Air quality in Riyadh today
Saudi Arabia · Updated Friday 04:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Very poor European AQI
Cut down time and effort outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 59 µg/m³ | Very poor |
| PM10 | 224 µg/m³ | Extremely poor |
| NO₂ | 34 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 42 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Riyadh right now is PM10.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Riyadh is expected to be worst around Fri 18:00 (AQI 596, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 05:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 05:00 | 70 | Poor | 48 |
| Fri 08:00 | 255 | Extremely poor | 124 |
| Fri 11:00 | 195 | Extremely poor | 92 |
| Fri 14:00 | 382 | Extremely poor | 145 |
| Fri 17:00 | 520 | Extremely poor | 190 |
| Fri 20:00 | 444 | Extremely poor | 195 |
| Fri 23:00 | 167 | Extremely poor | 93 |
| Sat 02:00 | 122 | Extremely poor | 73 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Riyadh was 330, with 25 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 17 Sept, the most polluted 7 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Riyadh good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Riyadh is 88, which is very poor. Cut down time and effort outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it.
- What pollutes the air in Riyadh?
- At the moment PM10 contributes most to the air quality index in Riyadh. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Riyadh be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Riyadh is expected to be worst around Fri 18:00 (AQI 596, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 05:00.
- 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.