Air quality
Air quality in Baguio today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 59) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 10:00 am (02:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Baguio, Cordillera, Philippines, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 59 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 20 µg/m³ 1.3× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 24 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 117 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 59
- Best hour today
- 10:00 am AQI 59
- European AQI
- 57
Air quality in Baguio right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Baguio, Cordillera, Philippines is 59, 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 59. 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 20 µg/m³, 1.3 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 24 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 117 µg/m³ (above the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 1.9 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: UV index 7.5 (high: sun protection advised), carbon monoxide 220 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 6 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 160 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Baguio AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 59 around Mon 10:00 am to 85 around Mon 6:00 pm, staying "Moderate" throughout.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 56 against 66 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Manila) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 10:00 am | 59 | Moderate | 19.8 | 24 | 117 |
| Mon 1:00 pm | 60 | Moderate | 19.4 | 23 | 140 |
| Mon 4:00 pm | 72 | Moderate | 17.2 | 21 | 121 |
| Mon 7:00 pm | 80 | Moderate | 17.7 | 20 | 76 |
| Mon 10:00 pm | 64 | Moderate | 17.8 | 20 | 53 |
| Tue 1:00 am | 65 | Moderate | 14 | 16 | 52 |
| Tue 4:00 am | 64 | Moderate | 10.9 | 12 | 51 |
| Tue 7:00 am | 64 | Moderate | 10.1 | 11 | 69 |
| Tue 10:00 am | 62 | Moderate | 9.9 | 12 | 95 |
| Tue 1:00 pm | 60 | Moderate | 10.6 | 13 | 106 |
| Tue 4:00 pm | 58 | Moderate | 10.4 | 12 | 91 |
| Tue 7:00 pm | 56 | Moderate | 12 | 13 | 63 |
| Tue 10:00 pm | 55 | Moderate | 10.8 | 11 | 52 |
| Wed 1:00 am | 53 | Moderate | 11.1 | 11 | 37 |
| Wed 4:00 am | 53 | Moderate | 10.5 | 11 | 26 |
| Wed 7:00 am | 53 | Moderate | 7.4 | 8 | 47 |
| Wed 10:00 am | 52 | Moderate | 6.8 | 8 | 83 |
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 Baguio today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 10:00 am (AQI 59, Moderate) and the worst around 6:00 pm (AQI 85). That is a swing of 26 points, so a run or walk around 10:00 am is noticeably better.
Baguio vs the rest of Philippines
Across 106 Philippines cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 77 (Moderate). Baguio at 59 is 18 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 25 of 106 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Iloilo (22) and the most polluted Victoria, Calabarzon (121).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Baguio
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Trinidad | 4 km | 55 | Moderate | 12.3 |
| San Fernando, Ilocos | 37 km | 48 | Good | 8.4 |
| Tarlac City | 104 km | 89 | Moderate | 14.6 |
| Santiago, Cagayan Valley | 106 km | 60 | Moderate | 12.9 |
| Zaragoza, Central Luzon | 110 km | 96 | Moderate | 17.6 |
| Cabanatuan City | 111 km | 96 | Moderate | 17.6 |
| Capas | 121 km | 70 | Moderate | 14.6 |
| Concepcion, Central Luzon | 121 km | 92 | Moderate | 16 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Baguio, 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 59, 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.