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Air quality · Guinea-Bissau

Bissau Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 13:00 local time (UTC+0), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

66 Moderate

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI13:00 UTC+0, 3 Nov Main pollutant: PM2.5

Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.

What to do today

  • Long walk or run outside OK, lighter if very sensitive
  • Kids playing outside OK
  • Airing the house Open
  • Mask outdoors Not needed

Based on the US EPA’s health statement: “Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.” General guidance, not medical advice.

Last 24 hours and next 48

Past hours Forecast

14:00 · 68 15:00 · 68 16:00 · 68 17:00 · 67 18:00 · 67 19:00 · 68 20:00 · 69 21:00 · 70 22:00 · 71 23:00 · 71 00:00 · 71 01:00 · 70 02:00 · 70 03:00 · 69 04:00 · 68 05:00 · 66 06:00 · 65 07:00 · 64 08:00 · 64 09:00 · 64 10:00 · 64 11:00 · 64 12:00 · 65 13:00 · 66 14:00 · 69 15:00 · 70 16:00 · 71 17:00 · 72 18:00 · 74 19:00 · 78 20:00 · 85 21:00 · 93 22:00 · 99 23:00 · 104 00:00 · 100 01:00 · 94 02:00 · 88 03:00 · 82 04:00 · 77 05:00 · 73 06:00 · 71 07:00 · 71 08:00 · 71 09:00 · 72 10:00 · 74 11:00 · 75 12:00 · 75 13:00 · 75 14:00 · 75 15:00 · 75 16:00 · 76 17:00 · 76 18:00 · 76 19:00 · 78 20:00 · 80 21:00 · 80 22:00 · 80 23:00 · 80 00:00 · 80 01:00 · 79 02:00 · 79 03:00 · 77 04:00 · 76 05:00 · 75 06:00 · 74 07:00 · 74 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 14:0068
Mon 15:0068
Mon 16:0068
Mon 17:0067
Mon 18:0067
Mon 19:0068
Mon 20:0069
Mon 21:0070
Mon 22:0071
Mon 23:0071
Tue 00:0071
Tue 01:0070
Tue 02:0070
Tue 03:0069
Tue 04:0068
Tue 05:0066
Tue 06:0065
Tue 07:0064
Tue 08:0064
Tue 09:0064
Tue 10:0064
Tue 11:0064
Tue 12:0065
Tue 13:00 · Now66
Tue 14:00 · Forecast69
Tue 15:00 · Forecast70
Tue 16:00 · Forecast71
Tue 17:00 · Forecast72
Tue 18:00 · Forecast74
Tue 19:00 · Forecast78
Tue 20:00 · Forecast85
Tue 21:00 · Forecast93
Tue 22:00 · Forecast99
Tue 23:00 · Forecast104
Wed 00:00 · Forecast100
Wed 01:00 · Forecast94
Wed 02:00 · Forecast88
Wed 03:00 · Forecast82
Wed 04:00 · Forecast77
Wed 05:00 · Forecast73
Wed 06:00 · Forecast71
Wed 07:00 · Forecast71
Wed 08:00 · Forecast71
Wed 09:00 · Forecast72
Wed 10:00 · Forecast74
Wed 11:00 · Forecast75
Wed 12:00 · Forecast75
Wed 13:00 · Forecast75
Wed 14:00 · Forecast75
Wed 15:00 · Forecast75
Wed 16:00 · Forecast76
Wed 17:00 · Forecast76
Wed 18:00 · Forecast76
Wed 19:00 · Forecast78
Wed 20:00 · Forecast80
Wed 21:00 · Forecast80
Wed 22:00 · Forecast80
Wed 23:00 · Forecast80
Thu 00:00 · Forecast80
Thu 01:00 · Forecast79
Thu 02:00 · Forecast79
Thu 03:00 · Forecast77
Thu 04:00 · Forecast76
Thu 05:00 · Forecast75
Thu 06:00 · Forecast74
Thu 07:00 · Forecast74

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 20.0 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 17.9 µg/m³ · 1.2× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 66
  • PM10 45 µg/m³ 34
  • O₃ 72 µg/m³ 27
  • NO₂ 1 µg/m³ 0
  • SO₂ 1 µg/m³ 0
  • CO 0.17 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
Serekunda Gambia 65
Conakry Guinea 64
Touba Senegal 72
Dakar Senegal 74
Freetown Sierra Leone 37
Nouakchott Mauritania 63
Monrovia Liberia 31

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 Bissau’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 Bissau right now?

66 on the US EPA scale (Moderate) at 13:00 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 Bissau today?

For most people, yes. The EPA’s statement for “Moderate”: Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. General guidance, not medical advice.

Will the air in Bissau get better or worse tomorrow?

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 69 around 14:00 to 104 around 23:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Bissau compare with other cities?

Right now it is the 429th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for Bissau?

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.