Air quality
Air quality in Madīnat Ḩamad today
Updated
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 107) People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 11:00 pm (20:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Madīnat Ḩamad, Northern, Bahrain, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 107 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
- PM2.5
- 30 µg/m³ 2× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 91 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 88 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 107
- Best hour tomorrow
- 9:00 pm AQI 104
- European AQI
- 52
Air quality in Madīnat Ḩamad right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Madīnat Ḩamad, Northern, Bahrain is 107, 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 107. 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 30 µg/m³, 2 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 91 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 88 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 18 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: desert dust at 110 µg/m³, high enough to haze the sky, carbon monoxide 426 µg/m³.
Madīnat Ḩamad AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 102 around Mon 11:00 pm to 108 around Mon 3:00 pm, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 95 against 106 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Bahrain) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11:00 pm | 107 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 30.3 | 91 | 88 |
| Mon 2:00 am | 105 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 30.2 | 87 | 83 |
| Mon 5:00 am | 105 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 34.7 | 93 | 72 |
| Mon 8:00 am | 105 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 42.1 | 99 | 64 |
| Mon 11:00 am | 105 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 51.6 | 114 | 73 |
| Mon 2:00 pm | 107 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 55.9 | 124 | 89 |
| Mon 5:00 pm | 108 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 29.8 | 72 | 95 |
| Mon 8:00 pm | 105 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 19 | 52 | 97 |
| Mon 11:00 pm | 102 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 22.3 | 63 | 94 |
| Tue 2:00 am | 100 | Moderate | 23.7 | 69 | 93 |
| Tue 5:00 am | 98 | Moderate | 26.8 | 70 | 81 |
| Tue 8:00 am | 96 | Moderate | 32 | 74 | 70 |
| Tue 11:00 am | 94 | Moderate | 40.6 | 89 | 73 |
| Tue 2:00 pm | 91 | Moderate | 46.7 | 102 | 74 |
| Tue 5:00 pm | 90 | Moderate | 40.3 | 98 | 81 |
| Tue 8:00 pm | 94 | Moderate | 34.8 | 93 | 86 |
| Tue 11:00 pm | 97 | Moderate | 33.8 | 90 | 87 |
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 Madīnat Ḩamad tomorrow
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 9:00 pm (AQI 104, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 3:00 pm (AQI 108). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.
Air quality in cities near Madīnat Ḩamad
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dammam | 54 km | 116 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 39.8 |
| Al Mubarraz | 121 km | 119 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 37.1 |
| Al Hufūf | 124 km | 112 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 34.7 |
| Ar Rayyān | 130 km | 94 | Moderate | 27.9 |
| Doha | 138 km | 94 | Moderate | 27.9 |
| Al Kharj | 387 km | 78 | Moderate | 22.1 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Madīnat Ḩamad, 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 57 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 236 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 20 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 107, 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 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), NASA FIRMS.