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Accra air quality

Ghana · Live AQI and hourly forecast for the next 5 days · updated Sat 23:00 local time

49

Good

US AQI, mostly PM2.5

Great air. A perfect time to be outside.

Next 24 hours
34–49US AQI, highest around Sat 23:00
Best time outside
Sun 20:00–23:00US AQI about 35
PM2.5 vs WHO guideline
0.4×6.2 µg/m³ over 24 h, guideline 15
Cigarette equivalent
≈ 0.3 a dayBerkeley Earth rule of thumb
European AQI
Fairlevel 2 of 6

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Pollutants in Accra right now

PollutantNowNext 24 h vs WHOUS AQI band
Fine particles (PM2.5) 7.5 µg/m³ 0.4× Good
Coarse particles (PM10) 11 µg/m³ 0.2× Good
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 3.4 µg/m³ 0.1× Good
Ozone (O3) 39 µg/m³ 0.6× Good
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 1.8 µg/m³ 0.1× Good
Carbon monoxide (CO) 148 µg/m³ 0.0× Good
Desert dust0 µg/m³
Smoke and haze (aerosol optical depth)0.21
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 49 around Sat 23:00, lowest 34 around Sun 22:00.

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

5-day air quality forecast for Accra

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
Sat 26 Sept 47–50 Good 0:00 8.8 10
Sun 27 Sept 34–49 Good 0:00 6.2 3.8
Mon 28 Sept 34–45 Good 22:00 8.2 7.3
Tue 29 Sept 46–56 Moderate 22:00 12 5.7
Wed 30 Sept 56–59 Moderate 13:00 12 11

Common questions about the air in Accra

  1. Is the air in Accra safe today?

    Yes. Right now the US AQI in Accra is 49, which counts as good. Great air. A perfect time to be outside.

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

    Sun 20:00–23:00. That is the cleanest stretch in the next 24 hours, with the US AQI averaging about 35. The worst hour is around Sat 23:00, at 49.

  3. What is the main pollutant in Accra?

    Fine particles (PM2.5). It drives the index right now, at 7.5 µg/m³. Tiny particles from combustion, fires and dust that reach deep into the lungs. The main driver of AQI worldwide.

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

    Within the guideline. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 6.2 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 Accra's air?

    About 0.3 cigarettes. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 6.2 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 Accra improve this week?

    Monday looks cleanest. Its AQI peaks at 45, against 59 on Wednesday, 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 5.60°N, 0.19°W, updated 2026-09-26 23:00 UTC.