Air quality

Air quality in Hoji ya Henda today

Updated

Moderate (US AQI 57) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 12:13 am (23:13 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Hoji ya Henda, Luanda, Angola, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
57 Moderate
PM2.5
13 µg/m³ 0.9× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
19 µg/m³
Ozone
44 µg/m³

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Air quality in Hoji ya Henda right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Hoji ya Henda, Luanda, Angola is 57, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.

PM2.5 is 13 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 19 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 44 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 2.7 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

NASA FIRMS shows 386 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 22 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.

Hoji ya Henda vs the rest of Angola

Across 33 Angola cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 59 (Moderate). Hoji ya Henda at 57 is about average.

It ranks 14 of 33 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Benguela (44) and the most polluted Cuíto (92).

For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.

Air quality in cities near Hoji ya Henda

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Sambizanga2 km57Moderate12.8
Kima Kieza3 km57Moderate12.8
Cazenga4 km57Moderate12.8
Rangel4 km57Moderate12.8
Kilamba5 km57Moderate12.8
Kikolo6 km57Moderate12.8
Ingombota7 km57Moderate12.8
Luanda7 km57Moderate12.8

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Hoji ya Henda, 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.

Advice for sensitive groups

At 57, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to air pollution, keep long or intense workouts to the cleaner hours shown above.

What the US AQI numbers mean

US AQICategoryWhat it means
0-50GoodAir quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
51-100ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
101-150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsPeople with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
151-200UnhealthyEveryone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
201-300Very UnhealthyHealth alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors.
301-500HazardousEmergency 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.