Air quality in Dessie today
Ethiopia · Updated Friday 12:00 (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 | 12 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 29 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 0 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 105 µg/m³ | Moderate |
The pollutant that matters most in Dessie right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Dessie is expected to be worst around Fri 23:00 (AQI 52, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 17:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 13:00 | 45 | Moderate | 12 |
| Fri 16:00 | 38 | Fair | 13 |
| Fri 19:00 | 44 | Moderate | 22 |
| Fri 22:00 | 51 | Moderate | 34 |
| Sat 01:00 | 49 | Moderate | 30 |
| Sat 04:00 | 45 | Moderate | 24 |
| Sat 07:00 | 47 | Moderate | 27 |
| Sat 10:00 | 43 | Moderate | 19 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Dessie was 48, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 11 Sept, the most polluted 31 Aug.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Dessie good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Dessie is 45, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Dessie?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Dessie. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Dessie be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Dessie is expected to be worst around Fri 23:00 (AQI 52, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 17:00.
- 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.