Air quality in Kitwe today
Zambia · Updated Friday 08:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Fair European AQI
Fine for almost everyone.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 15 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 17 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 1 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 85 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Kitwe right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Kitwe is expected to be worst around Fri 16:00 (AQI 55, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 04:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 09:00 | 42 | Moderate | 18 |
| Fri 12:00 | 49 | Moderate | 15 |
| Fri 15:00 | 54 | Moderate | 13 |
| Fri 18:00 | 46 | Moderate | 14 |
| Fri 21:00 | 41 | Moderate | 17 |
| Sat 00:00 | 40 | Fair | 15 |
| Sat 03:00 | 29 | Fair | 8 |
| Sat 06:00 | 27 | Fair | 5 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Kitwe was 52, with 4 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 9 Sept, the most polluted 5 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Kitwe good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Kitwe is 40, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Kitwe?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Kitwe. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Kitwe be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Kitwe is expected to be worst around Fri 16:00 (AQI 55, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 04:00.
- 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.