Democratic Republic of the Congo · Lualaba · 3 cities
Air quality in Lualaba today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now, Tshilenge has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Lualaba (AQI 65, Moderate), and Kolwezi the worst (AQI 85, Moderate). Kolwezi has the most tree cover, at 6.4% — #31 of 35 cities measured in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Every city is measured the same way, over the same 2 km around its center: the air quality right now, from ground stations where there are any, and its tree cover.
AQI 72
Average right now
Moderate
- cities tracked
- 3
- average tree cover
- 44.7%
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: 28.4%
- worst air now: Kolwezi
- 85
- cleanest air now: Tshilenge
- 65
Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf, refreshed hourly.
Lualaba · average AQI 72
Air quality today across Lualaba, city by city
| Kolwezi | 85Moderate | 6.4% | 72.4K | #31 of 35 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mwene | 66Moderate | 74.4% | — | — |
| Tshilenge | 65Moderate | 53.2% | — | — |
Air quality is the US AQI from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where available, otherwise the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 2 km of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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