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Addis Ababa air quality

Ethiopia · Live AQI and hourly forecast for the next 5 days · updated Sun 03:00 local time

83

Moderate

US AQI, mostly PM2.5

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

Next 24 hours
79–89US AQI, highest around Sun 13:00
Best time outside
Mon 00:00–3:00US AQI about 80
PM2.5 vs WHO guideline
1.6×24 µg/m³ over 24 h, guideline 15
Cigarette equivalent
≈ 1.1 a dayBerkeley Earth rule of thumb
European AQI
Moderatelevel 3 of 6

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Pollutants in Addis Ababa right now

PollutantNowNext 24 h vs WHOUS AQI band
Fine particles (PM2.5) 33 µg/m³ 1.6× Moderate
Coarse particles (PM10) 61 µg/m³ 1.0× Moderate
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 8.9 µg/m³ 0.2× Good
Ozone (O3) 57 µg/m³ 1.0× Good
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 3.3 µg/m³ 0.1× Good
Carbon monoxide (CO) 1,031 µg/m³ 0.2× Good
Desert dust65 µg/m³
Smoke and haze (aerosol optical depth)0.40
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 89 around Sun 13:00, lowest 71 around Mon 20:00.

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

5-day air quality forecast for Addis Ababa

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 80–89 Moderate 13:00 25 10
Mon 28 Sept 71–81 Moderate 0:00 22 8.2
Tue 29 Sept 74–78 Moderate 4:00 22 11
Wed 30 Sept 70–75 Moderate 0:00 21 11
Thu 1 Oct 72–73 Moderate 0:00 20 11

Common questions about the air in Addis Ababa

  1. Is the air in Addis Ababa safe today?

    For most people, yes. Right now the US AQI in Addis Ababa 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 Addis Ababa?

    Mon 00:00–3:00. That is the cleanest stretch in the next 24 hours, with the US AQI averaging about 80. The worst hour is around Sun 13:00, at 89.

  3. What is the main pollutant in Addis Ababa?

    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 Addis Ababa's air compare with the WHO guideline?

    1.6 times the guideline. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 24 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 Addis Ababa's air?

    About 1.1 cigarettes. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 24 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 Addis Ababa improve this week?

    Thursday looks cleanest. Its AQI peaks at 73, against 89 on Sunday, 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 9.01°N, 38.76°E, updated 2026-09-27 00:00 UTC.