Air quality in Kikwit today
Congo - Kinshasa · Updated Friday 01:00 (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 | 16 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 16 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 7 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 39 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Kikwit right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Kikwit is expected to be worst around Fri 20:00 (AQI 45, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 08:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 02:00 | 40 | Fair | 15 |
| Fri 05:00 | 27 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 08:00 | 25 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 11:00 | 34 | Fair | 9 |
| Fri 14:00 | 35 | Fair | 10 |
| Fri 17:00 | 35 | Fair | 13 |
| Fri 20:00 | 45 | Moderate | 25 |
| Fri 23:00 | 42 | Moderate | 19 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Kikwit was 65, with 16 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 22 Sept, the most polluted 30 Aug.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Kikwit good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Kikwit is 41, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Kikwit?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Kikwit. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Kikwit be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Kikwit is expected to be worst around Fri 20:00 (AQI 45, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 08:00.
- 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.