Air quality

Air quality in Jiyuan today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 139) 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, 4:00 am (20:00 UTC).

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

US AQI now
139 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
56 µg/m³ 3.7× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
59 µg/m³
Ozone
1 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 139
Best hour today
9:00 pm AQI 105
European AQI
63

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Air quality in Jiyuan right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Jiyuan, Henan, China is 139, 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 139. 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 56 µg/m³, 3.7 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 59 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 1 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 37 µg/m³ (above the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 1135 µg/m³.

Jiyuan AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 82 around Tue 4:00 am to 139 around Mon 4:00 am, from "Moderate" at best to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at worst.

The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 64 against 117 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Shanghai)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 4:00 am139Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups55.8591
Mon 7:00 am135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups47.3502
Mon 10:00 am131Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups293031
Mon 1:00 pm126Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups11.21262
Mon 4:00 pm117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups8.41062
Mon 7:00 pm109Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups28.73138
Mon 10:00 pm103Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups30.73631
Tue 1:00 am94Moderate13.72258
Tue 4:00 am82Moderate8.61366
Tue 7:00 am72Moderate8.21046
Tue 10:00 am64Moderate7.11165
Tue 1:00 pm61Moderate8.91985
Tue 4:00 pm60Moderate9.41777
Tue 7:00 pm60Moderate20.12431
Tue 10:00 pm58Moderate32.6423
Wed 1:00 am60Moderate34.8500
Wed 4:00 am66Moderate34530

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 Jiyuan today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 9:00 pm (AQI 105, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 6:00 am (AQI 137). That is a swing of 32 points, so a run or walk around 9:00 pm is noticeably better.

Jiyuan vs the rest of China

Across 467 China cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 84 (Moderate). Jiyuan at 139 is 55 points worse than average.

For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 56.

Air quality in cities near Jiyuan

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Luoyang48 km156Unhealthy72.4
Jincheng51 km112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups39.3
Jiaozuo61 km152Unhealthy65.2
Changzhi, Shanxi78 km92Moderate36.2
Zhengzhou103 km161Unhealthy66.8
Xinxiang111 km158Unhealthy62.2
Changzhi130 km72Moderate22.4
Sanmenxia132 km107Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups30.3

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Jiyuan, 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 139, 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).