Ambient Air Quality Status in Major Urban Areas in Sri Lanka

24 Hour Average of Particulate Matter (Dust) level on 07th December 2022

Particulate Matter US Air Quality Index

Location
Level (PM 2.5) µg/m3 (US AQI)
Colombo 07 (MET Department) 87 249
Jaffna (MET Department) 98 280
Kurunegala (PEA) 102 291
Vavuniya (MET Department) 88 251
Kandy (Railway Station) 75 214
Kegalle (Post Office) 88 251
Galle (Karapitiya) 57 163
Nuwara Eliya (Magasthota) 25 71
Rathnapura (Gatangama) 52 149
Embilipitiya (Post Office) 45 129
Puttalam (MET Department) 55 157
Badulla (District Secretariat) 65 186
Trincomalee (MET Department) 67 191
Mullaitivu (MET Department) 71 203
Kalutara (Post Office) 49 140
Hambantota (Post Office) 40 114
Polonnaruwa (MET Department) 90 257

US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air quality index level with respect to PM2.5 for past 24 hours indicate Very unhealthy level at
Colombo 07, Jaffna, Kurunegala, Vavuniya, Kandy, Kegalle, Mullaitivu, Polonnaruwa; Unhealthy
level at Galle, Puttalam, Badulla, Trincomalee; Unhealthy for sensitive group level at Rathnapura,
Embilipitiya, Kalutara, Hambantota and Moderate level at other cities. It is forecasted that air
quality level within next 24 hrs will be very unhealthy at most of cities. However, these forecast
levels are subjected to the weather condition and wind profile of the country.
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