Air quality in Aswān today
Egypt · Updated Friday 05:00 (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 | 135 µg/m³ | Extremely poor |
| PM10 | 525 µg/m³ | Extremely poor |
| NO₂ | 2 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 67 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Aswān right now is PM10.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Aswān is expected to be worst around Sat 02:00 (AQI 190, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 15:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 06:00 | 158 | Extremely poor | 129 |
| Fri 09:00 | 121 | Extremely poor | 95 |
| Fri 12:00 | 91 | Very poor | 46 |
| Fri 15:00 | 85 | Very poor | 35 |
| Fri 18:00 | 94 | Very poor | 37 |
| Fri 21:00 | 96 | Very poor | 50 |
| Sat 00:00 | 161 | Extremely poor | 106 |
| Sat 03:00 | 187 | Extremely poor | 142 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Aswān was 96, with 25 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 15 Sept, the most polluted 6 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Aswān good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Aswān is 168, which is extremely poor. Avoid outdoor activity and keep windows closed where you can.
- What pollutes the air in Aswān?
- At the moment PM10 contributes most to the air quality index in Aswān. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Aswān be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Aswān is expected to be worst around Sat 02:00 (AQI 190, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 15:00.
- 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.