Air quality
Air quality in Bandar Abbas today
Updated
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 119) People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 11:30 pm (20:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 119 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
- PM2.5
- 44 µg/m³ 2.9× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 68 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 59 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 119
- Best hour today
- 5:30 pm AQI 97
- European AQI
- 56
Air quality in Bandar Abbas right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran is 119, which falls in the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" band (up to 150). People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 119. 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 44 µg/m³, 2.9 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 68 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 59 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 41 µg/m³ (above the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 426 µg/m³.
Bandar Abbas AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 97 around Mon 5:30 pm to 119 around Sun 11:30 pm, from "Moderate" at best to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at worst.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 94 against 105 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Tehran) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11:30 pm | 119 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 43.5 | 68 | 59 |
| Mon 2:30 am | 114 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 46.3 | 68 | 37 |
| Mon 5:30 am | 110 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 43.3 | 60 | 14 |
| Mon 8:30 am | 105 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 30.5 | 48 | 70 |
| Mon 11:30 am | 101 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 23 | 41 | 128 |
| Mon 2:30 pm | 99 | Moderate | 22.1 | 42 | 151 |
| Mon 5:30 pm | 97 | Moderate | 26.1 | 44 | 115 |
| Mon 8:30 pm | 98 | Moderate | 37.4 | 53 | 60 |
| Mon 11:30 pm | 98 | Moderate | 40.3 | 53 | 38 |
| Tue 2:30 am | 96 | Moderate | 34.7 | 46 | 46 |
| Tue 5:30 am | 93 | Moderate | 30.7 | 43 | 38 |
| Tue 8:30 am | 90 | Moderate | 29.5 | 52 | 97 |
| Tue 11:30 am | 91 | Moderate | 27.4 | 57 | 140 |
| Tue 2:30 pm | 92 | Moderate | 29.3 | 67 | 146 |
| Tue 5:30 pm | 98 | Moderate | 32.2 | 63 | 88 |
| Tue 8:30 pm | 95 | Moderate | 48.4 | 77 | 43 |
| Tue 11:30 pm | 99 | Moderate | 55.4 | 84 | 35 |
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 Bandar Abbas today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 5:30 pm (AQI 97, Moderate) and the worst around 6:30 am (AQI 109). That is a swing of 12 points, so a run or walk around 5:30 pm is noticeably better.
Bandar Abbas vs the rest of Iran
Across 33 Iran cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 72 (Moderate). Bandar Abbas at 119 is 47 points worse than average.
It ranks 30 of 33 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Ardabīl (27) and the most polluted Nasimshahr (131).
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Bandar Abbas
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ras Al Khaimah | 159 km | 90 | Moderate | 33.9 |
| Ajman | 214 km | 124 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 63.8 |
| Sharjah | 223 km | 118 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 61.9 |
| Fujairah | 230 km | 92 | Moderate | 34.2 |
| Warīsān | 241 km | 118 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 61.9 |
| Dubai | 254 km | 99 | Moderate | 42.5 |
| Jebel Ali | 270 km | 99 | Moderate | 42.5 |
| Al Ain City | 337 km | 81 | Moderate | 45.2 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Bandar Abbas, 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.
Wildfire smoke
PM2.5 is forecast to reach 46 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 44 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 13 km away). Smoke is a likely contributor: keep windows closed, run an air purifier or HVAC filter, and check the fire map before heading out.
Advice for sensitive groups
At 119, children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with asthma, COPD or heart disease should limit time outdoors, especially strenuous activity. A well-fitted N95/FFP2 mask cuts particle exposure; it does not filter ozone.
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.