Air quality in Ho Chi Minh City today
Vietnam · Updated Friday 18:00 (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 | 16 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 16 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 41 µg/m³ | Fair |
| O₃ | 17 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Ho Chi Minh City right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to be worst around Sat 01:00 (AQI 54, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 14:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 19:00 | 52 | Moderate | 19 |
| Fri 22:00 | 49 | Moderate | 21 |
| Sat 01:00 | 54 | Moderate | 29 |
| Sat 04:00 | 54 | Moderate | 30 |
| Sat 07:00 | 52 | Moderate | 36 |
| Sat 10:00 | 48 | Moderate | 29 |
| Sat 13:00 | 43 | Moderate | 20 |
| Sat 16:00 | 42 | Moderate | 17 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Ho Chi Minh City was 53, with 3 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 30 Aug, the most polluted 15 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Ho Chi Minh City good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Ho Chi Minh City is 49, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Ho Chi Minh City?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Ho Chi Minh City. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Ho Chi Minh City be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to be worst around Sat 01:00 (AQI 54, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 14:00.
- 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.