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Kenya

10 monitoring stations · readings from 17 to 46

Average AQI

24Good
0GoodUnhealthy500
GoodModerateSensitiveUnhealthyVery UnhealthyHazardous
Overview

Air quality in Kenya

Air quality in Kenya is currently 24 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Good band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in Kenya right now.

We aggregate 10 stations across Kenya. Individual stations range from 17 at the cleanest to 46 at the worst, so conditions vary across Kenya — the local figure matters more than the average.

Kenya breaks down into 6 regions you can open individually. Of those listed below, Kisumu is reading highest at 46 and Nakuru County lowest at 17.

Readings refresh hourly from the official monitoring networks we track. Conditions can still change quickly, so check back before planning time outdoors.

What to do at good levels

1

Outdoor activity

No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside.

2

Sensitive groups

Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.

3

Indoor air

Open the windows. Outdoor air is currently cleaner than typical indoor air, so ventilating helps.

Drill down

Regions in Kenya

At a glance

About Kenya

Coordinates

-0.503, 36.473

Centroid of monitored stations

Stations

10

Reporting in this area

Spread

17 – 46

Cleanest to worst station reading

Questions

Kenya air quality, answered

  • Kenya is currently reading an AQI of 24, which is Good. It is the average across 10 reporting stations.

  • No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside. Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.

  • 24 sits in the Good band of the air quality index. The index runs from 0 to 500, and the lower the number the cleaner the air.

  • We currently aggregate 10 stations in Kenya, reading between 17 and 46.

  • Of the regions currently listed for Kenya, Kisumu is reading highest at 46 (Good).

  • Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this country, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.

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