Air quality in Nouakchott today
Mauritania · Updated Friday 03:00 (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 | 11 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 41 µg/m³ | Moderate |
| NO₂ | 1 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 44 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Nouakchott right now is PM10.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Nouakchott is expected to be worst around Fri 20:00 (AQI 60, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 08:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 04:00 | 33 | Fair | 10 |
| Fri 07:00 | 27 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 10:00 | 25 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 13:00 | 28 | Fair | 9 |
| Fri 16:00 | 45 | Moderate | 18 |
| Fri 19:00 | 59 | Moderate | 36 |
| Fri 22:00 | 56 | Moderate | 38 |
| Sat 01:00 | 51 | Moderate | 34 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Nouakchott was 81, with 19 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 13 Sept, the most polluted 18 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Nouakchott good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Nouakchott is 37, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Nouakchott?
- At the moment PM10 contributes most to the air quality index in Nouakchott. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Nouakchott be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Nouakchott is expected to be worst around Fri 20:00 (AQI 60, 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.