Region Analytics

Upper West Region

3 monitoring stations

Mostly Moderate
100.0% Moderate dominant AQI
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Dominant AQI

100.0%

Moderate

Ghana Std Exceedance

0.0%

all stations within standard

WHO Exceedance

100%

71 of 71 days above 15 µg/m³

Active Stations

3

reporting sensors

24-Hour Profile

Regional average PM₂.₅ by hour of day over the last 30 days. Shows when pollution peaks across all stations in the region.

Peak Hour

8 AM

27.7 µg/m³ avg

Cleanest Hour

1 AM

14.1 µg/m³ avg

30-Day Daily Trend

Daily average PM₂.₅ across all stations in the region over the past 30 days. Dashed lines mark the WHO guideline and Ghana Standard.

Monthly Pattern

12-month PM₂.₅ average for the region. Reveals seasonal variation and long-term trends across all monitoring stations.

Worst Month

Jan 2026

65.7 µg/m³

Best Month

Jul 2026

19.4 µg/m³

Jan 2026
65.7 µg/m³
Feb 2026
60.1 µg/m³
Mar 2026
45.5 µg/m³
Apr 2026
28.9 µg/m³
May 2026
22.3 µg/m³
Sep 2026
19.8 µg/m³
Aug 2026
19.6 µg/m³
Jun 2026
19.5 µg/m³
Jul 2026
19.4 µg/m³

Day-of-Week Pattern

Regional average PM₂.₅ for each day of the week over the last 90 days. Reveals weekday vs. weekend pollution differences.

Worst Day

Fri

19.8 µg/m³ avg

Best Day

Sat

19.3 µg/m³ avg

90-Day AQI Calendar

Each square is one day coloured by regional average PM₂.₅. Hover for the date and reading.

Good (≤12)
Moderate (≤35)
Sensitive (≤55)
Unhealthy (≤150)
Very Unhealthy
No data

Above WHO 15

71 days

100% of recorded days

Above Ghana Std 35

0 days

0% of recorded days

Data Coverage

71 / 90

79% of days recorded

AQI Band Distribution

Share of PM₂.₅ readings from all stations in each air quality band over the past 90 days.

Good 0-12 µg/m³
6.4% 213 readings
Moderate 12-35 µg/m³
93.6% 3124 readings
Sensitive 35-55 µg/m³
0.0% 0 readings
Unhealthy 55-150 µg/m³
0.0% 0 readings
Very Unhealthy 150-250 µg/m³
0.0% 0 readings
Hazardous 250+ µg/m³
0.0% 0 readings

Station Rankings

All monitoring stations in this region ranked by their 24-hour average PM₂.₅, highest to lowest.

Most Polluted

Wa Central Market

Moderate

Cleanest Station

Wa Main Traffic

Moderate

Worst Pollution Days

The 10 days with the highest regional average PM₂.₅ over the past 90 days.

#1 18 Sep 2026
23.5 µg/m³ Moderate
#2 19 Aug 2026
20.8 µg/m³ Moderate
#3 13 Sep 2026
20.6 µg/m³ Moderate
#4 10 Jul 2026
20.5 µg/m³ Moderate
#5 14 Aug 2026
20.5 µg/m³ Moderate
#6 02 Sep 2026
20.5 µg/m³ Moderate
#7 17 Sep 2026
20.5 µg/m³ Moderate
#8 17 Aug 2026
20.4 µg/m³ Moderate
#9 22 Aug 2026
20.4 µg/m³ Moderate
#10 12 Sep 2026
20.3 µg/m³ Moderate