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Kakamega

Kakamega County, Kenya
Today
Feb 21, 2026
Poor

Netflix & Chill Night (Too Cloudy)

100% cloud cover — nothing to see tonight. Good time to plan next week.

Tonight's Forecast
0
/ 100
First Light Index
Poor
Our proprietary metric combining sky clarity, moon interference, and light pollution for optimal stargazing conditions.
0
/ 100
Shutter Score
Poor
Photography-specific metric factoring cloud quality and golden hour potential for landscape shooters.

Light Windows Today

Blue HourGolden HourGolden HourBlue Hour
4 AM12 PM11 PM
Sunrise
6:51 AM
Golden: 41min
Sunset
6:57 PM
Golden: 41min
True Darkness
8:07 PM
Stars visible

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Moon Phase

14%
Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
14%
💡 Slight Moon Interference
Moon may affect darkest sky observations

Light Pollution

3
Class 1
DarkClass 5
SuburbanClass 9
City
Kakamega Classification
Excellent for Astronomy
Bortle Class 3: Rural Sky

Rural transition

Visible Tonight

Some light pollution evident, Milky Way still impressive, M33 difficult

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Weather Conditions

Cloud Cover
98%
Overcast - poor conditions for photography
Morning
100%
Evening
100%
Overnight
91%
Precipitation
90%
Very likely
Wind
16
km/h avg
Gusts up to 34 km/h
🟡 Breezy - May affect tracking
Humidity
86%
High - May cause haze
Visibility
21.8
km
Excellent clarity
Temperature
24°C
High
/
17°C
Low
Seeing
2
/ 5
Fair - Atmospheric stability
Transparency
1
/ 5
Hazy - Air clarity
Conditions Summary
🌪️ Poor seeing - Stick to wide-field imaging or wait for better atmospheric stability

Nearby Dark Sky Locations

Within 100km

Khwisero

Bortle
3
2
Noticeable improvement
21.5km·~16min

Mbale

Bortle
3
2
Noticeable improvement
22.6km·~17min

Mumias

Bortle
3
3
Similar conditions
30km·~23min
💡 These locations have significantly darker skies (3 → 2). Expect 2x more visible stars.

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