Air quality in Najaf today
Iraq · 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 | 18 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 27 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 8 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 104 µg/m³ | Moderate |
The pollutant that matters most in Najaf right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Najaf is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 66, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 10:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 13:00 | 56 | Moderate | 19 |
| Fri 16:00 | 65 | Poor | 21 |
| Fri 19:00 | 43 | Moderate | 21 |
| Fri 22:00 | 41 | Moderate | 17 |
| Sat 01:00 | 40 | Fair | 15 |
| Sat 04:00 | 44 | Moderate | 22 |
| Sat 07:00 | 42 | Moderate | 19 |
| Sat 10:00 | 39 | Fair | 15 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Najaf was 49, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 20 Sept, the most polluted 12 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Najaf good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Najaf is 44, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Najaf?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Najaf. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Najaf be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Najaf is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 66, 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.