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Mombasa

Kenya

vs
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Mumias

Kenya

Climate

Mombasa logs 129 hot days a year to Mumias's 28 — Mumias wins by 101. Mumias also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.

MombasaMumias
Sunny days
332289
Hot days
12928
Frost days
00
Rainy days
207292
Outdoor dinner months
10/1212/12
Avg wind
5.1 m/s1.6 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,2182,870
Darkest month sun
206 hrs/mo200 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.611.5

Mombasa

Feels-like °C

32
33
33
29
28
25
25
26
27
29
31
32

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Mumias

Feels-like °C

27
28
28
27
28
27
26
27
28
28
27
28

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Mombasa averages 13.7 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Mumias's 21.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Mombasa breathes ~37% cleaner air (8.2 µg/m³ lower).

Mombasa

Mumias

13.7µg/m³
21.9µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Mombasa (1.6M) and Mumias (45K) are 36x in population — Mombasa is the larger metro, Mumias the smaller.

36x

Mombasa is roughly 36x the scale of Mumias

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

KE flagMombasa
36x
KE flagMumias
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.KE flagMombasa1.6M36x
2.KE flagMumias45K1x

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
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Thrives only in Mombasa
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Frequently asked about Mombasa vs Mumias

How does the climate compare between Mombasa and Mumias?
Sunny days: 332 vs 289 d — Mombasa higher Annual sunshine: 3,218 vs 2,870 hrs — Mombasa higher Winter sunshine: 206 vs 200 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 129 vs 28 d — Mumias lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 207 vs 292 d — Mombasa lower
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