Air quality in Assab today
Eritrea · Updated Friday 04:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Moderate European AQI
Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 27 µg/m³ | Poor |
| PM10 | 64 µg/m³ | Poor |
| NO₂ | 5 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 88 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Assab right now is PM10.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Assab is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 63, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 19:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 05:00 | 47 | Moderate | 27 |
| Fri 08:00 | 46 | Moderate | 26 |
| Fri 11:00 | 46 | Moderate | 25 |
| Fri 14:00 | 62 | Poor | 26 |
| Fri 17:00 | 54 | Moderate | 23 |
| Fri 20:00 | 45 | Moderate | 23 |
| Fri 23:00 | 45 | Moderate | 24 |
| Sat 02:00 | 47 | Moderate | 28 |
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Assab good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Assab is 47, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Assab?
- At the moment PM10 contributes most to the air quality index in Assab. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Assab be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Assab is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 63, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 19:00.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wheezair shows model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), served by Open-Meteo: about 11 km resolution in Europe and 40 km elsewhere, updated daily. They are not station measurements, so a busy street can be worse than its city's value.