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Nairobi vs Rumuruti AQI Comparison

Side-by-side OpenAQ-derived air quality comparison for Nairobi and Rumuruti. Values use mapped daily PM2.5 and PM10 observations normalized to US EPA AQI.

Lower average AQI: Rumuruti (52-pt gap)PM2.5: Nairobi 37.0 ug/m3 · Rumuruti 11.8 ug/m3

Source: OpenAQ local exports mapped to AQI Now cities; city summaries cover 2024-03-072024-12-31 and 2023-12-312024-12-31.

Compare two cities

Nairobi vs Rumuruti

Nairobi

Nairobi City, Kenya

105
PM2.5
37.0 ug/m3
PM10
n/a ug/m3
Worst month
September
Trend
n/a

EPA category: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Rumuruti

Laikipia, Kenya

53
PM2.5
11.8 ug/m3
PM10
22.0 ug/m3
Worst month
July
Trend
n/a

EPA category: Moderate

Lower average AQI in this selected period: Rumuruti. Values are historical OpenAQ-derived city summaries, not live readings.

Yearly EPA AQI trend

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Seasonal EPA AQI heatmap

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Nairobi
-
-
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-
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-
-
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111
106
102
106
Rumuruti
57
54
47
28
39
64
70
67
59
50
44
51

What this comparison measures

  • Average EPA AQI — city-level daily AQI values averaged across the OpenAQ coverage window.
  • PM2.5 and PM10 — mapped monitor concentrations aggregated to daily city averages.
  • Seasonality — worst and cleanest months from the monthly city rollups.
  • Trend — difference between the earliest and latest yearly AQI average in this build.
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