Air quality in Islamabad today
Pakistan · 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 | 38 µg/m³ | Poor |
| PM10 | 42 µg/m³ | Moderate |
| NO₂ | 50 µg/m³ | Fair |
| O₃ | 111 µg/m³ | Moderate |
The pollutant that matters most in Islamabad right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Islamabad is expected to be worst around Sat 13:00 (AQI 131, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 09:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 19:00 | 69 | Poor | 41 |
| Fri 22:00 | 80 | Poor | 61 |
| Sat 01:00 | 68 | Poor | 63 |
| Sat 04:00 | 59 | Moderate | 47 |
| Sat 07:00 | 57 | Moderate | 37 |
| Sat 10:00 | 74 | Poor | 34 |
| Sat 13:00 | 131 | Extremely poor | 34 |
| Sat 16:00 | 90 | Very poor | 32 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Islamabad was 80, with 25 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 1 Sept, the most polluted 12 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Islamabad good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Islamabad is 54, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Islamabad?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Islamabad. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Islamabad be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Islamabad is expected to be worst around Sat 13:00 (AQI 131, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 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.