Air quality
Air quality in Gboko today
Updated
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 133) People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 8:33 pm (19:33 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 133 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
- PM2.5
- 62 µg/m³ 4.1× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 83 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 65 µg/m³
Air quality in Gboko right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria is 133, which falls in the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" band (up to 150). People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
PM2.5 is 62 µg/m³, 4.1 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 83 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 65 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 5.6 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Gboko vs the rest of Nigeria
Across 69 Nigeria cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 105 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Gboko at 133 is 28 points worse than average.
It ranks 57 of 69 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Calabar (63) and the most polluted Kano (238).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 56.
Air quality in cities near Gboko
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makurdi | 70 km | 93 | Moderate | 32.5 |
| Enugu | 193 km | 139 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 46.7 |
| Bali, North-West | 195 km | 129 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 43.5 |
| Bamenda | 197 km | 129 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 43.5 |
| Abuja | 254 km | 153 | Unhealthy | 65 |
| Bafoussam | 258 km | 152 | Unhealthy | 45.8 |
| Umuahia | 260 km | 78 | Moderate | 28.9 |
| Nkpor | 273 km | 99 | Moderate | 45.3 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Gboko, so the numbers on this page are model estimates. Models capture regional pollution well but can miss very local sources such as a busy road or a nearby fire.
Wildfire smoke
PM2.5 is forecast to reach 62 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 96 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 53 km away). Smoke is a likely contributor: keep windows closed, run an air purifier or HVAC filter, and check the fire map before heading out.
Advice for sensitive groups
At 133, children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with asthma, COPD or heart disease should limit time outdoors, especially strenuous activity. A well-fitted N95/FFP2 mask cuts particle exposure; it does not filter ozone.
What the US AQI numbers mean
| US AQI | Category | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 0-50 | Good | Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. |
| 51-100 | Moderate | Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 151-200 | Unhealthy | Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. |
| 201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Health alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors. |
| 301-500 | Hazardous | Emergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible. The scale tops out at 500; heavier dust or smoke is shown as 500. |
Values on this page are modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) and served by Open-Meteo; they are estimates for the area around the city centre, not readings from an official monitor.
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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), NASA FIRMS.