Air quality in Erbil today
Iraq · Updated Friday 04:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Moderate European AQI
Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 10 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 20 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 50 µg/m³ | Fair |
| O₃ | 11 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Erbil right now is NO₂.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Erbil is expected to be worst around Sat 01:00 (AQI 55, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 10:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 05:00 | 48 | Moderate | 9 |
| Fri 08:00 | 44 | Moderate | 13 |
| Fri 11:00 | 45 | Moderate | 10 |
| Fri 14:00 | 51 | Moderate | 10 |
| Fri 17:00 | 39 | Fair | 9 |
| Fri 20:00 | 52 | Moderate | 10 |
| Fri 23:00 | 53 | Moderate | 10 |
| Sat 02:00 | 52 | Moderate | 10 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Erbil was 53, with 1 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 8 Sept, the most polluted 2 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Erbil good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Erbil is 54, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Erbil?
- At the moment NO₂ contributes most to the air quality index in Erbil. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Erbil be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Erbil is expected to be worst around Sat 01:00 (AQI 55, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 10:00.
- 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.