Air quality in Addis Ababa today
The air in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) now and over the next 48 hours: the US AQI and the European AQI, fine particles (PM2.5, PM10), ozone and nitrogen dioxide, compared with the WHO 2021 guidelines, with what it means for outdoor sport, children, older people and open windows.
These numbers are more than 7 hours old, so they are hidden. Open the live map for the current air. Open the air map centred on Addis Ababa
AQI right now
Moderate. Main pollutant: PM2.5 (all pollutants within the WHO guidelines).
What to do today
- Outdoor sport Fine for almost everyone; the very sensitive may shorten long hard sessions.
- Children, older people, asthma Unusually sensitive people: watch for coughing or shortness of breath.
- Windows Open; prefer airing when the AQI is lowest (see the hours below).
AQI in Addis Ababa hour by hour, next 48 hours
- Good
- Moderate
- Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Unhealthy
- Very unhealthy
- Hazardous
Cleanest hour in the next 24 h: Mon 01:00 (AQI 59). Worst hour: Sun 03:00 (AQI 71).
US AQI per hour, local time. Bars coloured by category.
Compared with the WHO 2021 guidelines
| Pollutant | Next 24 h | WHO guideline | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 13 µg/m³ | 15 µg/m³ | within |
| PM10 | 20 µg/m³ | 45 µg/m³ | within |
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) | 3 µg/m³ | 25 µg/m³ | within |
| Ozone (O₃) | 84 µg/m³ | 100 µg/m³ | within |
PM2.5, PM10 and NO₂: 24-hour mean of the forecast against the 24-hour guideline; ozone: highest 8-hour mean against the 8-hour guideline.
Forecast for Sun 03:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 00:41 UTC
Air quality map around Addis Ababa
Live PM2.5 field (NOAA GEFS-Aerosols): a different model, so it can disagree with the numbers above by a few units.
More about Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa: all live layers · UV index in Addis Ababa today
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Questions
- What is the AQI in Addis Ababa right now?
- US AQI 71 (Moderate), European AQI 41; PM2.5 17 µg/m³ (Sun 03:00).
- Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Addis Ababa today?
- Fine for almost everyone; the very sensitive may shorten long hard sessions.
- What is the main pollutant in Addis Ababa?
- PM2.5 (all pollutants within the WHO guidelines).
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The CAMS global air-quality forecast of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, read through Open-Meteo: a model on a ~40 km grid, not a monitoring station. Where a nearby monitor disagrees, the monitor is right.
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How it is computed
Hourly CAMS forecast (Copernicus) for the coordinates of Addis Ababa via Open-Meteo; US AQI per the US EPA breakpoints, European AQI per the EEA bands, WHO 2021 air-quality guidelines. The page is rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.