Nairobi City
3 monitoring stations · readings from 17 to 21
Average AQI
Air quality in Nairobi City
Air quality in Nairobi City is currently 20 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Good band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in Nairobi City right now.
We aggregate 3 stations across Nairobi City. Individual stations range from 17 at the cleanest to 21 at the worst, so conditions vary across Nairobi City — the local figure matters more than the average.
Nairobi City breaks down into 1 cities you can open individually.
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
Outdoor activity
No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside.
Sensitive groups
Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.
Indoor air
Open the windows. Outdoor air is currently cleaner than typical indoor air, so ventilating helps.
Cities in Nairobi City
About Nairobi City
Coordinates
-1.300, 36.781
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
3
Reporting in this area
Spread
17 – 21
Cleanest to worst station reading
Other regions nearby
Nairobi City air quality, answered
Nairobi City is currently reading an AQI of 20, which is Good. It is the average across 3 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.
20 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 3 stations in Nairobi City, reading between 17 and 21.
Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this region, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.
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