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Busike
Location of Busike
Coordinates: 0°02′N33°59′E / 0.03°N 33.99°E / 0.03; 33.99 Coordinates: 0°02′N33°59′E / 0.03°N 33.99°E / 0.03; 33.99
Country Kenya
County Busia County
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Busike is a settlement in Kenya's Busia County.

Climate of the Western Province

The climate is mainly tropical, with variations due to altitude. Kakamega district is mainly hot and wet most of the year, while Bungoma district is colder but just as wet. Busia district is the warmest, while the hilly Vihiga District is the coldest. The entire province experiences very heavy rainfall all year round, with the long rains in the earlier months of the year.

Tropical climate climate in the tropical region

A tropical climate in the Köppen climate classification is a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have mean temperatures of warmer than 18.4 °C (65.1 °F). In tropical climates there are often only two seasons: a wet season and a dry season. Tropical climates are frost-free, and changes in the solar angle are small. In tropical climates temperature remains relatively constant (hot) throughout the year. Sunlight is intense.

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