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Air quality · Mali

Bamako Air Quality Index (AQI) today

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

71 Moderate

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI12:00 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.

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 73.

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 69 around 15:00 to 96 around 01:00 (4 Nov).

367th most polluted of 849 cities worldwide right now.

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

13:00 · 61 14:00 · 60 15:00 · 59 16:00 · 59 17:00 · 59 18:00 · 62 19:00 · 66 20:00 · 70 21:00 · 74 22:00 · 78 23:00 · 80 00:00 · 81 01:00 · 81 02:00 · 81 03:00 · 81 04:00 · 80 05:00 · 80 06:00 · 80 07:00 · 80 08:00 · 80 09:00 · 79 10:00 · 76 11:00 · 73 12:00 · 71 13:00 · 70 14:00 · 70 15:00 · 69 16:00 · 69 17:00 · 69 18:00 · 71 19:00 · 74 20:00 · 79 21:00 · 83 22:00 · 87 23:00 · 91 00:00 · 94 01:00 · 96 02:00 · 96 03:00 · 94 04:00 · 92 05:00 · 90 06:00 · 89 07:00 · 88 08:00 · 85 09:00 · 81 10:00 · 78 11:00 · 77 12:00 · 76 13:00 · 76 14:00 · 76 15:00 · 75 16:00 · 75 17:00 · 75 18:00 · 76 19:00 · 78 20:00 · 80 21:00 · 83 22:00 · 85 23:00 · 88 00:00 · 90 01:00 · 92 02:00 · 93 03:00 · 94 04:00 · 94 05:00 · 94 06:00 · 95 07:00 · 96 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 13:0061
Mon 14:0060
Mon 15:0059
Mon 16:0059
Mon 17:0059
Mon 18:0062
Mon 19:0066
Mon 20:0070
Mon 21:0074
Mon 22:0078
Mon 23:0080
Tue 00:0081
Tue 01:0081
Tue 02:0081
Tue 03:0081
Tue 04:0080
Tue 05:0080
Tue 06:0080
Tue 07:0080
Tue 08:0080
Tue 09:0079
Tue 10:0076
Tue 11:0073
Tue 12:00 · Now71
Tue 13:00 · Forecast70
Tue 14:00 · Forecast70
Tue 15:00 · Forecast69
Tue 16:00 · Forecast69
Tue 17:00 · Forecast69
Tue 18:00 · Forecast71
Tue 19:00 · Forecast74
Tue 20:00 · Forecast79
Tue 21:00 · Forecast83
Tue 22:00 · Forecast87
Tue 23:00 · Forecast91
Wed 00:00 · Forecast94
Wed 01:00 · Forecast96
Wed 02:00 · Forecast96
Wed 03:00 · Forecast94
Wed 04:00 · Forecast92
Wed 05:00 · Forecast90
Wed 06:00 · Forecast89
Wed 07:00 · Forecast88
Wed 08:00 · Forecast85
Wed 09:00 · Forecast81
Wed 10:00 · Forecast78
Wed 11:00 · Forecast77
Wed 12:00 · Forecast76
Wed 13:00 · Forecast76
Wed 14:00 · Forecast76
Wed 15:00 · Forecast75
Wed 16:00 · Forecast75
Wed 17:00 · Forecast75
Wed 18:00 · Forecast76
Wed 19:00 · Forecast78
Wed 20:00 · Forecast80
Wed 21:00 · Forecast83
Wed 22:00 · Forecast85
Wed 23:00 · Forecast88
Thu 00:00 · Forecast90
Thu 01:00 · Forecast92
Thu 02:00 · Forecast93
Thu 03:00 · Forecast94
Thu 04:00 · Forecast94
Thu 05:00 · Forecast94
Thu 06:00 · Forecast95
Thu 07:00 · Forecast96

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 18.0 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 20.8 µg/m³ · 1.4× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 71
  • PM10 53 µg/m³ 44
  • O₃ 74 µg/m³ 24
  • NO₂ 1 µg/m³ 0
  • SO₂ 1 µg/m³ 0
  • CO 0.16 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
Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso 43
Bouaké Côte d'Ivoire 43
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 51
Yamoussoukro Côte d'Ivoire 40
Conakry Guinea 64
Freetown Sierra Leone 33
Monrovia Liberia 28

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 Bamako’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 Bamako right now?
71 on the US EPA scale (Moderate) 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 Bamako 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 Bamako get better or worse tomorrow?
Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 69 around 15:00 to 96 around 01:00 (4 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Bamako compare with other cities?
Right now it is the 367th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for Bamako?
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.