Air quality
Air quality in Bābol today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 69) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 5:30 am (02:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Bābol, Māzandarān, Iran, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 69 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 14 µg/m³ 0.9× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 43 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 47 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 69
- Best hour today
- 9:30 pm AQI 59
- European AQI
- 38
Air quality in Bābol right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Bābol, Māzandarān, Iran is 69, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 69. Fine and coarse particles come from traffic, heating, industry, dust and smoke; they build up on calm nights and clear when wind or rain arrives.
PM2.5 is 14 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 43 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 47 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 11 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: desert dust at 52 µg/m³, high enough to haze the sky, carbon monoxide 145 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 10 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 59 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Bābol AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 53 around Tue 4:30 am to 69 around Mon 5:30 am, staying "Moderate" throughout.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 55 against 63 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Tehran) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 5:30 am | 69 | Moderate | 13.9 | 43 | 47 |
| Mon 8:30 am | 69 | Moderate | 18.3 | 59 | 57 |
| Mon 11:30 am | 68 | Moderate | 10.8 | 42 | 75 |
| Mon 2:30 pm | 66 | Moderate | 8.3 | 27 | 89 |
| Mon 5:30 pm | 62 | Moderate | 8.9 | 20 | 65 |
| Mon 8:30 pm | 60 | Moderate | 9.3 | 16 | 32 |
| Mon 11:30 pm | 57 | Moderate | 8.7 | 12 | 16 |
| Tue 2:30 am | 54 | Moderate | 7.7 | 12 | 18 |
| Tue 5:30 am | 53 | Moderate | 8.9 | 15 | 15 |
| Tue 8:30 am | 52 | Moderate | 10.2 | 21 | 57 |
| Tue 11:30 am | 51 | Moderate | 13.6 | 31 | 88 |
| Tue 2:30 pm | 52 | Moderate | 13.6 | 29 | 97 |
| Tue 5:30 pm | 53 | Moderate | 18.8 | 33 | 53 |
| Tue 8:30 pm | 56 | Moderate | 23.5 | 33 | 19 |
| Tue 11:30 pm | 60 | Moderate | 22.2 | 29 | 12 |
| Wed 2:30 am | 62 | Moderate | 16.7 | 21 | 11 |
| Wed 5:30 am | 64 | Moderate | 13.6 | 18 | 12 |
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 Bābol today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 9:30 pm (AQI 59, Moderate) and the worst around 6:30 am (AQI 69). That is a swing of 10 points, so a run or walk around 9:30 pm is noticeably better.
Bābol vs the rest of Iran
Across 33 Iran cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 70 (Moderate). Bābol at 69 is about average.
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Bābol
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehran | 148 km | 93 | Moderate | 23.2 |
| Qods | 168 km | 75 | Moderate | 20.8 |
| Eslamshahr | 171 km | 130 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 45.2 |
| Karaj | 171 km | 75 | Moderate | 20.8 |
| Fardīs | 175 km | 75 | Moderate | 20.8 |
| Nasimshahr | 175 km | 130 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 45.2 |
| Shahrīār | 176 km | 75 | Moderate | 20.8 |
| Golestān | 177 km | 130 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 45.2 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Bābol, so the numbers on this page are model estimates. Models capture regional pollution well but can miss very local sources such as a busy road or a nearby fire.
Advice for sensitive groups
At 69, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to PM2.5, keep long or intense workouts to the cleaner hours shown above.
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), NASA FIRMS.