Climate
Kakamega logs 18 hot days a year to Watamu's 149 — Kakamega wins by 131. Watamu also leads on sunny days by 55.
Kakamega
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Watamu
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Air Quality
Kakamega averages 23.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Watamu's 8.7 µg/m³ (good) — Watamu breathes ~63% cleaner air (14.6 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 Watamu (28K) are 4.5x in population — Kakamega is the larger metro, Watamu the smaller.
Kakamega is roughly 4.5x the scale of Watamu
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
KakamegaWatamuCity Scale Rankings
Kakamega125K4.5xWatamu28K1xWho Thrives Here
Watamu is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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