Air quality by country
Air quality in Cameroon today
Updated
Moderate: average US AQI 98 across 7 cities Worst now: Bafoussam (152); cleanest: Douala (53).
Live US AQI, PM2.5 and ozone for cities across Cameroon, ranked from most polluted to cleanest.
- Average US AQI
- 98 Moderate
- Most polluted now
- Bafoussam AQI 152
- Cleanest now
- Douala AQI 53
- Cities above 100
- 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse
Air quality in Cameroon today
Right now the modelled air quality in Cameroon averages a US AQI of 98 (Moderate) across the 7 cities we track. By category: 4 Moderate, 2 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 1 Unhealthy (of 7).
That is 33 points worse than the worldwide average of 65 across 3,909 cities.
Bafoussam has the worst air at 152 with PM2.5 at 46 µg/m³, while Douala is cleanest at 53. 3 cities are above 100, where sensitive groups should limit time outdoors.
Cameroon cities by AQI (most polluted first)
| City | Region | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bafoussam | West | 152 | Unhealthy | 45.8 | 46 |
| Bamenda | North-West | 129 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 43.5 | 40 |
| Bali, North-West | North-West | 129 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 43.5 | 40 |
| Maroua | Far North | 88 | Moderate | 27.1 | 51 |
| Kousséri | Far North | 71 | Moderate | 29.7 | 51 |
| Yaoundé | Centre | 65 | Moderate | 45.6 | 25 |
| Douala | Littoral | 53 | Moderate | 16.2 | 30 |
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. |
Modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) via Open-Meteo, refreshed twice a day; read hour by hour from the forecast.
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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS).