Air quality

Air quality in Ichinomiya today

Updated

Good (US AQI 47) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 5:38 am (20:38 UTC).

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

US AQI now
47 Good
PM2.5
6.3 µg/m³ 0.4× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
6.4 µg/m³
Ozone
20 µg/m³

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Air quality in Ichinomiya right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan is 47, which falls in the "Good" band (up to 50). Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.

PM2.5 is 6.3 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 6.4 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 20 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 18 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

NASA FIRMS shows 11 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 190 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.

Ichinomiya vs the rest of Japan

Across 176 Japan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 50 (Good). Ichinomiya at 47 is about average.

It ranks 74 of 176 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Gifu (17) and the most polluted Sakado (81).

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

Air quality in cities near Ichinomiya

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Inazawa6 km47Good6.3
Komaki11 km47Good6.3
Gifu14 km17Good1
Kakamigahara14 km17Good1
Nagoya16 km47Good6.3
Kasugai17 km47Good6.3
Seto28 km47Good6.3
Toyota40 km51Moderate13.4

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Ichinomiya, 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

With the AQI at 47, there is no need for sensitive groups to change plans. People with asthma should still carry their reliever inhaler as usual.

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.