Air quality in Mbale 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 | 41 µg/m³ | Poor |
| PM10 | 42 µg/m³ | Moderate |
| NO₂ | 17 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 0 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Mbale right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Mbale is expected to be worst around Sat 00:00 (AQI 58, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 13:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 06:00 | 53 | Moderate | 38 |
| Fri 09:00 | 48 | Moderate | 29 |
| Fri 12:00 | 36 | Fair | 13 |
| Fri 15:00 | 35 | Fair | 13 |
| Fri 18:00 | 41 | Moderate | 16 |
| Fri 21:00 | 48 | Moderate | 29 |
| Sat 00:00 | 58 | Moderate | 46 |
| Sat 03:00 | 54 | Moderate | 39 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Mbale was 44, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 12 Sept, the most polluted 20 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Mbale good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Mbale is 55, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Mbale?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Mbale. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Mbale be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Mbale is expected to be worst around Sat 00:00 (AQI 58, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 13:00.
- 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.