Air quality

Air quality in Korba, Nabeul Governorate today

Updated

Good (US AQI 37) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 10:00 pm (21:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Korba, Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
37 Good
PM2.5
3.5 µg/m³ 0.2× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
11 µg/m³
Ozone
76 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
ozone sub-index 37
Best hour tomorrow
9:00 am AQI 31
European AQI
28

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Air quality in Korba, Nabeul Governorate right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Korba, Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia is 37, 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.

The index is driven mainly by ozone, whose own sub-index is 37. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.

PM2.5 is 3.5 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 11 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 76 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 1.9 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 139 µg/m³.

NASA FIRMS shows 8 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 75 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.

Korba, Nabeul Governorate AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 31 around Mon 9:00 am to 37 around Sun 10:00 pm, staying "Good" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 35.

Local time (Africa/Tunis)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Sun 10:00 pm37Good3.51176
Mon 1:00 am36Good3.81072
Mon 4:00 am34Good4.51065
Mon 7:00 am32Good4.41067
Mon 10:00 am32Good4.21077
Mon 1:00 pm34Good3.7883
Mon 4:00 pm36Good3878
Mon 7:00 pm37Good41175
Mon 10:00 pm36Good4.21375
Tue 1:00 am35Good4.21071
Tue 4:00 am34Good3.8870
Tue 7:00 am33Good3.71070
Tue 10:00 am33Good3.2875
Tue 1:00 pm34Good2.9781
Tue 4:00 pm36Good2.9789
Tue 7:00 pm39Good3.8982
Tue 10:00 pm39Good4882

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 Korba, Nabeul Governorate tomorrow

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 9:00 am (AQI 31, Good) and the worst around 5:00 pm (AQI 37). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Korba, Nabeul Governorate vs the rest of Tunisia

Across 7 Tunisia cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 36 (Good). Korba, Nabeul Governorate at 37 is about average.

It ranks 7 of 7 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Sfax (35) and the most polluted Korba, Nabeul Governorate (37).

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

Air quality in cities near Korba, Nabeul Governorate

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
El Mourouj60 km36Good4.5
Aryanah67 km36Good4.5
Tunis67 km36Good4.5
Sakiet ez Zit198 km35Good4.5
Sakiet ed Daier198 km35Good4.5
Sfax205 km35Good4.5
Annaba278 km41Good4.3
Palermo280 km37Good3

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Korba, Nabeul Governorate, 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 37, 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.