month sun
199 hrs/mo123 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.912.6

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

Moyale

Feels-like °C

31
32
30
28
27
25
22
24
25
26
27
30

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 Moyale's 9.7 µg/m³ (good) — Moyale breathes ~58% cleaner air (13.6 µg/m³ lower).

Kakamega

Moyale

23.3µg/m³
9.7µg/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 Moyale (48K) are 2.6x in population — Kakamega is the larger metro, Moyale the smaller.

2.6x

Kakamega is roughly 2.6x the scale of Moyale

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

KE flagKakamega
2.6x
KE flagMoyale
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.KE flagKakamega125K2.6x
2.KE flagMoyale48K1x

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
KakamegaMoyale
Thrives only in Moyale
KakamegaMoyale

Frequently asked about Kakamega vs Moyale

How does the climate compare between Kakamega and Moyale?
Sunny days: 292 vs 236 d — Kakamega higher Annual sunshine: 2,850 vs 2,614 hrs — Kakamega higher Winter sunshine: 199 vs 123 hrs/day — Kakamega higher Hot days (>30°C): 18 vs 150 d — Kakamega lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 287 vs 82 d — Moyale lower
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