Air quality
Air quality in Mbour today
Updated
Unhealthy (US AQI 169) Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 2:00 am (02:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Mbour, Thies, Senegal, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 169 Unhealthy
- PM2.5
- 63 µg/m³ 4.2× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 119 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 34 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 169
- Best hour today
- 8:00 pm AQI 154
- European AQI
- 67
Air quality in Mbour right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Mbour, Thies, Senegal is 169, which falls in the "Unhealthy" band (up to 200). Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 169. Fine and coarse particles come from traffic, heating, industry, dust and smoke; they build up on calm nights and clear when wind or rain arrives.
PM2.5 is 63 µg/m³, 4.2 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 119 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 34 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 5.5 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: desert dust at 106 µg/m³, high enough to haze the sky, carbon monoxide 128 µg/m³.
Mbour AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 151 around Tue 1:00 am to 169 around Mon 2:00 am, staying "Unhealthy" throughout.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 129 against 160 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Africa/Dakar) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2:00 am | 169 | Unhealthy | 63.1 | 119 | 34 |
| Mon 5:00 am | 167 | Unhealthy | 60.3 | 121 | 32 |
| Mon 8:00 am | 164 | Unhealthy | 56.2 | 117 | 43 |
| Mon 11:00 am | 161 | Unhealthy | 58.2 | 130 | 71 |
| Mon 2:00 pm | 158 | Unhealthy | 57.7 | 126 | 91 |
| Mon 5:00 pm | 156 | Unhealthy | 55.5 | 113 | 98 |
| Mon 8:00 pm | 154 | Unhealthy | 53.6 | 101 | 68 |
| Mon 11:00 pm | 152 | Unhealthy | 53 | 92 | 41 |
| Tue 2:00 am | 151 | Unhealthy | 49.4 | 83 | 34 |
| Tue 5:00 am | 149 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 44.6 | 71 | 30 |
| Tue 8:00 am | 144 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 38 | 56 | 36 |
| Tue 11:00 am | 137 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 32.4 | 75 | 84 |
| Tue 2:00 pm | 129 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 31.5 | 81 | 118 |
| Tue 5:00 pm | 121 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 30 | 81 | 134 |
| Tue 8:00 pm | 113 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 30.4 | 69 | 111 |
| Tue 11:00 pm | 105 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 21.8 | 38 | 63 |
| Wed 2:00 am | 96 | Moderate | 12.7 | 21 | 38 |
Every third hour of the CAMS forecast via Open-Meteo. US AQI uses rolling averages (24 h for particles, 8 h for ozone), so it moves more slowly than the hourly concentrations.
Best time to be outside in Mbour today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 8:00 pm (AQI 154, Unhealthy) and the worst around 6:00 am (AQI 166). That is a swing of 12 points, so a run or walk around 8:00 pm is noticeably better.
Mbour vs the rest of Senegal
Across 10 Senegal cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 159 (Unhealthy). Mbour at 169 is 10 points worse than average.
It ranks 10 of 10 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Touba (153) and the most polluted Mbour (168).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Mbour
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiès Nones | 40 km | 159 | Unhealthy | 54.7 |
| Thiès | 41 km | 159 | Unhealthy | 54.7 |
| Rufisque | 47 km | 162 | Unhealthy | 62.4 |
| Pikine | 60 km | 161 | Unhealthy | 61.5 |
| Dakar | 60 km | 161 | Unhealthy | 61.5 |
| Guédiawaye | 61 km | 161 | Unhealthy | 61.5 |
| Kaolack | 101 km | 153 | Unhealthy | 56.3 |
| Serekunda | 114 km | 162 | Unhealthy | 64.7 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Mbour, 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 63 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 4 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 174 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 169, 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.