SmogRank / Gambia / Western

Air quality in Sukuta

Western, Gambia. PM2.5 from 4 low-cost sensors, updated hourly.

14.0 µg/m³
Moderate

Latest hour (00:00 UTC), 0.9× the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Rank

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Why it ranks here

Seasonal. Over the past year its worst months were February, averaging up to 55.2 µg/m³ against 16.3 in its cleanest month. Seasonal peaks usually come from heating, crop burning, fire or dust seasons.

Based on Sukuta's own measurements; causes are the usual kinds for a pattern like this, not a confirmed source.

Last 4 days, hour by hour

15302026-09-30 22:00 UTC: 19.0 µg/m³2026-10-01 00:00 UTC: 14.0 µg/m³Sep 28Sep 29Sep 30Oct 1

Times in UTC. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³).

Every day for a year

SepNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepMonWedFri2025-09-29: 13.3 µg/m³2025-09-30: 12.4 µg/m³2025-10-01: 13.9 µg/m³2025-10-02: 18.1 µg/m³2025-10-03: 11.6 µg/m³2025-10-04: 17.8 µg/m³2025-10-05: 13.8 µg/m³2025-10-06: 27.9 µg/m³2025-10-07: 50.6 µg/m³2025-10-08: 42.1 µg/m³2025-10-09: no data2025-10-10: 33.0 µg/m³2025-10-11: 18.7 µg/m³2025-10-12: 11.4 µg/m³2025-10-13: 22.2 µg/m³2025-10-14: 13.3 µg/m³2025-10-15: 18.5 µg/m³2025-10-16: 17.3 µg/m³2025-10-17: 28.5 µg/m³2025-10-18: 27.7 µg/m³2025-10-19: 26.7 µg/m³2025-10-20: 12.6 µg/m³2025-10-21: 13.9 µg/m³2025-10-22: 20.0 µg/m³2025-10-23: 20.9 µg/m³2025-10-24: 21.7 µg/m³2025-10-25: 22.3 µg/m³2025-10-26: 16.3 µg/m³2025-10-27: 19.9 µg/m³2025-10-28: 23.7 µg/m³2025-10-29: 24.8 µg/m³2025-10-30: 27.5 µg/m³2025-10-31: 26.3 µg/m³2025-11-01: 22.7 µg/m³2025-11-02: 20.5 µg/m³2025-11-03: 17.6 µg/m³2025-11-04: 19.8 µg/m³2025-11-05: 23.4 µg/m³2025-11-06: 27.9 µg/m³2025-11-07: 36.3 µg/m³2025-11-08: 24.2 µg/m³2025-11-09: no data2025-11-10: no data2025-11-11: no data2025-11-12: no data2025-11-13: no data2025-11-14: no data2025-11-15: 20.3 µg/m³2025-11-16: 33.2 µg/m³2025-11-17: 41.4 µg/m³2025-11-18: 49.0 µg/m³2025-11-19: no data2025-11-20: no data2025-11-21: 25.6 µg/m³2025-11-22: no data2025-11-23: 23.5 µg/m³2025-11-24: no data2025-11-25: 70.5 µg/m³2025-11-26: 33.0 µg/m³2025-11-27: no data2025-11-28: 23.4 µg/m³2025-11-29: 20.8 µg/m³2025-11-30: 20.3 µg/m³2025-12-01: 37.2 µg/m³2025-12-02: 35.2 µg/m³2025-12-03: no data2025-12-04: no data2025-12-05: 29.0 µg/m³2025-12-06: 47.0 µg/m³2025-12-07: 35.7 µg/m³2025-12-08: no data2025-12-09: no data2025-12-10: 19.5 µg/m³2025-12-11: 21.4 µg/m³2025-12-12: 27.0 µg/m³2025-12-13: 31.1 µg/m³2025-12-14: 22.0 µg/m³2025-12-15: 23.8 µg/m³2025-12-16: 24.6 µg/m³2025-12-17: 14.1 µg/m³2025-12-18: 24.1 µg/m³2025-12-19: 97.0 µg/m³2025-12-20: 45.0 µg/m³2025-12-21: 24.9 µg/m³2025-12-22: 20.7 µg/m³2025-12-23: 21.6 µg/m³2025-12-24: 20.5 µg/m³2025-12-25: 19.6 µg/m³2025-12-26: 18.4 µg/m³2025-12-27: 18.7 µg/m³2025-12-28: 21.9 µg/m³2025-12-29: 27.0 µg/m³2025-12-30: 31.6 µg/m³2025-12-31: no data2026-01-01: 23.8 µg/m³2026-01-02: 19.9 µg/m³2026-01-03: 19.9 µg/m³2026-01-04: 15.2 µg/m³2026-01-05: 18.3 µg/m³2026-01-06: no data2026-01-07: no data2026-01-08: no data2026-01-09: no data2026-01-10: no data2026-01-11: 72.4 µg/m³2026-01-12: 33.7 µg/m³2026-01-13: no data2026-01-14: 41.5 µg/m³2026-01-15: 35.4 µg/m³2026-01-16: 31.1 µg/m³2026-01-17: 28.5 µg/m³2026-01-18: 26.5 µg/m³2026-01-19: 21.7 µg/m³2026-01-20: 32.2 µg/m³2026-01-21: 34.1 µg/m³2026-01-22: 28.5 µg/m³2026-01-23: 24.6 µg/m³2026-01-24: 20.6 µg/m³2026-01-25: 35.9 µg/m³2026-01-26: 114.5 µg/m³2026-01-27: 78.8 µg/m³2026-01-28: 34.7 µg/m³2026-01-29: 31.0 µg/m³2026-01-30: 28.3 µg/m³2026-01-31: 25.1 µg/m³2026-02-01: 26.7 µg/m³2026-02-02: no data2026-02-03: 34.5 µg/m³2026-02-04: 38.8 µg/m³2026-02-05: 32.6 µg/m³2026-02-06: no data2026-02-07: no data2026-02-08: no data2026-02-09: no data2026-02-10: no data2026-02-11: no data2026-02-12: no data2026-02-13: no data2026-02-14: no data2026-02-15: no data2026-02-16: 114.4 µg/m³2026-02-17: 174.0 µg/m³2026-02-18: 76.2 µg/m³2026-02-19: 43.0 µg/m³2026-02-20: 31.0 µg/m³2026-02-21: 34.5 µg/m³2026-02-22: 36.9 µg/m³2026-02-23: 36.9 µg/m³2026-02-24: 62.4 µg/m³2026-02-25: 51.3 µg/m³2026-02-26: 48.7 µg/m³2026-02-27: 45.1 µg/m³2026-02-28: 51.3 µg/m³2026-03-01: 115.0 µg/m³2026-03-02: 50.8 µg/m³2026-03-03: 35.8 µg/m³2026-03-04: 24.4 µg/m³2026-03-05: 20.2 µg/m³2026-03-06: 27.5 µg/m³2026-03-07: 35.3 µg/m³2026-03-08: 32.3 µg/m³2026-03-09: 32.9 µg/m³2026-03-10: 33.3 µg/m³2026-03-11: 35.5 µg/m³2026-03-12: 33.3 µg/m³2026-03-13: 26.4 µg/m³2026-03-14: 33.2 µg/m³2026-03-15: 37.6 µg/m³2026-03-16: 43.1 µg/m³2026-03-17: 32.7 µg/m³2026-03-18: 26.7 µg/m³2026-03-19: 21.0 µg/m³2026-03-20: 10.3 µg/m³2026-03-21: 12.8 µg/m³2026-03-22: 11.3 µg/m³2026-03-23: 11.3 µg/m³2026-03-24: 12.8 µg/m³2026-03-25: 11.9 µg/m³2026-03-26: 12.1 µg/m³2026-03-27: 15.5 µg/m³2026-03-28: 24.4 µg/m³2026-03-29: 27.1 µg/m³2026-03-30: 29.8 µg/m³2026-03-31: 32.5 µg/m³2026-04-01: 33.3 µg/m³2026-04-02: 72.7 µg/m³2026-04-03: 50.8 µg/m³2026-04-04: 37.2 µg/m³2026-04-05: 29.8 µg/m³2026-04-06: 34.3 µg/m³2026-04-07: 38.4 µg/m³2026-04-08: 41.5 µg/m³2026-04-09: 56.5 µg/m³2026-04-10: 35.8 µg/m³2026-04-11: 36.8 µg/m³2026-04-12: 52.4 µg/m³2026-04-13: 47.0 µg/m³2026-04-14: 62.4 µg/m³2026-04-15: 63.6 µg/m³2026-04-16: 36.8 µg/m³2026-04-17: 34.8 µg/m³2026-04-18: 42.4 µg/m³2026-04-19: 36.8 µg/m³2026-04-20: 33.5 µg/m³2026-04-21: 31.6 µg/m³2026-04-22: 24.2 µg/m³2026-04-23: 20.8 µg/m³2026-04-24: 26.8 µg/m³2026-04-25: 29.5 µg/m³2026-04-26: 27.6 µg/m³2026-04-27: 22.8 µg/m³2026-04-28: 17.0 µg/m³2026-04-29: 19.0 µg/m³2026-04-30: 18.0 µg/m³2026-05-01: 21.3 µg/m³2026-05-02: 24.7 µg/m³2026-05-03: 29.1 µg/m³2026-05-04: 24.9 µg/m³2026-05-05: 14.3 µg/m³2026-05-06: 16.3 µg/m³2026-05-07: 18.0 µg/m³2026-05-08: 15.8 µg/m³2026-05-09: 17.4 µg/m³2026-05-10: 18.4 µg/m³2026-05-11: 20.6 µg/m³2026-05-12: 23.2 µg/m³2026-05-13: 24.4 µg/m³2026-05-14: 27.0 µg/m³2026-05-15: 60.6 µg/m³2026-05-16: 72.4 µg/m³2026-05-17: no data2026-05-18: no data2026-05-19: 34.3 µg/m³2026-05-20: 32.4 µg/m³2026-05-21: 29.9 µg/m³2026-05-22: 26.2 µg/m³2026-05-23: 22.9 µg/m³2026-05-24: 24.2 µg/m³2026-05-25: 22.6 µg/m³2026-05-26: 22.9 µg/m³2026-05-27: 24.6 µg/m³2026-05-28: 26.9 µg/m³2026-05-29: 26.1 µg/m³2026-05-30: 38.8 µg/m³2026-05-31: 31.7 µg/m³2026-06-01: 28.6 µg/m³2026-06-02: 25.5 µg/m³2026-06-03: 27.2 µg/m³2026-06-04: no data2026-06-05: no data2026-06-06: no data2026-06-07: no data2026-06-08: no data2026-06-09: no data2026-06-10: no data2026-06-11: no data2026-06-12: no data2026-06-13: no data2026-06-14: no data2026-06-15: no data2026-06-16: no data2026-06-17: no data2026-06-18: no data2026-06-19: no data2026-06-20: no data2026-06-21: 16.8 µg/m³2026-06-22: no data2026-06-23: 10.0 µg/m³2026-06-24: 16.9 µg/m³2026-06-25: no data2026-06-26: 17.2 µg/m³2026-06-27: no data2026-06-28: no data2026-06-29: no data2026-06-30: no data2026-07-01: no data2026-07-02: no data2026-07-03: no data2026-07-04: no data2026-07-05: no data2026-07-06: no data2026-07-07: no data2026-07-08: 21.7 µg/m³2026-07-09: no data2026-07-10: no data2026-07-11: no data2026-07-12: no data2026-07-13: no data2026-07-14: no data2026-07-15: no data2026-07-16: no data2026-07-17: no data2026-07-18: no data2026-07-19: no data2026-07-20: no data2026-07-21: no data2026-07-22: 15.1 µg/m³2026-07-23: no data2026-07-24: no data2026-07-25: no data2026-07-26: no data2026-07-27: no data2026-07-28: 20.5 µg/m³2026-07-29: 18.0 µg/m³2026-07-30: 18.4 µg/m³2026-07-31: no data2026-08-01: no data2026-08-02: no data2026-08-03: 16.9 µg/m³2026-08-04: 6.8 µg/m³2026-08-05: 5.9 µg/m³2026-08-06: no data2026-08-07: no data2026-08-08: 11.1 µg/m³2026-08-09: 9.0 µg/m³2026-08-10: no data2026-08-11: 8.9 µg/m³2026-08-12: no data2026-08-13: no data2026-08-14: no data2026-08-15: no data2026-08-16: no data2026-08-17: no data2026-08-18: no data2026-08-19: no data2026-08-20: no data2026-08-21: no data2026-08-22: 11.6 µg/m³2026-08-23: 6.2 µg/m³2026-08-24: no data2026-08-25: no data2026-08-26: 11.2 µg/m³2026-08-27: no data2026-08-28: 22.4 µg/m³2026-08-29: no data2026-08-30: no data2026-08-31: no data2026-09-01: 11.8 µg/m³2026-09-02: 15.7 µg/m³2026-09-03: no data2026-09-04: 10.5 µg/m³2026-09-05: 32.3 µg/m³2026-09-06: 19.8 µg/m³2026-09-07: 24.6 µg/m³2026-09-08: no data2026-09-09: 10.8 µg/m³2026-09-10: 11.8 µg/m³2026-09-11: 12.7 µg/m³2026-09-12: 23.3 µg/m³2026-09-13: 23.3 µg/m³2026-09-14: 14.8 µg/m³2026-09-15: no data2026-09-16: no data2026-09-17: 13.4 µg/m³2026-09-18: no data2026-09-19: no data2026-09-20: no data2026-09-21: 11.1 µg/m³2026-09-22: no data2026-09-23: no data2026-09-24: no data2026-09-25: no data2026-09-26: 15.6 µg/m³2026-09-27: 12.7 µg/m³2026-09-28: no data2026-09-29: no data2026-09-30: 13.0 µg/m³
Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data

211 of 246 measured days were over the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Daily world rank

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Rank on each day's board (1 = most polluted city that day).

2026 against 2025, month by month

15Jan 2026: 35.0 µg/m³JanFeb 2026: 55.2 µg/m³FebMar 2026: 29.3 µg/m³MarApr 2026: 37.1 µg/m³AprMay 2026: 27.3 µg/m³MayJunJulAug 2025: 11.2 µg/m³Aug 2026: 11.0 µg/m³AugSep 2025: 13.6 µg/m³Sep 2026: 16.3 µg/m³SepOct 2025: 22.1 µg/m³OctNov 2025: 29.1 µg/m³NovDec 2025: 29.2 µg/m³Dec

Faded bars: 2025. A month shows once it has 10 measured days.

Monitors

StationOperatorType
Dalaba Estate- TAF Africa GlobalCC BY 4.0Permian Health The Lung InstituteLow-cost
Serrekunda Minor Health CenterCC BY 4.0Permian Health The Lung InstituteLow-cost
Permian Health-BrusubiCC BY 4.0Permian Health The Lung InstituteLow-cost
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference CenterCC BY 4.0Permian Health The Lung InstituteLow-cost

No reference monitor here, so the value is the median of low-cost sensors (at least two reporting each hour). Low-cost sensors can read high in humid air. Data via OpenAQ; licences as listed. How we rank. Embed this on your site.

Updated 2026-10-01 06:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.