What is the air quality trend in Machakos?

Over the past 8 days, Machakos had an average AQI of 84 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-09-03 with AQI 89.

How is Machakos air quality measured?

Air quality in Machakos is measured by ground-level monitoring stations that report PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations hourly. CERNS.IO aggregates readings from nearby stations and converts PM2.5 to the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) scale.

Air Quality History for Machakos, Kenya

Name: Machakos Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Machakos, Kenya.

Current AQI
Good CAMS model

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

163h

PM2.5 Station

163h · 11 stations

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-09-07	84	83–86	28.0 µg/m³	2h	14
2026-09-06	84	58–159	28.0 µg/m³	24h	27
2026-09-05	82	66–113	26.5 µg/m³	24h	29
2026-09-04	88	70–119	29.6 µg/m³	24h	30
2026-09-03	89	67–134	30.0 µg/m³	24h	27
2026-09-02	87	34–130	29.1 µg/m³	24h	27
2026-09-01	82	49–170	27.9 µg/m³	23h	22
2026-08-31	77	59–105	24.3 µg/m³	18h	19

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