Air quality in Lusaka today
Zambia · Updated Friday 02:00 (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 | 14 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 16 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 2 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 87 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Lusaka right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Lusaka is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 51, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 08:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 03:00 | 36 | Fair | 13 |
| Fri 06:00 | 34 | Fair | 12 |
| Fri 09:00 | 34 | Fair | 10 |
| Fri 12:00 | 44 | Moderate | 12 |
| Fri 15:00 | 51 | Moderate | 11 |
| Fri 18:00 | 44 | Moderate | 9 |
| Fri 21:00 | 36 | Fair | 9 |
| Sat 00:00 | 34 | Fair | 7 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Lusaka was 49, with 4 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 8 Sept, the most polluted 17 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Lusaka good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Lusaka is 38, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Lusaka?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Lusaka. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Lusaka be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Lusaka is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 51, 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.