Climate
Kakamega logs 18 hot days a year to Mumias's 28 — Kakamega wins by 10. Kakamega also leads on sunny days by 3.
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Mumias
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Air Quality
Kakamega averages 23.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Mumias's 21.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Mumias breathes ~6% cleaner air (1.4 µg/m³ lower).
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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 Mumias (45K) are 2.8x in population — Kakamega is the larger metro, Mumias the smaller.
Kakamega is roughly 2.8x the scale of Mumias
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
KakamegaMumiasCity Scale Rankings
Kakamega125K2.8xMumias45K1xWho Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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