Air quality in Kinshasa today
Congo - Kinshasa · Updated Friday 02:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Very poor European AQI
Cut down time and effort outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 120 µg/m³ | Extremely poor |
| PM10 | 124 µg/m³ | Very poor |
| NO₂ | 18 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 64 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Kinshasa right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Kinshasa is expected to be worst around Fri 16:00 (AQI 152, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 07:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 03:00 | 84 | Very poor | 99 |
| Fri 06:00 | 53 | Moderate | 37 |
| Fri 09:00 | 52 | Moderate | 37 |
| Fri 12:00 | 92 | Very poor | 66 |
| Fri 15:00 | 147 | Extremely poor | 85 |
| Fri 18:00 | 126 | Extremely poor | 104 |
| Fri 21:00 | 93 | Very poor | 123 |
| Sat 00:00 | 86 | Very poor | 104 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Kinshasa was 60, with 13 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 31 Aug, the most polluted 8 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Kinshasa good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Kinshasa is 92, which is very poor. Cut down time and effort outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it.
- What pollutes the air in Kinshasa?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Kinshasa. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Kinshasa be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Kinshasa is expected to be worst around Fri 16:00 (AQI 152, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 07:00.
- 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.