Air Quality in Kandy, Sri Lanka

Rain
23.0°C · 89.9% humidity
23.0°
Feels 23.0°
73
Moderate
Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged outdoor exertion.
2 stations

Nearby Monitoring Stations

AQI Forecast Calibrated
76 12pm
77
77
73 3pm
77
77
79 6pm
79
86
86 9pm
79
79
77 12am
77
77
76 3am
76
76
77 6am
76
76
76 9am
76
76
Station readings
80
66
CAMS model adj +52
24
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
34
34
27
27
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24

Air Quality Index Trend

29h · 1 stn

Kandy's air quality is affected by vehicle emissions, industrial activity, and seasonal crop burning. Air quality typically worsens from November to February due to temperature inversions trapping pollutants near the surface. Current PM2.5 concentration in Kandy is 1.5× the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³.

89.9%
Humidity
42.7 km/h
Wind SW
1009.7 hPa
Pressure
2.9
UV Moderate
GoodModerateUSGUnhealthyVery UnhealthyHazardous
PM2.5
73
22.5 µg/m³
PM10
13
13.7 µg/m³
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Temperature & Precipitation

PM2.5 Trend

29h · 1 station
PM2.522.5 µg/m³ ×1.5 WHO
Moderate
PM1013.7 µg/m³
Good
UV INDEX2.9
Moderate
22.5
Median
22.5
Average
19.0
Low
26.0
High
PM2.5 µg/m³ · Model: 5.9 · Bias: -16.6
09-22
26.6° 20.6°
6.62 mm
09-23
30.1° 21.4°
1.37 mm
09-24
28.7° 21.7°
4.75 mm
09-25
28.0° 20.8°
2.31 mm
09-26
22.9° 20.4°
11.44 mm
09-27
27.8° 20.3°
5.87 mm
09-28
29.2° 20.4°
3.44 mm
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Data sources: AQI from ground-level monitoring stations via AQICN. Weather forecast from ECMWF (IFS & CAMS models). AQI calculated using US EPA standard. Updated 2026-09-22T10:45 UTC.