SmogRank / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Kinshasa / Kinshasa

Kinshasa, month by month

Kinshasa has a measured daily mean on 365 days since 1 January 2023. Its worst month was July 2024, at 206 US AQI (131.0 µg/m³), 1st of 2,566 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was January 2025, at 156 US AQI (62.0 µg/m³).

Every month since 2023

2026too few days for a mean (a year needs 199)147 days measured
JannoneFeb1 dayMar1 dayApr3 daysMay158#21Jun171#4Jul174#5Aug163#2Sep168#1Oct149#15
2025too few days for a mean (a year needs 256)52 days measured
Jan156#20Feb14 daysMar2 daysApr3 daysMay2 daysJunnoneJul2 daysAug2 daysSepnoneOctnoneNovnoneDecnone
2024too few days for a mean (a year needs 257)143 days measured
JannoneFebnoneMarnoneAprnoneMay2 daysJunnoneJul206#1Aug21 daysSep175#1Oct168#5Nov19 daysDec21 days
2023too few days for a mean (a year needs 256)23 days measured
Jan5 daysFebnoneMarnoneApr10 daysMay8 daysJunnoneJulnoneAugnoneSepnoneOctnoneNovnoneDecnone
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Kinshasa's measured days, with its place on that month's world ranking under it. A month has a mean once 70% of its days are measured, the rule the monthly rankings use; under that, the square gives the days measured. Each square opens that month's ranking with Kinshasa marked; each year, the year's. A dashed square is the running month, so far.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

Months without a mean, and why

36 months
MonthWhy
Apr 20263 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 27 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 20261 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Feb 20261 of 28 days measured; a month needs 20. The others: 27 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Dec 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Nov 2025No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 2025No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 20252 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 29 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 20252 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 29 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 2025No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 20252 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 29 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 20253 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 27 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 20252 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 29 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Feb 202514 of 28 days measured; a month needs 20. The others: 14 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Dec 202421 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Nov 202419 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 202421 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 2024No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 20242 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 29 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 2024No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Feb 2024No day measured. The others: 1 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 28 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Dec 2023No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Nov 2023No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 2023No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 2023No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 2023No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 2023No day measured. The others: 1 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 2023No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 20238 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 23 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 202310 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 3 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 17 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 2023No day measured. The others: 20 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Feb 2023No day measured. The others: 25 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 3 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 20235 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 7 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 19 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.

A day counts once 18 hours of it are measured; a month needs 70% of its days.

Kinshasa's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rank
July 2024 206131.0 µg/m³22 of 311stof 2,566
September 2024 17589.9 µg/m³27 of 301stof 2,010
July 2026 17489.0 µg/m³27 of 315thof 2,784
June 2026 17184.1 µg/m³29 of 304thof 2,497
September 2026 16879.6 µg/m³27 of 301stof 2,981
October 2024 16879.3 µg/m³31 of 315thof 2,020

Monthly means over the days measured; finished months only. World rank: its place on that month's world ranking of every city with enough days. Each month opens that ranking.

Kinshasa's worst days

DayUS AQI
13 Jul 2024 262187.0 µg/m³
6 Sept 2024 244169.0 µg/m³
11 Oct 2024 230155.0 µg/m³
28 Aug 2024 228153.0 µg/m³
24 Sept 2026 226151.0 µg/m³
29 Jul 2024 225150.0 µg/m³
22 Jul 2024 222147.0 µg/m³
27 Jul 2024 218143.0 µg/m³
31 Jul 2024 218143.0 µg/m³
18 Oct 2024 217142.0 µg/m³

Daily means, the highest since 1 Jan 2023; the WHO's daily guideline is 15 µg/m³. Each date opens that day's world ranking, and each episode the bad-air spell it was part of.

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SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1 Jan 2023 – 11 Oct 2026. Monitor data from AirGradient via OpenAQ; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/cd/kinshasa/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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Kinshasa now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.

Updated 2026-10-12 18:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some low-cost readings: Sensor.Community, ODbL (data and licence). Some readings: Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); RMCAB (Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente, Bogotá); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published (why we use them).