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Most polluted cities in Uganda

1 measured city, last 24 hours; 1 above the WHO 24-hour guideline. Worst: Kampala at 32.8 µg/m³, #24 in the world.

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

Estimated: cities without a monitor

Uganda cities we can't measure, with model estimates for the last 7 days. Listed by population, not ranked: estimates aren't precise enough to rank. Model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), adjusted to measured cities nearby where there are any. Adjusted, a single day lands within ×1.5 of what a monitor would read about two times in three; unadjusted, it can be off by half or double. Treat them as a guide, not a measurement.

City	7-day estimate	Band
Nansana	≈ 27 µg/m³	Moderate
Kira	≈ 25 µg/m³	Moderate
Bunamwaya	≈ 27 µg/m³	Moderate
Kyengera	≈ 27 µg/m³	Moderate
Kasangati	≈ 25 µg/m³	Moderate
Mukono	≈ 25 µg/m³	Moderate
Njeru	≈ 19 µg/m³	Moderate
Gulu	≈ 8 µg/m³	Good
Katabi	≈ 17 µg/m³	Moderate
Kajansi	≈ 27 µg/m³	Moderate
Lugazi	≈ 25 µg/m³	Moderate
Hoima	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Mubende	≈ 21 µg/m³	Moderate
Lira	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Ibanda	≈ 23 µg/m³	Moderate
Masaka	≈ 23 µg/m³	Moderate
Kasese	≈ 14 µg/m³	Moderate
Mbale	≈ 28 µg/m³	Moderate
Masindi	≈ 9 µg/m³	Moderate
Mityana	≈ 19 µg/m³	Moderate
Entebbe	≈ 17 µg/m³	Moderate
Jinja	≈ 19 µg/m³	Moderate
Wakiso	≈ 27 µg/m³	Moderate
Rutoma	≈ 34 µg/m³	Moderate
Bwizibwera	≈ 21 µg/m³	Moderate
Kotido	≈ 4 µg/m³	Good
Arua	≈ 13 µg/m³	Moderate
Nakivale Refugee Camp	≈ 21 µg/m³	Moderate
Kamuli	≈ 27 µg/m³	Moderate
Apac	≈ 8 µg/m³	Good
Iganga	≈ 25 µg/m³	Moderate
Busia	≈ 22 µg/m³	Moderate
Koboko	≈ 9 µg/m³	Moderate
Soroti	≈ 12 µg/m³	Moderate
Fort Portal	≈ 19 µg/m³	Moderate
Mpondwe	≈ 11 µg/m³	Moderate
Kitgum	≈ 8 µg/m³	Good
Kabale	≈ 15 µg/m³	Moderate
Kapchorwa	≈ 8 µg/m³	Good
Rwamwanja Refugee Camp	≈ 16 µg/m³	Moderate

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Uganda, PM2.5, last 24 hours to 2 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC, smogrank.com/ug.

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Updated 2026-10-02 05:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.