Air quality in Muscat today
Oman · Updated Friday 12:00 (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 | 40 µg/m³ | Poor |
| PM10 | 65 µg/m³ | Poor |
| NO₂ | 17 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 110 µg/m³ | Moderate |
The pollutant that matters most in Muscat right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Muscat is expected to be worst around Fri 16:00 (AQI 85, very poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 07:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 13:00 | 66 | Poor | 43 |
| Fri 16:00 | 85 | Very poor | 41 |
| Fri 19:00 | 63 | Poor | 35 |
| Fri 22:00 | 48 | Moderate | 29 |
| Sat 01:00 | 48 | Moderate | 29 |
| Sat 04:00 | 45 | Moderate | 24 |
| Sat 07:00 | 43 | Moderate | 21 |
| Sat 10:00 | 48 | Moderate | 29 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Muscat was 55, with 10 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 13 Sept, the most polluted 8 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Muscat good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Muscat is 55, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Muscat?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Muscat. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Muscat be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Muscat is expected to be worst around Fri 16:00 (AQI 85, very poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 07:00.
- 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.