Kakamega County · Kenya
Kakamega travel guide
Kakamega is a city in Kakamega County, Kenya, home to about 92,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- KIS41 km · Kisumu International Airport
- Currency
- KESKenyan shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
- Language
- English, Swahili
When to go
The best time to visit Kakamega
Kakamega has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; April is the wettest, with about 240 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kakamega: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kisumu International Airport (KIS), about 41 km from the city centre in a straight line; Eldoret International Airport (EDL, 56 km) is also within reach.
KIS · Kisumu International Airport
EDL · Eldoret International Airport
Questions
Kakamega: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kakamega?
Kakamega has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; April is the wettest, with about 240 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kakamega?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kisumu International Airport (KIS), about 41 km from the city centre in a straight line; Eldoret International Airport (EDL, 56 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Kakamega?
Kenyan shilling (KES).
Nearby
Destinations near Kakamega
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.