Air quality in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria today

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Unhealthy air today for Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria

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Categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints for PM (estimate from latest valid measurements; this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

This friendly indicator summarizes the latest city readings. For health guidance, please see: EPA AirNow or WHO.

Air quality today

The air quality in Ikeja, Lagos State, is currently classified as Unhealthy. The Unhealthy classification aligns with the observed PM2.5 concentration. The primary pollutant contributing to this rating is PM2.5, with a measured concentration of 82.74 µg/m³ based on fifteen valid observations. Data is shown via OpenAQ.

PM2.5 denotes fine particles with diameters of 2.5 micrometers or less, which are tracked to assess atmospheric conditions. PM10 data were not available for this reporting period, so the assessment relies solely on PM2.5 values. The fifteen valid measurements provide the basis for the current assessment. OpenAQ aggregates measurements from local monitoring stations to provide a consolidated view of air quality. This page is informational; for health guidance, use official sources such as EPA AirNow or WHO.

Latest sensor values

PM categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints, shown here as an estimate derived from the latest valid measurements (this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

What the data includes

The dataset for Ikeja in Lagos State currently provides five measured pollutants – PM1, PM2.5, relative humidity, temperature and UM003 – drawn from 25 recent rows across the city’s monitoring network. All five parameters have a latest update timestamp of 2026‑02‑10 22:00 UTC, which falls within the “updated within 30 days” freshness category, so the information reflects conditions from just a few weeks ago. Although the network lists five stations, the most recent readings for each pollutant come from the same location, M.K.O Abiola Gardens, indicating that spatial coverage for the freshest data is limited to a single site.

PM1 values in the recent period range from about 17.3 to 56.1 µg/m³, with a median of 38.4 µg/m³, showing a moderate spread around the centre of the distribution. PM2.5 shows a much broader range, from roughly 26.3 up to 738.2 µg/m³, and a median of 65.6 µg/m³; the high maximum suggests occasional spikes that are far above the typical level. Relative humidity measurements vary between 47.7 % and 71.5 %, clustering near the upper end with a median of 69.5 %, while temperature stays within a narrow band of 29.6 °C to 32.2 °C and a median of 30.9 °C, reflecting the city’s warm climate. UM003 particle counts span from 1 243 to 7 401 particles/cm³, with a median of 3 489.9, indicating a fairly wide distribution of airborne particle concentrations.

Overall, the data set offers recent, detailed readings for all five pollutants but does so primarily from one monitoring point. Consequently, while the numbers give a clear snapshot of conditions at M.K.O Abiola Gardens, they may not capture the full variability that can occur across different neighbourhoods and times in Ikeja.

Learn more about sources and filtering: About the data.

Trusted references: WHO (Air pollution) · US EPA AirNow · European Environment Agency (Air)

Latest sensor values (bars)

PM categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints, shown here as an estimate derived from the latest valid measurements (this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

Data notes

The dataset for Ikeja includes 15 valid measurements and is updated within 30 days. The latest update was recorded on 2026-02-10 at 22:00 UTC. These figures represent a snapshot of conditions at the time of sampling; air quality can vary by location and time within the city. Users should consider this variability when interpreting the data.

OpenAQ station rows