Air quality in Limbe, Blantyre, Malawi today

Mr. Duck’s Air Quality Score

Moderate air today for Limbe, Blantyre, Malawi

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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).

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Air quality today

The air quality in Limbe today is classified as Moderate. The primary pollutant identified is PM2.5 (fine particles).

Measurements from ten valid samples show a PM2.5 concentration of 11.55 µg/m³, reported via OpenAQ. 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 Limbe pulls information from two monitoring sites and contains ten recent observations across five measured pollutants. All values were recorded at the same timestamp, 2026‑02‑10 17:00 UTC, so the data are fresh and fall within the “updated within 7 days” category for each pollutant.

The available measurements are PM1 (particulate matter < 1 µm), PM2.5 (particulate matter < 2.5 µm), relative humidity, temperature, and UM003 (particle count per cubic centimetre). For PM1 the recorded values range from 4.79 to 6.80 µg/m³ with a median of about 5.80 µg/m³; PM2.5 spans 8.88 to 11.55 µg/m³ and has a median near 10.21 µg/m³. Relative humidity varies between 87.51 % and 93.16 %, centred around a median of 90.34 %; temperature is recorded from 22.34 °C up to 23.36 °C, with a median of roughly 22.85 °C. The UM003 particle count shows the narrowest spread, moving from 542.5 to 598.96 particles/cm³ and a median of about 570.73.

Because every pollutant shares the same recent timestamp, there is no lag between different measurements, but the coverage is limited to just two stations in the city, meaning spatial variation may not be captured fully. The data set includes only ten rows, so while the snapshot is current, it represents a small sample size and cannot describe longer‑term trends or differences across other neighbourhoods of Limbe.

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 data for Limbe includes ten valid measurements and is refreshed regularly, having been updated within three days (last update: 2026‑02‑10 17:00 UTC). This snapshot reflects conditions recorded at the time of collection; however, air quality can differ across neighborhoods and change throughout the day, so values may not represent every location or moment in the city.

OpenAQ station rows