Air quality in Arusha

Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in Arusha · 17:00, 5 Nov local time

Over the next 24 hours the index should stay between 3 and 8: cleanest air around Fri 05:00, most polluted around 23:00.

Modelled values: Copernicus CAMS, via OpenWeather · updated 17:00

Hourly air quality forecast in Arusha

4-day forecast, 96 hours
  1. 5 PM627°14 km/h
  2. 6 PM625°17 km/h
  3. 7 PM623°18 km/h
  4. 8 PM623°21 km/h
  5. 9 PM722°22 km/h
  6. 10 PM721°19 km/h
  7. 11 PM820°18 km/h
  8. 12 AM820°15 km/h
  9. 1 AM718°11 km/h
  10. 2 AM617°8 km/h
  11. 3 AM517°7 km/h
  12. 4 AM417°6 km/h
  13. 5 AM316°8 km/h
  14. 6 AM316°6 km/h
  15. 7 AM318°4 km/h
  16. 8 AM319°3 km/h
  17. 9 AM321°6 km/h
  18. 10 AM323°9 km/h
  19. 11 AM324°9 km/h
  20. 12 PM426°10 km/h
  21. 1 PM526°11 km/h
  22. 2 PM524°15 km/h
  23. 3 PM526°12 km/h
  24. 4 PM527°13 km/h
  25. 5 PM526°18 km/h
  26. 6 PM525°17 km/h
  27. 7 PM423°19 km/h
  28. 8 PM323°17 km/h
  29. 9 PM322°13 km/h
  30. 10 PM321°14 km/h
  31. 11 PM419°12 km/h
  32. 12 AM618°11 km/h
  33. 1 AM717°11 km/h
  34. 2 AM917°11 km/h
  35. 3 AM1117°5 km/h
  36. 4 AM1217°2 km/h
  37. 5 AM1417°1 km/h
  38. 6 AM1517°2 km/h
  39. 7 AM1517°3 km/h
  40. 8 AM1519°3 km/h
  41. 9 AM1421°4 km/h
  42. 10 AM1222°11 km/h
  43. 11 AM922°10 km/h
  44. 12 PM824°7 km/h
  45. 1 PM626°13 km/h
  46. 2 PM522°10 km/h
  47. 3 PM425°5 km/h
  48. 4 PM425°9 km/h
  49. 5 PM525°14 km/h
  50. 6 PM623°13 km/h
  51. 7 PM622°13 km/h
  52. 8 PM821°14 km/h
  53. 9 PM920°11 km/h
  54. 10 PM1119°4 km/h
  55. 11 PM1018°2 km/h
  56. 12 AM818°2 km/h
  57. 1 AM717°1 km/h
  58. 2 AM718°0 km/h
  59. 3 AM718°2 km/h
  60. 4 AM717°3 km/h
  61. 5 AM817°3 km/h
  62. 6 AM917°1 km/h
  63. 7 AM1017°2 km/h
  64. 8 AM1119°1 km/h
  65. 9 AM1322°5 km/h
  66. 10 AM724°7 km/h
  67. 11 AM625°9 km/h
  68. 12 PM624°9 km/h
  69. 1 PM526°6 km/h
  70. 2 PM526°8 km/h
  71. 3 PM523°15 km/h
  72. 4 PM524°12 km/h
  73. 5 PM525°11 km/h
  74. 6 PM623°13 km/h
  75. 7 PM622°9 km/h
  76. 8 PM721°11 km/h
  77. 9 PM720°9 km/h
  78. 10 PM719°6 km/h
  79. 11 PM818°4 km/h
  80. 12 AM817°6 km/h
  81. 1 AM817°6 km/h
  82. 2 AM817°5 km/h
  83. 3 AM717°3 km/h
  84. 4 AM717°3 km/h
  85. 5 AM717°3 km/h
  86. 6 AM717°2 km/h
  87. 7 AM918°3 km/h
  88. 8 AM1120°4 km/h
  89. 9 AM1222°5 km/h
  90. 10 AM423°5 km/h
  91. 11 AM325°5 km/h
  92. 12 PM326°6 km/h
  93. 1 PM426°10 km/h
  94. 2 PM425°14 km/h
  95. 3 PM425°17 km/h
  96. 4 PM424°16 km/h

Daily air quality forecast in Arusha

DayPeak AQIiconHigh / LowWind
Thu58avg 727° / 20°C18 km/h
Fri68avg 427° / 16°C11 km/h
Sat715avg 926° / 17°C8 km/h
Sun813avg 726° / 17°C6 km/h
Mon912avg 626° / 17°C7 km/h

Each day shows its worst hour (peak) and its average.

Last update: 17:00
  • PM2.5 Fine particles (≤ 2.5 µm)1.1 µg/m³6
  • PM10 Coarse particles (≤ 10 µm)1.6 µg/m³1
  • NO₂ Nitrogen dioxide0.3 µg/m³0
  • SO₂ Sulphur dioxide0.0 µg/m³0
  • CO Carbon monoxide77.5 µg/m³0
  • O₃ Ozone53.3 µg/m³24

What this means today

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk. Normal outdoor activity is fine for everyone.

Sensitive groups
No restrictions
Outdoor exercise
Go ahead
Windows
Open freely

The index is set by PM2.5 at 1.2 µg/m³ (sub-index 6).

These values come from the Copernicus atmospheric model as distributed by OpenWeather, sampled at the coordinates of Arusha. They are modelled concentrations on a grid, not readings from a monitoring station inside the town, so neighbouring localities in the same grid cell will show similar figures. Treat them as a regional indication rather than a measurement taken at your street.

Air quality history in Arusha

6 US AQI · Good · November average

40% lower than the 12-month average (10).

Last 30 days
501004 (max 7)7 Oct5 (max 12)7 (max 21)4 (max 11)3 (max 4)3 (max 4)12 Oct5 (max 21)8 (max 26)6 (max 12)4 (max 9)4 (max 7)17 Oct3 (max 5)7 (max 12)16 (max 28)11 (max 14)11 (max 19)22 Oct11 (max 15)11 (max 32)6 (max 17)3 (max 3)4 (max 11)27 Oct16 (max 29)23 (max 41)15 (max 24)7 (max 14)3 (max 4)1 Nov4 (max 7)5 (max 9)8 (max 16)8 (max 12)

Hourly model data (Copernicus CAMS via OpenWeather), US AQI computed by Weatheo

Air quality near Arusha

Modelled (Copernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo), worst first · Updated 17:00

#PlaceUS AQI
1Taveta50
2Machame47
3Moshi47
4Arusha40
5Kahe36
6Babati32
7Mbulu32
8Same28
9Kajiado26

Tanzania: cities ranked by air quality right now

Modelled (Copernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo), worst first · Updated 17:00

#PlaceUS AQI
1Kasulu69
2Sumbawanga59
3Mbeya54
4Songea54
5Ifakara50
6Geita48
7Dar es Salaam45
8Ubungo45
9Kibaha42
10Kigoma41
11Tanga41
12Arusha40
13Zanzibar38
14Kahama37
15Mwanza36
16Tabora36
17Uvinza34
18Bariadi31
19Dodoma31
20Morogoro26

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Arusha air quality: your questions

What is the air pollution index in Arusha?

Right now the air quality index in Arusha is 6 (Good). The main pollutant is fine particles (PM2.5) at 1 µg/m³. Over the next 24 hours the index stays between 3 and 8, best around 5:00 AM. Current weather: Arusha weather today.