Air quality in Pyongyang today
North Korea · Updated Friday 09:00 (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 | 9 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 5 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 73 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Pyongyang right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Pyongyang is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 51, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 10:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 10:00 | 28 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 13:00 | 36 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 16:00 | 49 | Moderate | 12 |
| Fri 19:00 | 41 | Moderate | 18 |
| Fri 22:00 | 42 | Moderate | 19 |
| Sat 01:00 | 40 | Fair | 15 |
| Sat 04:00 | 38 | Fair | 14 |
| Sat 07:00 | 43 | Moderate | 20 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Pyongyang was 38, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 31 Aug, the most polluted 23 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Pyongyang good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Pyongyang is 27, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Pyongyang?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Pyongyang. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Pyongyang be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Pyongyang is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 51, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 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.