Air quality

Air quality in Fujairah today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 102) People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 5:00 am (01:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
102 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
50 µg/m³ 3.3× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
81 µg/m³
Ozone
73 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 102
Best hour today
6:00 am AQI 104
European AQI
60

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Air quality in Fujairah right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Fujairah, United Arab Emirates is 102, 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 102. 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 50 µg/m³, 3.3 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 81 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 73 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: carbon monoxide 159 µg/m³.

Fujairah AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 102 around Mon 5:00 am to 131 around Tue 5:00 am, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 129 against 119 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Dubai)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 5:00 am102Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups50.28173
Mon 8:00 am108Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52.77978
Mon 11:00 am114Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups47.397119
Mon 2:00 pm119Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups40.290139
Mon 5:00 pm122Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups39.2111118
Mon 8:00 pm123Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups47.311693
Mon 11:00 pm125Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups48.99385
Tue 2:00 am128Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups55.29762
Tue 5:00 am131Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups60.510444
Tue 8:00 am134Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups58.88860
Tue 11:00 am134Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups41.781104
Tue 2:00 pm133Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups3873123
Tue 5:00 pm132Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups3469123
Tue 8:00 pm129Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups32.666108
Tue 11:00 pm124Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups34.16591
Wed 2:00 am120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups38.87278
Wed 5:00 am114Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups37.56969

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 Fujairah today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 104, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 9:00 pm (AQI 124). That is a swing of 20 points, so a run or walk around 6:00 am is noticeably better.

Fujairah vs the rest of United Arab Emirates

Across 9 United Arab Emirates cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 106 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Fujairah at 102 is about average.

It ranks 4 of 9 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Abu Dhabi (86) and the most polluted Ajman (130).

For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.

Air quality in cities near Fujairah

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Ras Al Khaimah85 km92Moderate29.5
Ajman92 km130Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups62.6
Warīsān94 km121Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups44
Sharjah97 km121Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups44
Dubai104 km112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups58.9
Al Ain City118 km87Moderate41
Jebel Ali125 km112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups58.9
Abu Dhabi210 km86Moderate35.4

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Fujairah, 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 61 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 67 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 21 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 102, 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.