Air quality in Gwangju today
South Korea · Updated Friday 12:00 (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 | 15 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 16 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 24 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 115 µg/m³ | Moderate |
The pollutant that matters most in Gwangju right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Gwangju is expected to be worst around Fri 20:00 (AQI 84, very poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 12:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 13:00 | 61 | Poor | 16 |
| Fri 16:00 | 55 | Moderate | 19 |
| Fri 19:00 | 83 | Very poor | 29 |
| Fri 22:00 | 81 | Very poor | 28 |
| Sat 01:00 | 69 | Poor | 23 |
| Sat 04:00 | 62 | Poor | 21 |
| Sat 07:00 | 60 | Moderate | 13 |
| Sat 10:00 | 52 | Moderate | 11 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Gwangju was 53, with 6 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 31 Aug, the most polluted 12 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Gwangju good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Gwangju is 55, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Gwangju?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Gwangju. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Gwangju be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Gwangju is expected to be worst around Fri 20:00 (AQI 84, very poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 12:00.
- 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.