Homa Bay
in Homa Bay, Kenya
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Kisumu Airport (36 mi) - Kericho Airport (55 mi)
- Kakamega Airport (60 mi)
- Mara Lodges Airport (64 mi)
- Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (72 mi)
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Musoma Airport (81 mi) - Eldoret International Airport (84 mi)
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Tororo Airport (86 mi) - Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (179 mi)
- Serengeti National Park (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -0.527 and 34.457 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -0° 31' 38" and E 34° 27' 25"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shilling - KES
- Spoken languages:
- English, Swahili
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:47 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:36 am and 6:42 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.819 and -140.068 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Anaho - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Kenya.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Kenya. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Discover Homa Bay
Homa Bay in Homa Bay with it's 40,319 citizens is a city in Kenya about 171 mi (or 275 km) west of Nairobi, the country's capital city.
Local time in Homa Bay is now 10:47 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Nairobi with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Homa Bay, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Kenya is Kisumu Airport in a distance of 36 mi (or 58 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Serengeti National Park in Tanzania at a distance of 79 mi (or 127 km).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kisii, Kisumu, Nyamira, Migori and Siaya. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 97% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
25°C (77 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
25°C (78 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
25°C (77 °F)
21°C (71 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Videos from this area
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3D: Kenya 2013 06: Kisumu-Kamanga 04
Fahrt von Kisumu nach Kamanga, Fahrt durch Homa Bay. Von hier wird der konservierte Leichnam von Caros Großvater ins Dorf Kamanga transportiert.
African Press International: Specially treated drinking water in Homa Bay in Kenya
African Press International: Specially treated water in Homa Bay County in Kenya,
Lambwe Deaf School - Ecumenical Encounter in Kenya 13/13
Deaf Children in school, dancing and singing. Members of Jubilate Parish, Reutlingen, of the Evangelical Church of Wuerttemberg, Germany, on a visit to Kenya in May 2005: Lambwe Christian...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Homa Bay
Homa Bay is a bay and town on the south shore of Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, in western Kenya. It lies near Mount Homa (in the Luo language Got Marahuma or God Uma) and Ruma National Park, the latter noted for Jackson's hartebeests and roan antelope (the government has also released reticulated giraffes into the park). Homa Bay was once the District Headquarters for all of South Nyanza District, Nyanza Province, but has now been divided into at least three districts.
Kuria District
Kuria District is an administrative district in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kehancha (sometimes spelled as Kihancha). The district has a population of 256,086 (2009 census) and an area of 581 km². It is inhabited by Kuria people. Kuria district was split into two in December 2007, Kuria West district with Kehancha as the district capital and Kuria East district with Kegonga as the district capital.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Homa Bay.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Homa, Homa Bay
