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Abuja air quality

Nigeria · Live AQI and hourly forecast for the next 5 days · updated Sun 00:00 local time

83

Moderate

US AQI, mostly PM2.5

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should ease off long, intense outdoor effort.

Next 24 hours
66–84US AQI, highest around Sun 01:00
Best time outside
Sun 21:00–0:00US AQI about 69
PM2.5 vs WHO guideline
1.1×16 µg/m³ over 24 h, guideline 15
Cigarette equivalent
≈ 0.7 a dayBerkeley Earth rule of thumb
European AQI
Moderatelevel 3 of 6

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Pollutants in Abuja right now

PollutantNowNext 24 h vs WHOUS AQI band
Fine particles (PM2.5) 33 µg/m³ 1.1× Moderate
Coarse particles (PM10) 40 µg/m³ 0.4× Good
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 19 µg/m³ 0.3× Good
Ozone (O3) 53 µg/m³ 0.9× Good
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2.0 µg/m³ 0.0× Good
Carbon monoxide (CO) 939 µg/m³ 0.1× Good
Desert dust14 µg/m³
Smoke and haze (aerosol optical depth)0.52
UV index0.0

“Next 24 h vs WHO” compares the forecast with the World Health Organization’s 2021 guideline levels: 24-hour means of 15 µg/m³ for PM2.5, 45 for PM10, 25 for NO2, 40 for SO2 and 4 mg/m³ for CO, and 100 µg/m³ over 8 hours for ozone. Above 1× is above the guideline.

Next 48 hours

Hourly US AQI. Highest 84 around Sun 01:00, lowest 52 around Mon 23:00.

Good 0–50Moderate 51–100Sensitive 101–150Unhealthy 151–200Very unhealthy 201–300Hazardous 301+

5-day air quality forecast for Abuja

Daily range of the hourly US AQI, from lowest to highest, on a scale of 0 to 150.

DayUS AQIAt worstWorst hourPM2.5 avgUV max
Sun 27 Sept 66–84 Moderate 1:00 16 7.5
Mon 28 Sept 52–63 Moderate 0:00 9.7 5.4
Tue 29 Sept 50–52 Moderate 19:00 10 8.9
Wed 30 Sept 52–61 Moderate 23:00 16 5.0
Thu 1 Oct 63–93 Moderate 13:00 37 10

Common questions about the air in Abuja

  1. Is the air in Abuja safe today?

    For most people, yes. Right now the US AQI in Abuja is 83, which counts as moderate. Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should ease off long, intense outdoor effort.

  2. When is the best time to be outside in Abuja?

    Sun 21:00–0:00. That is the cleanest stretch in the next 24 hours, with the US AQI averaging about 69. The worst hour is around Sun 01:00, at 84.

  3. What is the main pollutant in Abuja?

    Fine particles (PM2.5). It drives the index right now, at 33 µg/m³. Tiny particles from combustion, fires and dust that reach deep into the lungs. The main driver of AQI worldwide.

  4. How does Abuja's air compare with the WHO guideline?

    1.1 times the guideline. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 16 µg/m³, against the World Health Organization's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³. The other pollutants stay within their guideline levels.

  5. How many cigarettes is a day of Abuja's air?

    About 0.7 cigarettes. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 16 µg/m³. By Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb, 22 µg/m³ breathed for a day is roughly one cigarette.

  6. Will air quality in Abuja improve this week?

    Tuesday looks cleanest. Its AQI peaks at 52, against 93 on Thursday, the worst day in the forecast.

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About this forecast

Forecast from CAMS global via Open-Meteo: the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) model at about 40 km resolution (10 km inside Europe), refreshed twice a day. Models smooth out street-level peaks, so busy roads and industrial sites can be worse than shown; ground stations, where there are any nearby, show what monitors actually measure. The US AQI follows the US EPA scale and the European AQI the EEA bands. Readings for 9.08°N, 7.40°E, updated 2026-09-26 23:00 UTC.