Air quality in Menengai West ward, Nakuru, Kenya today
Mr. Duck’s Air Quality Score
Moderate air today for Menengai West ward, Nakuru, Kenya
This friendly indicator summarizes the latest city readings. For health guidance, please see: EPA AirNow or WHO.
Air quality today
The air quality in Menengai West ward, Nakuru, Kenya is currently classified as Moderate. The primary pollutant identified for today is PM2.5 (fine particles).
A single valid measurement reports a PM2.5 concentration of 11.79 µg/m³. No PM10 value is available for this assessment. Data is shown 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 Menengai West ward in Nakuru pulls information from four recorded rows supplied by an OpenAQ sensor network. All four pollutants—PM1, PM10, PM2.5 and temperature—are represented, but the timing of their most recent measurements differs markedly. The PM1 reading stands at 4.0 µg/m³, last updated on 2024‑04‑24 01:59 UTC; PM10 is 7.19 µg/m³ with the same timestamp; temperature registers –7.72 °C from that same update. Only the PM2.5 value, 11.79 µg/m³, is more recent, having been recorded on 2026‑02‑10 16:54 UTC, which falls within the “updated within seven days” freshness category.
Because the data come from a single monitoring location (one station) but four separate rows, coverage across pollutants is uneven. Three of the four parameters rely on measurements that are more than two years old, while PM2.5 benefits from a fresh entry. The uniformity of each pollutant’s reported range—each showing identical minimum, median and maximum values—indicates that only one observation per metric is currently available, so there is no spread to describe variability over time.
Overall, the dataset provides a snapshot rather than a continuous record for Menengai West ward. While PM2.5 offers a recent point of reference, the older timestamps for PM1, PM10 and temperature mean that those figures may not reflect present‑day conditions. Users should keep in mind that air quality can change across different parts of the ward and throughout the day, and the limited, dated data set captures only a single moment for most pollutants.
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 shown for Menengai West ward is based on a single valid measurement and has been updated within 3 days, with the most recent reading recorded at 2026‑02‑10T16:54:51+00:00. This snapshot reflects conditions at that specific time; air quality can vary across different locations and moments within the ward, so values may differ from what you experience elsewhere or later in the day.
OpenAQ station rows
| Station | Parameter | Value | Unit | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakuru | pm1 | 4.0 | µg/m³ | 2024-04-24 01:59 UTC |
| Nakuru | pm10 | 7.19 | µg/m³ | 2024-04-24 01:59 UTC |
| Nakuru | pm25 | 11.79 | µg/m³ | 2026-02-10 16:54 UTC |