Air quality by country
Air quality in Niger today
Updated
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: average US AQI 118 across 4 cities Worst now: Gaya, Dosso Region (154); cleanest: Zinder (83).
Live US AQI, PM2.5 and ozone for cities across Niger, ranked from most polluted to cleanest.
- Average US AQI
- 118 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
- Most polluted now
- Gaya, Dosso Region AQI 154
- Cleanest now
- Zinder AQI 83
- Cities above 100
- 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse
Air quality in Niger today
Right now the modelled air quality in Niger averages a US AQI of 118 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) across the 4 cities we track. By category: 2 Moderate, 1 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 1 Unhealthy (of 4).
That is 53 points worse than the worldwide average of 65 across 3,909 cities.
Gaya, Dosso Region has the worst air at 154 with PM2.5 at 56 µg/m³, while Zinder is cleanest at 83. 2 cities are above 100, where sensitive groups should limit time outdoors.
Niger cities by AQI (most polluted first)
| City | Region | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaya, Dosso Region | Dosso Region | 154 | Unhealthy | 56.2 | 66 |
| Niamey | Niamey | 134 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 47.1 | 64 |
| Maradi | Maradi Region | 100 | Moderate | 30.2 | 56 |
| Zinder | Zinder Region | 83 | Moderate | 47.7 | 53 |
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).