Air quality in Qingdao today
China · Updated Friday 09:00 (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 | 11 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 15 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 12 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 112 µg/m³ | Moderate |
The pollutant that matters most in Qingdao right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Qingdao is expected to be worst around Fri 14:00 (AQI 53, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 04:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 10:00 | 49 | Moderate | 10 |
| Fri 13:00 | 51 | Moderate | 8 |
| Fri 16:00 | 53 | Moderate | 8 |
| Fri 19:00 | 53 | Moderate | 10 |
| Fri 22:00 | 50 | Moderate | 11 |
| Sat 01:00 | 45 | Moderate | 12 |
| Sat 04:00 | 35 | Fair | 12 |
| Sat 07:00 | 42 | Moderate | 15 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Qingdao was 52, with 2 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 8 Sept, the most polluted 18 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Qingdao good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Qingdao is 52, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Qingdao?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Qingdao. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Qingdao be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Qingdao is expected to be worst around Fri 14:00 (AQI 53, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 04:00.
- 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.