Kakamega
City in Kenya: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Cykeltaxi i kakamega: Rotsee2, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kakamega is a city in Kenya, in Kakamega County. About 1.9 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Kenya in our atlas.
It lies at 0.28° N, 34.75° E, about 1,563 m (5,128 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Nairobi time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kakamega. Green dots: other major cities of Kenya. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kakamega has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (55°F). Around 1,949 mm (77 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in KenyaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Kisumu · 43 km
- Eldoret · 63 km
- Nakuru · 161 km
- Naivasha · 217 km
- Kikuyu · 272 km
- Karuri · 275 km
- Nairobi · 288 km
- Karuri · 291 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 195272 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q302912 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Cykeltaxi i kakamega: Rotsee2, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)