Air quality in Assiut today
Egypt · Updated Friday 06:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Extremely poor European AQI
Avoid outdoor activity and keep windows closed where you can.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 123 µg/m³ | Extremely poor |
| PM10 | 481 µg/m³ | Extremely poor |
| NO₂ | 4 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 67 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Assiut right now is PM10.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Assiut is expected to be worst around Sat 03:00 (AQI 389, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 09:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 07:00 | 100 | Very poor | 91 |
| Fri 10:00 | 86 | Very poor | 48 |
| Fri 13:00 | 169 | Extremely poor | 72 |
| Fri 16:00 | 259 | Extremely poor | 120 |
| Fri 19:00 | 306 | Extremely poor | 158 |
| Fri 22:00 | 321 | Extremely poor | 189 |
| Sat 01:00 | 304 | Extremely poor | 190 |
| Sat 04:00 | 368 | Extremely poor | 254 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Assiut was 161, with 25 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 2 Sept, the most polluted 7 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Assiut good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Assiut is 156, which is extremely poor. Avoid outdoor activity and keep windows closed where you can.
- What pollutes the air in Assiut?
- At the moment PM10 contributes most to the air quality index in Assiut. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Assiut be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Assiut is expected to be worst around Sat 03:00 (AQI 389, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 09:00.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wheezair shows model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), served by Open-Meteo: about 11 km resolution in Europe and 40 km elsewhere, updated daily. They are not station measurements, so a busy street can be worse than its city's value.