Air quality in Kandahār today
Afghanistan · Updated Friday 04:30 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Fair European AQI
Fine for almost everyone.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7 µg/m³ | Good |
| PM10 | 21 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 2 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 55 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Kandahār right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Kandahār is expected to be worst around Fri 16:30 (AQI 49, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 01:30.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 05:30 | 25 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 08:30 | 32 | Fair | 10 |
| Fri 11:30 | 39 | Fair | 13 |
| Fri 14:30 | 40 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 17:30 | 44 | Moderate | 4 |
| Fri 20:30 | 32 | Fair | 3 |
| Fri 23:30 | 26 | Fair | 4 |
| Sat 02:30 | 23 | Fair | 6 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Kandahār was 45, with 1 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 22 Sept, the most polluted 2 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Kandahār good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Kandahār is 24, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Kandahār?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Kandahār. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Kandahār be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Kandahār is expected to be worst around Fri 16:30 (AQI 49, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 01:30.
- 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.