Air quality in Kampala today
Uganda · Updated Friday 05:00 (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 | 30 µg/m³ | Poor |
| PM10 | 31 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 9 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 30 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Kampala right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Kampala is expected to be worst around Fri 23:00 (AQI 57, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 11:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 06:00 | 46 | Moderate | 26 |
| Fri 09:00 | 48 | Moderate | 28 |
| Fri 12:00 | 42 | Moderate | 16 |
| Fri 15:00 | 52 | Moderate | 16 |
| Fri 18:00 | 50 | Moderate | 19 |
| Fri 21:00 | 55 | Moderate | 41 |
| Sat 00:00 | 57 | Moderate | 45 |
| Sat 03:00 | 52 | Moderate | 37 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Kampala was 46, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 14 Sept, the most polluted 5 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Kampala good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Kampala is 49, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Kampala?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Kampala. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Kampala be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Kampala is expected to be worst around Fri 23:00 (AQI 57, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 11:00.
- 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.