Air quality in Nanjing today
China · Updated Friday 13:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Extremely poor European AQI
Avoid outdoor activity and keep windows closed where you can.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 29 µg/m³ | Poor |
| PM10 | 30 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 16 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 198 µg/m³ | Poor |
The pollutant that matters most in Nanjing right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Nanjing is expected to be worst around Fri 14:00 (AQI 123, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 13:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 14:00 | 123 | Extremely poor | 27 |
| Fri 17:00 | 62 | Poor | 39 |
| Fri 20:00 | 82 | Very poor | 69 |
| Fri 23:00 | 82 | Very poor | 96 |
| Sat 02:00 | 81 | Very poor | 92 |
| Sat 05:00 | 77 | Poor | 72 |
| Sat 08:00 | 79 | Poor | 40 |
| Sat 11:00 | 62 | Poor | 19 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Nanjing was 61, with 14 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 30 Aug, the most polluted 16 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Nanjing good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Nanjing is 118, which is extremely poor. Avoid outdoor activity and keep windows closed where you can.
- What pollutes the air in Nanjing?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Nanjing. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Nanjing be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Nanjing is expected to be worst around Fri 14:00 (AQI 123, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 13:00.
- 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.