Air quality
Air quality in Cox’s Bāzār today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 76) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 7:00 am (01:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Cox’s Bāzār, Chittagong, Bangladesh, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 76 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 21 µg/m³ 1.4× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 21 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 61 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 76
- Best hour today
- 1:00 pm AQI 68
- European AQI
- 43
Air quality in Cox’s Bāzār right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Cox’s Bāzār, Chittagong, Bangladesh is 76, 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 76. 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 21 µg/m³, 1.4 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 21 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 61 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 16 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: UV index 0.6, carbon monoxide 318 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 3 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 204 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Cox’s Bāzār AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 61 around Tue 6:00 am to 200 around Mon 8:00 pm, from "Moderate" at best to "Unhealthy" at worst.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 92 against 111 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Dhaka) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 7:00 am | 76 | Moderate | 20.5 | 21 | 61 |
| Mon 10:00 am | 72 | Moderate | 13.6 | 14 | 141 |
| Mon 1:00 pm | 68 | Moderate | 16.7 | 17 | 204 |
| Mon 4:00 pm | 153 | Unhealthy | 19.6 | 20 | 225 |
| Mon 7:00 pm | 199 | Unhealthy | 16.7 | 17 | 170 |
| Mon 10:00 pm | 176 | Unhealthy | 13.3 | 13 | 83 |
| Tue 1:00 am | 84 | Moderate | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| Tue 4:00 am | 62 | Moderate | 10.7 | 11 | 28 |
| Tue 7:00 am | 61 | Moderate | 14.5 | 15 | 60 |
| Tue 10:00 am | 60 | Moderate | 13 | 13 | 134 |
| Tue 1:00 pm | 60 | Moderate | 15 | 15 | 196 |
| Tue 4:00 pm | 141 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 17.5 | 18 | 207 |
| Tue 7:00 pm | 178 | Unhealthy | 11.4 | 12 | 122 |
| Tue 10:00 pm | 130 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 7.6 | 8 | 43 |
| Wed 1:00 am | 56 | Moderate | 6.9 | 7 | 44 |
| Wed 4:00 am | 55 | Moderate | 7.4 | 8 | 43 |
| Wed 7:00 am | 54 | Moderate | 10 | 10 | 47 |
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 Cox’s Bāzār today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 1:00 pm (AQI 68, Moderate) and the worst around 8:00 pm (AQI 200). That is a swing of 132 points, so a run or walk around 1:00 pm is noticeably better.
Cox’s Bāzār vs the rest of Bangladesh
Across 26 Bangladesh cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 121 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Cox’s Bāzār at 76 is 45 points cleaner than average.
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Cox’s Bāzār
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattogram | 102 km | 96 | Moderate | 33.8 |
| Hāthazāri | 120 km | 96 | Moderate | 33.8 |
| Rāipur, Chittagong | 219 km | 132 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 62.9 |
| Udaipur, Tripura | 239 km | 92 | Moderate | 25.7 |
| Comilla | 240 km | 140 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 53 |
| Aizawl | 265 km | 59 | Moderate | 12.8 |
| Agartala | 277 km | 131 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 61.5 |
| Sonārgaon | 284 km | 122 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 54.7 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Cox’s Bāzār, 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 76, 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.