Air quality in Atar today
Mauritania · Updated Friday 00:00 (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 | 34 µg/m³ | Poor |
| PM10 | 80 µg/m³ | Poor |
| NO₂ | 0 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 36 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Atar right now is PM10.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Atar is expected to be worst around Fri 23:00 (AQI 88, very poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 01:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 01:00 | 51 | Moderate | 35 |
| Fri 04:00 | 52 | Moderate | 37 |
| Fri 07:00 | 57 | Moderate | 41 |
| Fri 10:00 | 63 | Poor | 44 |
| Fri 13:00 | 62 | Poor | 39 |
| Fri 16:00 | 60 | Moderate | 33 |
| Fri 19:00 | 59 | Moderate | 32 |
| Fri 22:00 | 83 | Very poor | 52 |
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Atar good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Atar is 51, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Atar?
- At the moment PM10 contributes most to the air quality index in Atar. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Atar be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Atar is expected to be worst around Fri 23:00 (AQI 88, very poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 01:00.
- 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.