Kisumu
City in Kenya: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Aerial view of Kisumu: DEMOSH, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kisumu is a city in Kenya, in Kisumu County. About 397,957 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Kenya in our atlas.
It lies at 0.10° S, 34.76° E, about 1,174 m (3,852 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Nairobi time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kisumu. Green dots: other major cities of Kenya. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kisumu has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 15°C (59°F). Around 2,010 mm (79 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.
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- Kakamega · 43 km
- Eldoret · 89 km
- Nakuru · 147 km
- Naivasha · 198 km
- Kikuyu · 246 km
- Karuri · 251 km
- Nairobi · 263 km
- Ruiru · 270 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 191245 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q214485 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Aerial view of Kisumu: DEMOSH, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)