Climate
Kisumu logs 4 hot days a year to Mombasa's 129 — Kisumu wins by 125. Kisumu also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
Kisumu
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Mombasa
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Kisumu averages 26.1 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Mombasa's 13.7 µg/m³ (moderate) — Mombasa breathes ~47% cleaner air (12.4 µg/m³ lower).
Kisumu
Mombasa
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Kisumu (452K) and Mombasa (1.6M) are 3.6x in population — Mombasa is the larger metro, Kisumu the smaller; on land area Mombasa spans roughly 2.7x more ground.
Mombasa is roughly 3.1x the scale of Kisumu
Combined population & area comparison
MombasaKisumuCity Scale Rankings
Mombasa1.6M3.6xKisumu452K1xMombasa181 km²2.7xKisumu68 km²1xKisumu
Mombasa
Who Thrives Here
Mombasa is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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