vs
KE flag
Nanyuki

Kenya

Climate

Kakamega logs 292 sunny days a year to Nanyuki's 310 — Nanyuki wins by 18. Kakamega also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 12.

KakamegaNanyuki
Sunny days
292310
Hot days
180
Frost days
00
Rainy days
287154
Outdoor dinner months
12/120/12
Avg wind
1.5 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,8502,963
Darkest month sun
199 hrs/mo203 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.913.0

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

Nanyuki

Feels-like °C

21
22
23
22
23
22
20
21
22
22
21
21

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 Nanyuki's 18.1 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Nanyuki breathes ~22% cleaner air (5.2 µg/m³ lower).

Kakamega

Nanyuki

23.3µg/m³
18.1µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Kakamega (125K) and Nanyuki (73K) are 1.7x in population — Kakamega is the larger metro, Nanyuki the smaller.

1.7x

Kakamega is roughly 1.7x the scale of Nanyuki

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

KE flagKakamega
1.7x
KE flagNanyuki
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.KE flagKakamega125K1.7x
2.KE flagNanyuki73K1x

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
KakamegaNanyuki
Thrives only in Nanyuki
KakamegaNanyuki

Frequently asked about Kakamega vs Nanyuki

How does the climate compare between Kakamega and Nanyuki?
Sunny days: 292 vs 310 d — Nanyuki higher Annual sunshine: 2,850 vs 2,963 hrs — Nanyuki higher Winter sunshine: 199 vs 203 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 18 vs 0 d — Nanyuki lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 287 vs 154 d — Nanyuki lower
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