Air quality
Air quality in Gombe today
Updated
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 113) 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, 11:41 pm (22:41 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 113 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
- PM2.5
- 50 µg/m³ 3.3× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 109 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 40 µg/m³
Air quality in Gombe right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria is 113, 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 50 µg/m³, 3.3 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 109 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 40 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 16 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Gombe vs the rest of Nigeria
Across 69 Nigeria cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 102 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Gombe at 113 is 11 points worse than average.
It ranks 45 of 69 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Calabar (63) and the most polluted Kano (232).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Gombe
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauchi | 145 km | 124 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 53.2 |
| Jimeta | 181 km | 114 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 57.4 |
| Yola | 188 km | 114 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 57.4 |
| Jos | 252 km | 149 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 91.3 |
| Maiduguri | 278 km | 84 | Moderate | 28.3 |
| Gaya, Kano State | 294 km | 190 | Unhealthy | 168.1 |
| Maroua | 346 km | 88 | Moderate | 32.6 |
| Kano | 346 km | 232 | Very Unhealthy | 225.4 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Gombe, 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 50 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 531 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 40 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 113, 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.