Air quality
Air quality in Kazo today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 67) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 11:00 am (02:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Kazo, Saitama, Japan, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 67 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 11 µg/m³ 0.8× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 15 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 65 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 67
- Best hour today
- 9:00 pm AQI 60
- European AQI
- 33
Air quality in Kazo right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Kazo, Saitama, Japan is 67, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 67. 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 11 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 15 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 65 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: UV index 1.1, carbon monoxide 172 µg/m³.
Kazo AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 50 around Tue 5:00 am to 67 around Mon 11:00 am, from "Good" at best to "Moderate" at worst.
The following day looks similar, averaging about 62.
| Local time (Asia/Tokyo) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 11:00 am | 67 | Moderate | 11.3 | 15 | 65 |
| Mon 2:00 pm | 65 | Moderate | 13.4 | 16 | 59 |
| Mon 5:00 pm | 63 | Moderate | 12.4 | 14 | 48 |
| Mon 8:00 pm | 61 | Moderate | 10 | 11 | 45 |
| Mon 11:00 pm | 58 | Moderate | 6.7 | 7 | 45 |
| Tue 2:00 am | 53 | Moderate | 4.6 | 5 | 46 |
| Tue 5:00 am | 50 | Good | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Tue 8:00 am | 50 | Good | 16.1 | 16 | 32 |
| Tue 11:00 am | 51 | Moderate | 8.3 | 9 | 77 |
| Tue 2:00 pm | 50 | Good | 9.7 | 10 | 109 |
| Tue 5:00 pm | 50 | Good | 22.1 | 23 | 54 |
| Tue 8:00 pm | 54 | Moderate | 39.6 | 42 | 7 |
| Tue 11:00 pm | 63 | Moderate | 62.4 | 64 | 0 |
| Wed 2:00 am | 73 | Moderate | 10.2 | 11 | 48 |
| Wed 5:00 am | 73 | Moderate | 4.4 | 6 | 65 |
| Wed 8:00 am | 73 | Moderate | 2.1 | 3 | 72 |
| Wed 11:00 am | 70 | Moderate | 1.6 | 2 | 86 |
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 Kazo today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 9:00 pm (AQI 60, Moderate) and the worst around 11:00 am (AQI 67). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.
Kazo vs the rest of Japan
Across 180 Japan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 47 (Good). Kazo at 67 is 20 points worse than average.
It ranks 177 of 180 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Gifu (15) and the most polluted Sakado (69).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Kazo
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kukichūō | 9 km | 69 | Moderate | 10.8 |
| Kōnosu | 9 km | 69 | Moderate | 10.8 |
| Koga | 13 km | 64 | Moderate | 7 |
| Ageo | 16 km | 69 | Moderate | 10.8 |
| Iwatsuki | 19 km | 69 | Moderate | 10.8 |
| Kasukabe | 20 km | 69 | Moderate | 10.8 |
| Saitama | 24 km | 69 | Moderate | 10.8 |
| Fujimino | 25 km | 69 | Moderate | 10.8 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Kazo, 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 67, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to PM2.5, keep long or intense workouts to the cleaner hours shown above.
What the US AQI numbers mean
| US AQI | Category | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 0-50 | Good | Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. |
| 51-100 | Moderate | Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 151-200 | Unhealthy | Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. |
| 201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Health alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors. |
| 301-500 | Hazardous | Emergency 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).