Air Pollution in Makindye: Real-time Air Quality Index and smog alert.

Current data from stations: US Diplomatic Post: Kampala
Locations: « Kampala Capital City Makindye Nsambya »
Pollution and air quality forecast for Makindye. Today is Friday, May 2, 2025. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Makindye:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 84 (Very Unhealthy)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Makindye, Monday, August 28, 2023: 5.

air quality index: 4
AQI 5 Very Unhealthy

What is the air quality in Makindye today? Is the air polluted in Makindye?. Is there smog?

Today (Monday, August 28, 2023) air quality is very poor in Makindye. Healthy people will commonly show symptoms of respiratory problem. People with respiratory or heart diseases will be significantly affected by air quality and will experience reduced endurance in in typical outdoor activities. Children, seniors and individuals with heart or lung diseases should stay indoors and avoid outdoor activities in Makindye. Other residents should reduce outdoor activities.


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Makindye? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 84 (Very Unhealthy) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Makindye in the last 7 days was: 59 (Sunday, September 3, 2023) and the lowest: 32 (Friday, September 1, 2023). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 88 (January 2018). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: May (32).



Current data Monday, August 28, 2023, 1:00 AM

PM2,5 84 (Very Unhealthy)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Makindye

index 2023-09-04 2023-09-03 2023-09-02 2023-09-01 2023-08-31 2023-08-30 2023-08-29 2023-08-28
pm25 34
Moderate
59
Unhealthy
58
Unhealthy
32
Moderate
43
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
40
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
34
Moderate
45
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
data source »
Air pollution in Makindye from February 2017 to May 2020
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 2018-11 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02
pm25 32 (Moderate) 34 (Moderate) 53 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 67 (Unhealthy) 83 (Very Unhealthy) 73 (Unhealthy) 55 (Unhealthy) 49 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 66 (Unhealthy) 66 (Unhealthy) 76 (Very Unhealthy) 73 (Unhealthy) 42 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 45 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 55 (Unhealthy) 65 (Unhealthy) 63 (Unhealthy) 62 (Unhealthy) 55 (Unhealthy) 57 (Unhealthy) 70 (Unhealthy) 65 (Unhealthy) 53 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 40 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 41 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 53 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 63 (Unhealthy) 88 (Very Unhealthy) 65 (Unhealthy) 66 (Unhealthy) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 59 (Unhealthy) 56 (Unhealthy) 61 (Unhealthy) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 35 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 37 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 38 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 39 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)
data source »

US Diplomatic Post: Kampala

Monday, August 28, 2023, 1:00 AM

PM2,5 84 (Very Unhealthy)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

US Diplomatic Post: Kampala

index 2023-08-28 2023-08-29 2023-08-30 2023-08-31 2023-09-01 2023-09-02 2023-09-03 2023-09-04
pm25 45 34 40 43 32 58 59 34

US Diplomatic Post: Kampala

2017-02   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 2018-11 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02
pm25 32 34 53 67 83 73 55 49 66 66 76 73 42 45 55 65 63 62 55 57 70 65 53 40 41 53 63 88 65 66 54 59 56 61 54 35 37 38 39

* Pollution data source: https://openaq.org (StateAir_Kampala) The data is licensed under CC-By 4.0