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Kampala Air Quality Index (AQI) | Air Pollution

Real-time PM2.5, PM10 air pollution level in Kampala

Last Updated: 2025-11-27 11:59:41 PM (Local Time)

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Live AQI
132(AQI-US)
Air Quality is
Poor
pm10 :  52 µg/m³
PM2.5 :  48 µg/m³
Good
050
Moderate
100
Poor
150
Unhealthy
200
Severe
300
Hazardous
301+
aqi poor level.webp in Kampala
clear

23 °C

Clear
Humidity
Humidity89 %
Wind Speed
Wind Speed5 km/h
UV Index
UV Index0
Last Updated: 2025-11-27 11:59:41 PM (Local Time)
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Kampala

Major Air Pollutants

Kampala

PM2.5's Icon

Particulate Matter(PM2.5)

48µg/m³

PM10's Icon

Particulate Matter(PM10)

52µg/m³

CO's Icon

Carbon Monoxide(CO)

680ppb

SO2's Icon

Sulfur Dioxide(SO2)

1ppb

NO2's Icon

Nitrogen Dioxide(NO2)

17ppb

O3's Icon

Ozone(O3)

21ppb

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Historical Air Quality Data

Kampala

24 Hours
AQI
Kampala
AQI
.
27-11-2025Time27-11-2025
49
Min.at 5:05 PM on 27th Nov
131
Max.at 11:05 PM on 27th Nov

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AQI Trends - Annual Air Quality Changes

Kampala, Kampala, Uganda

AQI
Year
.
AQI

Annual AQI Trends

2020
131AQI
2021
129AQI
-2%
Fall
2022
117AQI
-9%
Fall
2023
93AQI
-21%
Fall
2024
80AQI
-14%
Fall
2025
74AQI
-7%
Fall
Overall Annual Percentage (%) change of AQI in (2020 to 2025)
-11%
Fall (Improved AQI)

Most & Least Polluted Months

Most PollutedAugust, 2022188AQI
Least PollutedNovember, 202449AQI

* This data analysis is from year 2020 - 2025

Kampala's Locations

Real-time Air Pollution Level

Location
Status
AQI
PM2.5(µg/m³)
PM10(µg/m³)
Temp.(°C)
Humi.(%)
Poor
139
51
53
23
89
Poor
129
47
51
23
89
Poor
142
52
55
23
89
Poor
134
49
57
23
89
Poor
129
47
50
23
89
Poor
137
50
51
23
89
Poor
124
45
45
23
89
Poor
134
49
53
23
89
Poor
132
48
54
23
89
Poor
127
46
50
23
89
Poor
139
51
56
23
89
Poor
139
51
55
23
89
Poor
137
50
53
23
89
Poor
132
48
50
23
89
Poor
112
40
42
23
89
Poor
129
47
51
23
89
Poor
144
53
52
23
89
Poor
139
51
50
23
89
Poor
137
50
52
23
89
Poor
132
48
52
23
89
Poor
132
48
52
23
89
Poor
134
49
53
23
89
Poor
132
48
56
23
89
Poor
134
49
52
23
89
Poor
132
48
55
23
89
Poor
112
40
45
23
89
Poor
134
49
51
23
89
Poor
134
49
56
23
89
Poor
129
47
53
23
89
Poor
139
51
52
23
89
Poor
142
52
52
23
89
Poor
132
48
55
23
89
Poor
132
48
56
23
89
Poor
134
49
56
23
89
Poor
132
48
53
23
89
Poor
132
48
53
23
89
Poor
134
49
53
23
89
Poor
134
49
53
23
89
Poor
115
41
44
23
89
Poor
129
47
53
23
89
Poor
117
42
43
23
89
Poor
129
47
56
23
89
Poor
137
50
54
23
89
Poor
132
48
52
23
89
Poor
134
49
52
23
89
Poor
129
47
53
23
89
Poor
142
52
54
23
89
Poor
132
48
51
23
89
Poor
129
47
51
23
89
Poor
134
49
53
23
89
Poor
132
48
52
23
89
Poor
129
47
57
23
89
Poor
139
51
55
23
89
Poor
132
48
49
23
89
Poor
134
49
51
23
89
Poor
124
45
45
23
89
Poor
129
47
56
23
89
Poor
137
50
49
23
89
Poor
129
47
52
23
89
Poor
144
53
51
23
89
Poor
134
49
49
23
89
Poor
134
49
54
23
89
Poor
129
47
57
23
89

Uganda's Metro Cities

Air Quality Index

Barcelona City AQI

Barcelona

55

temp.7°C
hum.66%
Mexico City City AQI

Mexico City

64

temp.21°C
hum.38%
New Delhi City AQI

New Delhi

485

temp.13°C
hum.77%
New York City City AQI

New York City

12

temp.7°C
hum.33%
Paris City AQI

Paris

46

temp.8°C
hum.93%
Sao Paulo City AQI

Sao Paulo

60

temp.19°C
hum.73%
Sydney City AQI

Sydney

29

temp.19°C
hum.78%
Tokyo City AQI

Tokyo

66

temp.15°C
hum.82%

Air Quality Calendar 2025

Kampala

2025
AQI
January
1 Jan
129
2 Jan
138
3 Jan
121
4 Jan
129
5 Jan
131
6 Jan
144
7 Jan
140
8 Jan
169
9 Jan
162
10 Jan
171
11 Jan
139
12 Jan
132
13 Jan
151
14 Jan
151
15 Jan
153
16 Jan
140
17 Jan
132
18 Jan
133
19 Jan
73
20 Jan
65
21 Jan
90
22 Jan
121
23 Jan
140
24 Jan
131
25 Jan
147
26 Jan
119
27 Jan
138
28 Jan
139
29 Jan
135
30 Jan
139
31 Jan
145
February
1 Feb
141
2 Feb
117
3 Feb
124
4 Feb
131
5 Feb
118
6 Feb
86
7 Feb
126
8 Feb
115
9 Feb
84
10 Feb
89
11 Feb
128
12 Feb
80
13 Feb
108
14 Feb
82
15 Feb
83
16 Feb
75
17 Feb
82
18 Feb
75
19 Feb
78
20 Feb
82
21 Feb
76
22 Feb
80
23 Feb
78
24 Feb
78
25 Feb
86
26 Feb
90
27 Feb
84
28 Feb
90
March
1 Mar
90
2 Mar
82
3 Mar
77
4 Mar
74
5 Mar
45
6 Mar
49
7 Mar
43
8 Mar
32
9 Mar
38
10 Mar
35
11 Mar
32
12 Mar
38
13 Mar
54
14 Mar
78
15 Mar
92
16 Mar
87
17 Mar
75
18 Mar
77
19 Mar
76
20 Mar
64
21 Mar
64
22 Mar
68
23 Mar
65
24 Mar
69
25 Mar
81
26 Mar
97
27 Mar
101
28 Mar
95
29 Mar
93
30 Mar
84
31 Mar
95
April
1 Apr
83
2 Apr
103
3 Apr
100
4 Apr
90
5 Apr
75
6 Apr
69
7 Apr
76
8 Apr
72
9 Apr
84
10 Apr
76
11 Apr
69
12 Apr
65
13 Apr
72
14 Apr
67
15 Apr
65
16 Apr
59
17 Apr
60
18 Apr
56
19 Apr
58
20 Apr
62
21 Apr
66
22 Apr
65
23 Apr
58
24 Apr
64
25 Apr
61
26 Apr
56
27 Apr
57
28 Apr
57
29 Apr
55
30 Apr
61
May
1 May
56
2 May
51
3 May
53
4 May
50
5 May
57
6 May
59
7 May
63
8 May
63
9 May
63
10 May
63
11 May
59
12 May
59
13 May
59
14 May
61
15 May
60
16 May
60
17 May
61
18 May
64
19 May
62
20 May
57
21 May
54
22 May
55
23 May
56
24 May
54
25 May
57
26 May
60
27 May
62
28 May
64
29 May
61
30 May
57
31 May
58
June
1 Jun
57
2 Jun
59
3 Jun
59
4 Jun
59
5 Jun
60
6 Jun
57
7 Jun
58
8 Jun
56
9 Jun
58
10 Jun
57
11 Jun
60
12 Jun
64
13 Jun
62
14 Jun
65
15 Jun
61
16 Jun
60
17 Jun
59
18 Jun
60
19 Jun
62
20 Jun
61
21 Jun
62
22 Jun
61
23 Jun
63
24 Jun
59
25 Jun
56
26 Jun
54
27 Jun
57
28 Jun
55
29 Jun
56
30 Jun
54
July
1 Jul
56
2 Jul
60
3 Jul
57
4 Jul
54
5 Jul
49
6 Jul
48
7 Jul
50
8 Jul
52
9 Jul
54
10 Jul
56
11 Jul
58
12 Jul
58
13 Jul
56
14 Jul
53
15 Jul
54
16 Jul
58
17 Jul
59
18 Jul
62
19 Jul
63
20 Jul
61
21 Jul
60
22 Jul
61
23 Jul
64
24 Jul
62
25 Jul
60
26 Jul
58
27 Jul
58
28 Jul
56
29 Jul
55
30 Jul
58
31 Jul
60
August
1 Aug
62
2 Aug
62
3 Aug
60
4 Aug
58
5 Aug
61
6 Aug
58
7 Aug
56
8 Aug
57
9 Aug
59
10 Aug
61
11 Aug
57
12 Aug
55
13 Aug
54
14 Aug
60
15 Aug
60
16 Aug
59
17 Aug
58
18 Aug
57
19 Aug
56
20 Aug
58
21 Aug
58
22 Aug
60
23 Aug
59
24 Aug
59
25 Aug
63
26 Aug
62
27 Aug
60
28 Aug
57
29 Aug
57
30 Aug
64
31 Aug
68
September
1 Sep
64
2 Sep
67
3 Sep
73
4 Sep
71
5 Sep
68
6 Sep
68
7 Sep
65
8 Sep
64
9 Sep
64
10 Sep
62
11 Sep
61
12 Sep
62
13 Sep
62
14 Sep
63
15 Sep
61
16 Sep
61
17 Sep
62
18 Sep
69
19 Sep
68
20 Sep
64
21 Sep
56
22 Sep
58
23 Sep
63
24 Sep
63
25 Sep
58
26 Sep
50
27 Sep
42
28 Sep
53
29 Sep
74
30 Sep
77
October
1 Oct
76
2 Oct
89
3 Oct
88
4 Oct
93
5 Oct
88
6 Oct
79
7 Oct
75
8 Oct
81
9 Oct
96
10 Oct
88
11 Oct
92
12 Oct
90
13 Oct
79
14 Oct
79
15 Oct
96
16 Oct
90
17 Oct
74
18 Oct
77
19 Oct
74
20 Oct
67
21 Oct
76
22 Oct
81
23 Oct
79
24 Oct
81
25 Oct
84
26 Oct
77
27 Oct
82
28 Oct
74
29 Oct
57
30 Oct
65
31 Oct
62
November
1 Nov
63
2 Nov
71
3 Nov
71
4 Nov
65
5 Nov
74
6 Nov
75
7 Nov
71
8 Nov
72
9 Nov
78
10 Nov
73
11 Nov
77
12 Nov
77
13 Nov
72
14 Nov
81
15 Nov
72
16 Nov
72
17 Nov
75
18 Nov
74
19 Nov
70
20 Nov
70
21 Nov
71
22 Nov
66
23 Nov
81
24 Nov
84
25 Nov
69
26 Nov
66
27 Nov
-
28 Nov
-
29 Nov
-
30 Nov
-
Good
050
Moderate
100
Poor
150
Unhealthy
200
Severe
300
Hazardous
301+

Health Advice For People Living In

Kampala

0Cigarettes per day

Weekly 0 Cigarettes
Monthly 0 Cigarettes

Breathe easy and get active! The air quality is perfect for enjoying outdoor activities.

Source:

Berkeley Earth

Disclaimer: This cigarette-equivalent estimate is based on the average PM2.5 concentration over the last 24 hours, assuming continuous exposure during that time.

Solutions for Current AQI

  • Air Purifier
    Air PurifierTurn On
  • Car Filter
    Car FilterMust
  • N95 Mask
    N95 MaskMust
  • Stay Indoor
    Stay IndoorMust

Must turn on the air purifier to enjoy fresh air.

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Prevent Health Problems: Understand Your Risks

Kampala

  • asthma due to air pollution in KampalaAsthma
  • heart due to air pollution in KampalaHeart Issues
  • allergy due to air pollution in KampalaAllergies
  • sinus due to air pollution in KampalaSinus
  • flu due to air pollution in KampalaCold/Flu
  • copd due to air pollution in KampalaChronic (COPD)
asthma due to air pollution in Kampala

Mild Chances of Asthma

Asthma

Risk of Asthma symptoms is Mild when AQI is Poor (50-150)

Moderate symptoms including frequent wheezing, noticeable shortness of breath, chest tightness, and persistent cough.

Do's :

  • Limit outdoor activities when AQI is poor.

  • Clean indoor air with an air purifier to reduce exposure.

  • Soothe the respiratory tract with herbal teas or warm water to help alleviate symptoms.

Don'ts :

  • Exercise outdoors without a mask.

  • Stay in smoky areas with strong fumes.

Disclaimer: The above health risks are precautionary suggestions based on current AQI levels. You may not feel the effects immediately, but prolonged exposure to air pollution can contribute to these health conditions over time. AQI.IN is neither a medical expert nor a provider of medical advice. Please consult a doctor if you experience any of the above similar symptoms.

Most Polluted Cities 2025

Uganda

Analyze the real-time most air polluted cities in the country.

Most Polluted Cities Live Ranking 2025
World's Most PollutedCity Rankings (2024)
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RankCityAQIAQI Status

Standard Value

Follow

1.

Luuka Town, Uganda

144
Poor
10xabove Standard

2.

Kampala, Uganda

139
Poor
9xabove Standard

3.

Gulu, Uganda

137
Poor
9xabove Standard

4.

Iganga, Uganda

137
Poor
9xabove Standard

5.

Jinja, Uganda

134
Poor
9xabove Standard

6.

Wakiso, Uganda

133
Poor
9xabove Standard

7.

Kampala, Uganda

132
Poor
9xabove Standard

8.

Mukono, Uganda

132
Poor
9xabove Standard

9.

Tororo, Uganda

132
Poor
9xabove Standard

10.

Kasese, Uganda

124
Poor
8xabove Standard

Last Updated: 27 Nov 2025, 09:01 PM

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Air Quality FAQs

at Kampala

Frequently Asked Questions About Air Quality

What is the current AQI level in Kampala?

The current real-time AQI level in Kampala is 132 (Poor). This was last updated 2025-11-27 11:59:41 PM (Local Time).

When was the best AQI level in Kampala in the last 24 hours?

The best AQI level was 49 (Good) at 5:05 PM (Local Time) during the last 24 hours.

When was the worst AQI level in Kampala in the last 24 hours?

The worst AQI level was 131 (Poor) at 11:05 PM (Local Time) during the last 24 hours.

What is the current trend of AQI levels in Kampala during last 24 hours?

The AQI levels in Kampala have been fluctuating throughout the last 24 hours. The levels have increased by highest 131 at 11:05 PM (Local Time), lowest 49 at 5:05 PM (Local Time).

What actions are recommended as per the current AQI level in Kampala?

Current AQI levels are unhealthy for Sensitive individuals, they should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.

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