Air quality

Air quality in Jieshou today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 114) 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, 10:00 am (02:00 UTC).

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

US AQI now
114 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
70 µg/m³ 4.6× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
71 µg/m³
Ozone
14 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 114
Best hour today
10:00 am AQI 114
European AQI
70

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Air quality in Jieshou right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Jieshou, Anhui, China is 114, 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 114. 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 70 µg/m³, 4.6 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 71 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 14 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 29 µg/m³ (above the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: UV index 0.6, carbon monoxide 444 µg/m³.

Jieshou AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 114 around Mon 10:00 am to 153 around Mon 9:00 pm, from "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at best to "Unhealthy" at worst.

The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 113 against 144 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Shanghai)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 10:00 am114Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups69.67114
Mon 1:00 pm128Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups68.57043
Mon 4:00 pm143Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups66.46857
Mon 7:00 pm151Unhealthy646630
Mon 10:00 pm153Unhealthy49.8514
Tue 1:00 am153Unhealthy36.2370
Tue 4:00 am152Unhealthy35.5360
Tue 7:00 am150Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups38.2396
Tue 10:00 am142Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups34.13733
Tue 1:00 pm129Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups18.52868
Tue 4:00 pm113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups22.13268
Tue 7:00 pm102Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups50.55933
Tue 10:00 pm100Moderate58.3669
Wed 1:00 am105Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52.5591
Wed 4:00 am109Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups45.9520
Wed 7:00 am112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups44515
Wed 10:00 am114Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups42.35020

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 Jieshou today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 10:00 am (AQI 114, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 9:00 pm (AQI 153). That is a swing of 39 points, so a run or walk around 10:00 am is noticeably better.

Jieshou vs the rest of China

Across 467 China cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 86 (Moderate). Jieshou at 114 is 28 points worse than average.

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

Air quality in cities near Jieshou

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Fuyang59 km95Moderate41.1
Zhoukou77 km128Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups63.6
Bozhou78 km127Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups56.1
Luohe128 km154Unhealthy65
Zhumadian128 km122Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups66.1
Shangqiu131 km132Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups54.2
Huaibei154 km152Unhealthy59.5
Suzhou, Anhui156 km123Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.2

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Jieshou, 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 70 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 46 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 118 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 114, 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.