Air quality in Kathmandu today
Nepal · Updated Friday 05:45 (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 | 6 µg/m³ | Good |
| PM10 | 6 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 9 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 60 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Kathmandu right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Kathmandu is expected to be worst around Fri 19:45 (AQI 44, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 06:45.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 06:45 | 23 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 09:45 | 26 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 12:45 | 25 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 15:45 | 27 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 18:45 | 43 | Moderate | 20 |
| Fri 21:45 | 43 | Moderate | 20 |
| Sat 00:45 | 42 | Moderate | 18 |
| Sat 03:45 | 41 | Moderate | 16 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Kathmandu was 50, with 2 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 1 Sept, the most polluted 17 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Kathmandu good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Kathmandu is 22, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Kathmandu?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Kathmandu. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Kathmandu be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Kathmandu is expected to be worst around Fri 19:45 (AQI 44, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 06:45.
- 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.