Air quality in Port Harcourt today
Nigeria · Updated Friday 09:00 (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 | 18 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 20 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 4 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 53 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Port Harcourt right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Port Harcourt is expected to be worst around Sat 07:00 (AQI 49, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 15:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 10:00 | 39 | Fair | 15 |
| Fri 13:00 | 31 | Fair | 11 |
| Fri 16:00 | 29 | Fair | 9 |
| Fri 19:00 | 45 | Moderate | 24 |
| Fri 22:00 | 47 | Moderate | 27 |
| Sat 01:00 | 45 | Moderate | 24 |
| Sat 04:00 | 45 | Moderate | 23 |
| Sat 07:00 | 49 | Moderate | 30 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Port Harcourt was 40, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 6 Sept, the most polluted 8 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Port Harcourt good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Port Harcourt is 42, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Port Harcourt?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Port Harcourt. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Port Harcourt be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Port Harcourt is expected to be worst around Sat 07:00 (AQI 49, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 15:00.
- 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.