Air quality in Tshikapa today
Congo - Kinshasa · Updated Friday 04:00 (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 | 15 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 2 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 68 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Tshikapa right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Tshikapa is expected to be worst around Fri 16:00 (AQI 49, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 06:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 05:00 | 34 | Fair | 12 |
| Fri 08:00 | 32 | Fair | 11 |
| Fri 11:00 | 36 | Fair | 13 |
| Fri 14:00 | 43 | Moderate | 16 |
| Fri 17:00 | 46 | Moderate | 19 |
| Fri 20:00 | 44 | Moderate | 22 |
| Fri 23:00 | 41 | Moderate | 17 |
| Sat 02:00 | 40 | Fair | 16 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Tshikapa was 65, with 13 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 23 Sept, the most polluted 31 Aug.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Tshikapa good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Tshikapa is 39, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Tshikapa?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Tshikapa. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Tshikapa be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Tshikapa is expected to be worst around Fri 16:00 (AQI 49, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 06:00.
- 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.