Air quality
Air quality in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica today
Updated
Good (US AQI 34) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 9:00 pm (20:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica, Lazio, Italy, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 34 Good
- PM2.5
- 8 µg/m³ 0.5× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 13 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 51 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- ozone sub-index 34
- Best hour tomorrow
- 6:00 am AQI 33
- European AQI
- 40
Air quality in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica, Lazio, Italy is 34, which falls in the "Good" band (up to 50). Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
The index is driven mainly by ozone, whose own sub-index is 34. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.
PM2.5 is 8 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 13 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 51 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 25 µg/m³ (right at the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 188 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 6 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 93 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 30 around Mon 12:00 am to 40 around Mon 9:00 pm, staying "Good" throughout.
The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 50 against 34 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Europe/Rome) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9:00 pm | 34 | Good | 8 | 13 | 51 |
| Mon 12:00 am | 30 | Good | 9.4 | 14 | 41 |
| Mon 3:00 am | 32 | Good | 7.9 | 14 | 26 |
| Mon 6:00 am | 33 | Good | 7.2 | 11 | 31 |
| Mon 9:00 am | 33 | Good | 6.5 | 12 | 45 |
| Mon 12:00 pm | 34 | Good | 4.7 | 9 | 63 |
| Mon 3:00 pm | 36 | Good | 5.2 | 10 | 74 |
| Mon 6:00 pm | 37 | Good | 6.5 | 12 | 59 |
| Mon 9:00 pm | 40 | Good | 13.4 | 18 | 40 |
| Tue 12:00 am | 43 | Good | 15.6 | 25 | 22 |
| Tue 3:00 am | 48 | Good | 16.6 | 20 | 24 |
| Tue 6:00 am | 51 | Moderate | 10.6 | 15 | 33 |
| Tue 9:00 am | 52 | Moderate | 10.5 | 14 | 30 |
| Tue 12:00 pm | 52 | Moderate | 8.1 | 13 | 61 |
| Tue 3:00 pm | 53 | Moderate | 8.2 | 14 | 76 |
| Tue 6:00 pm | 54 | Moderate | 8.3 | 13 | 69 |
| Tue 9:00 pm | 54 | Moderate | 8.1 | 11 | 53 |
Every third hour of the CAMS forecast via Open-Meteo. US AQI uses rolling averages (24 h for particles, 8 h for ozone), so it moves more slowly than the hourly concentrations.
Best time to be outside in Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica tomorrow
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 33, Good) and the worst around 9:00 pm (AQI 40). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.
Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica vs the rest of Italy
Across 14 Italy cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 45 (Good). Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica at 34 is 11 points cleaner than average.
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 56.
Air quality in cities near Acilia-Castel Fusano-Ostia Antica
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | 21 km | 40 | Good | 13.6 |
| Naples | 191 km | 32 | Good | 8.6 |
| Florence | 241 km | 46 | Good | 7.2 |
| Bologna | 314 km | 41 | Good | 16.5 |
| Zadar | 352 km | 38 | Good | 5.3 |
| Bari | 385 km | 39 | Good | 3.2 |
| Split | 388 km | 28 | Good | 7.3 |
Model vs measured
The nearest measured PM2.5 reading is 7.3 µg/m³ from Sensor.Community (median of 5 sensors), centred about 21 km from the city centre. That is close to the model estimate of 8 µg/m³. Low-cost sensors can read high in humid air; reference monitors are more accurate but sparser.
Advice for sensitive groups
With the AQI at 34, there is no need for sensitive groups to change plans. People with asthma should still carry their reliever inhaler as usual.
What the US AQI numbers mean
| US AQI | Category | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 0-50 | Good | Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. |
| 51-100 | Moderate | Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 151-200 | Unhealthy | Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. |
| 201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Health alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors. |
| 301-500 | Hazardous | Emergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible. The scale tops out at 500; heavier dust or smoke is shown as 500. |
Values on this page are modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) and served by Open-Meteo; they are estimates for the area around the city centre, not readings from an official monitor.
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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), Sensor.Community, NASA FIRMS.