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Air quality · Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso

Bobo-Dioulasso Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 12:00 local time (UTC+0), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

43 Good

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI12:00 UTC+0, 3 Nov Main pollutant: PM2.5

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

This page uses EPA’s NowCast, which follows the last few hours, as the US government’s AirNow does. On a 24-hour average of particles, as many apps show, it is 53.

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 35 around 06:00 to 64 around 21:00 (3 Nov).

686th most polluted of 849 cities worldwide right now, 2nd of 2 in Burkina Faso.

What to do today

  • Long walk or run outside OK
  • Kids playing outside OK
  • Airing the house Open
  • Mask outdoors Not needed

Based on the US EPA’s health statement: “Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.” General guidance, not medical advice.

Last 24 hours and next 48

Past hours Forecast

13:00 · 55 14:00 · 51 15:00 · 47 16:00 · 46 17:00 · 47 18:00 · 52 19:00 · 55 20:00 · 58 21:00 · 61 22:00 · 64 23:00 · 67 00:00 · 68 01:00 · 64 02:00 · 57 03:00 · 52 04:00 · 44 05:00 · 39 06:00 · 36 07:00 · 35 08:00 · 35 09:00 · 36 10:00 · 38 11:00 · 41 12:00 · 43 13:00 · 43 14:00 · 46 15:00 · 49 16:00 · 51 17:00 · 53 18:00 · 55 19:00 · 58 20:00 · 61 21:00 · 64 22:00 · 64 23:00 · 60 00:00 · 55 01:00 · 51 02:00 · 45 03:00 · 39 04:00 · 37 05:00 · 36 06:00 · 35 07:00 · 37 08:00 · 39 09:00 · 42 10:00 · 46 11:00 · 48 12:00 · 51 13:00 · 52 14:00 · 54 15:00 · 55 16:00 · 56 17:00 · 58 18:00 · 59 19:00 · 60 20:00 · 60 21:00 · 62 22:00 · 64 23:00 · 67 00:00 · 67 01:00 · 67 02:00 · 66 03:00 · 66 04:00 · 66 05:00 · 66 06:00 · 67 07:00 · 68 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC+0. Particles use EPA’s NowCast (a 12-hour weighted average), ozone and CO an 8-hour average. Lighter bars are the CAMS forecast.

Show as a table
TimeAQI
Mon 13:0055
Mon 14:0051
Mon 15:0047
Mon 16:0046
Mon 17:0047
Mon 18:0052
Mon 19:0055
Mon 20:0058
Mon 21:0061
Mon 22:0064
Mon 23:0067
Tue 00:0068
Tue 01:0064
Tue 02:0057
Tue 03:0052
Tue 04:0044
Tue 05:0039
Tue 06:0036
Tue 07:0035
Tue 08:0035
Tue 09:0036
Tue 10:0038
Tue 11:0041
Tue 12:00 · Now43
Tue 13:00 · Forecast43
Tue 14:00 · Forecast46
Tue 15:00 · Forecast49
Tue 16:00 · Forecast51
Tue 17:00 · Forecast53
Tue 18:00 · Forecast55
Tue 19:00 · Forecast58
Tue 20:00 · Forecast61
Tue 21:00 · Forecast64
Tue 22:00 · Forecast64
Tue 23:00 · Forecast60
Wed 00:00 · Forecast55
Wed 01:00 · Forecast51
Wed 02:00 · Forecast45
Wed 03:00 · Forecast39
Wed 04:00 · Forecast37
Wed 05:00 · Forecast36
Wed 06:00 · Forecast35
Wed 07:00 · Forecast37
Wed 08:00 · Forecast39
Wed 09:00 · Forecast42
Wed 10:00 · Forecast46
Wed 11:00 · Forecast48
Wed 12:00 · Forecast51
Wed 13:00 · Forecast52
Wed 14:00 · Forecast54
Wed 15:00 · Forecast55
Wed 16:00 · Forecast56
Wed 17:00 · Forecast58
Wed 18:00 · Forecast59
Wed 19:00 · Forecast60
Wed 20:00 · Forecast60
Wed 21:00 · Forecast62
Wed 22:00 · Forecast64
Wed 23:00 · Forecast67
Thu 00:00 · Forecast67
Thu 01:00 · Forecast67
Thu 02:00 · Forecast66
Thu 03:00 · Forecast66
Thu 04:00 · Forecast66
Thu 05:00 · Forecast66
Thu 06:00 · Forecast67
Thu 07:00 · Forecast68

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 8.3 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 10.0 µg/m³ · within WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 43
  • PM10 14 µg/m³ 11
  • O₃ 94 µg/m³ 33
  • NO₂ 1 µg/m³ 0
  • SO₂ 1 µg/m³ 0
  • CO 0.20 mg/m³ 1

Modelled concentrations at the city’s location (CAMS). The sub-index uses the same averaging as the headline, so the highest one is the AQI.

Nearby cities

City AQI
Ouagadougou Centre 51
Bouaké Côte d'Ivoire 43
Bamako Mali 71
Yamoussoukro Côte d'Ivoire 40
Kumasi Ghana 53
Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire 32
Niamey Niger 54

Where this number comes from

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) forecasts air pollution worldwide on a grid (about 11 km over Europe, about 45 km elsewhere). We take the grid value at Bobo-Dioulasso’s coordinates and score it with the US EPA’s method. It is a model, not a measurement: a nearby monitoring station can read quite differently, especially next to busy roads or during fires and dust storms.

Full methodology · Data: CAMS via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0); city list: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

  • Good 0–50
  • Moderate 51–100
  • Unhealthy for sensitive groups 101–150
  • Unhealthy 151–200
  • Very unhealthy 201–300
  • Hazardous 301–500

Questions

What is the AQI in Bobo-Dioulasso right now?
43 on the US EPA scale (Good) at 12:00 UTC+0, 3 Nov. PM2.5 is the pollutant with the highest sub-index. This is a modelled estimate from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), not a reading from a monitoring station.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Bobo-Dioulasso today?
For most people, yes. The EPA’s statement for “Good”: Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. General guidance, not medical advice.

Will the air in Bobo-Dioulasso get better or worse tomorrow?
Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 35 around 06:00 to 64 around 21:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Bobo-Dioulasso compare with other cities?
Right now it is the 686th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 2nd of 2 in Burkina Faso, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for Bobo-Dioulasso?
Apps differ in source (government stations, low-cost sensors or a model like this one), in scale (US EPA, European, or a national index) and in averaging (hourly or NowCast, 8-hour, 24-hour). This page uses the US EPA AQI with EPA’s NowCast for particles, computed from the CAMS forecast for the city’s location.