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Air Quality in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Air quality can vary considerably across Democratic Republic of the Congo because weather, local emissions, geography and regional transport can change from place to place and from day to day. AirQualityIndex.org monitors air-quality information from more than 25,000 monitoring locations worldwide. This country comparison page currently lists 15 major cities and locations across Democratic Republic of the Congo, including Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Mbuji-Mayi, Kisangani. Each listed location links to its own detailed air-quality page, while locations outside this comparison catalogue can be explored through Air Quality Near Me.

Use the search and filters to focus on a city type or AQI category, then sort the table by AQI, PM2.5, PM10, ozone (O₃), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), data source or update time. Select any city to open its detailed air-quality page. Current values may include model-derived estimates and, where enabled, monitoring-station information; the displayed source should be considered when interpreting the results. The comparison catalogue is intentionally smaller than the wider AirQualityIndex.org monitoring-location database so the page remains fast and easy to use.

MONITORING COVERAGE

15 monitoring locations represented across Democratic Republic of the Congo

The markers show the geographic spread of locations in this country comparison catalogue. The wider AirQualityIndex.org data system covers more than 25,000 monitoring locations globally.

Kinshasa · CapitalLubumbashi · Major cityMbuji-Mayi · Major cityKisangani · Major cityKananga · Major cityBukavu · Major cityKolwezi · Major cityLikasi · Major cityTshikapa · Major cityKikwit · Major cityMasina · Major cityMbandaka · Major cityMatadi · Major cityUvira · Major cityBunia · Major city
PAST 12 MONTHS

Historical & seasonal air-quality pattern

Monthly values summarize US AQI model estimates across up to four representative locations in Democratic Republic of the Congo. They show broad seasonal movement rather than a regulatory national average.

55Lowest month · Apr7812-month average112Highest month · Aug
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Average 78
76
Oct
62
Nov
67
Dec
72
Jan
66
Feb
69
Mar
55
Apr
64
May
87
Jun
105
Jul
112
Aug
96
Sep
Sources: Open-Meteo Air Quality API / Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
LATEST COVERAGE

Related air-quality news and articles

Recent external headlines are retrieved from Google News RSS and filtered for Democratic Republic of the Congo plus AQI, air quality or air pollution. Results are cached and linked to the news result/publisher.
LIVE CITY COMPARISON

Compare air quality across Democratic Republic of the Congo

The table below brings current AQI and major pollutant indicators together for the locations in this country comparison catalogue. Search for a city, filter by location type or AQI category, or select any column heading to rank the results. Each city name opens its detailed air-quality page for additional context, source information and related resources.

15listed locations
—with current AQI
Livecached comparison
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Click a column heading to sort
Location ↕AQI ↕Status ↕PM2.5 ↕PM10 ↕O₃ ↕NO₂ ↕Data ↕Updated ↕
Didn’t find your city?Check air quality around your location using our location-based tool.Check Air Quality Near Me →
Data sources and methods are identified within the relevant sections of this page. AirQualityIndex.org gratefully acknowledges OpenAQ for supporting broad access to air-quality information.