Air quality in Medan today
Indonesia · Updated Friday 13:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Poor European AQI
Consider less intense outdoor activity, especially if you have heart or lung conditions.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 12 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 12 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 4 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 123 µg/m³ | Moderate |
The pollutant that matters most in Medan right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Medan is expected to be worst around Sat 13:00 (AQI 72, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 10:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 14:00 | 65 | Poor | 12 |
| Fri 17:00 | 61 | Poor | 13 |
| Fri 20:00 | 59 | Moderate | 48 |
| Fri 23:00 | 53 | Moderate | 38 |
| Sat 02:00 | 51 | Moderate | 34 |
| Sat 05:00 | 50 | Moderate | 33 |
| Sat 08:00 | 46 | Moderate | 26 |
| Sat 11:00 | 51 | Moderate | 15 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Medan was 65, with 18 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 20 Sept, the most polluted 15 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Medan good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Medan is 62, which is poor. Consider less intense outdoor activity, especially if you have heart or lung conditions.
- What pollutes the air in Medan?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Medan. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Medan be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Medan is expected to be worst around Sat 13:00 (AQI 72, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 10:00.
- 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.