Air quality

Air quality in Fergana today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 112) 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, 11:00 pm (18:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Fergana, Uzbekistan, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
112 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
44 µg/m³ 2.9× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
44 µg/m³
Ozone
65 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 112
Best hour tomorrow
8:00 pm AQI 109
European AQI
56

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Air quality in Fergana right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Fergana, Uzbekistan is 112, 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 112. 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 44 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 65 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 15 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 253 µg/m³.

Fergana AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 108 around Mon 10:00 pm to 114 around Mon 10:00 am, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 103 against 111 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Tashkent)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Sun 11:00 pm112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups43.54465
Mon 2:00 am110Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups45.24658
Mon 5:00 am109Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups48.14962
Mon 8:00 am112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups48.94968
Mon 11:00 am114Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups37.53891
Mon 2:00 pm113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups26.327110
Mon 5:00 pm111Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups25.426108
Mon 8:00 pm109Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups34.63581
Mon 11:00 pm108Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups38.94069
Tue 2:00 am106Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups41.44267
Tue 5:00 am105Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups43.34464
Tue 8:00 am103Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups43.44461
Tue 11:00 am102Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups323590
Tue 2:00 pm100Moderate25.431102
Tue 5:00 pm100Moderate28.13395
Tue 8:00 pm101Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups374173
Tue 11:00 pm102Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups39.14462

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 Fergana tomorrow

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 8:00 pm (AQI 109, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 10:00 am (AQI 114). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Fergana vs the rest of Uzbekistan

Across 9 Uzbekistan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 68 (Moderate). Fergana at 112 is 44 points worse than average.

It ranks 8 of 9 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Bukhara (27) and the most polluted Marg‘ilon (112).

For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.

Air quality in cities near Fergana

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Marg‘ilon11 km112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups43.5
Andijon65 km74Moderate34.7
Namangan69 km103Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups37.8
Osh87 km65Moderate29.8
Isfara102 km76Moderate28.8
Tashkent237 km77Moderate25.8
Istaravshan242 km76Moderate23.5
Shymkent281 km67Moderate27.4

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Fergana, 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 49 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 50 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 57 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 112, 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 AQICategoryWhat it means
0-50GoodAir quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
51-100ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
101-150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsPeople with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
151-200UnhealthyEveryone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
201-300Very UnhealthyHealth alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors.
301-500HazardousEmergency 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.