Air quality
Air quality in Martapura today
Updated
Unhealthy (US AQI 189) Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 8:00 am (00:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Martapura, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 189 Unhealthy
- PM2.5
- 104 µg/m³ 7× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 106 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 159 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 189
- Best hour today
- 9:00 pm AQI 184
- European AQI
- 86
Air quality in Martapura right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Martapura, South Kalimantan, Indonesia is 189, which falls in the "Unhealthy" band (up to 200). Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 189. 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 104 µg/m³, 7 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 106 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 159 µg/m³ (above the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 9 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: UV index 1.1, carbon monoxide 761 µg/m³.
Martapura AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 139 around Tue 8:00 am to 194 around Mon 1:00 pm, from "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at best to "Unhealthy" at worst.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 92 against 179 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Makassar) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 8:00 am | 189 | Unhealthy | 104.3 | 106 | 159 |
| Mon 11:00 am | 192 | Unhealthy | 96.2 | 99 | 225 |
| Mon 2:00 pm | 193 | Unhealthy | 63.8 | 66 | 165 |
| Mon 5:00 pm | 192 | Unhealthy | 47.4 | 48 | 97 |
| Mon 8:00 pm | 191 | Unhealthy | 32.1 | 33 | 64 |
| Mon 11:00 pm | 174 | Unhealthy | 32.5 | 33 | 49 |
| Tue 2:00 am | 161 | Unhealthy | 32.7 | 34 | 35 |
| Tue 5:00 am | 154 | Unhealthy | 18.3 | 19 | 61 |
| Tue 8:00 am | 139 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 12.3 | 13 | 77 |
| Tue 11:00 am | 107 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 14.1 | 15 | 108 |
| Tue 2:00 pm | 90 | Moderate | 21.8 | 23 | 107 |
| Tue 5:00 pm | 82 | Moderate | 32.9 | 34 | 94 |
| Tue 8:00 pm | 80 | Moderate | 35 | 36 | 47 |
| Tue 11:00 pm | 82 | Moderate | 47.3 | 49 | 31 |
| Wed 2:00 am | 86 | Moderate | 50.4 | 52 | 37 |
| Wed 5:00 am | 90 | Moderate | 40.7 | 42 | 41 |
| Wed 8:00 am | 95 | Moderate | 29.8 | 31 | 75 |
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 Martapura today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 9:00 pm (AQI 184, Unhealthy) and the worst around 1:00 pm (AQI 194). That is a swing of 10 points, so a run or walk around 9:00 pm is noticeably better.
Martapura vs the rest of Indonesia
Across 76 Indonesia cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 126 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Martapura at 189 is 63 points worse than average.
It ranks 48 of 76 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Dumai (39) and the most polluted Palangkaraya (500).
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Martapura
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjarbaru | 5 km | 155 | Unhealthy | 51.6 |
| Banjarmasin | 32 km | 334 | Hazardous | 179.3 |
| Tanjung | 151 km | 121 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 15.9 |
| Palangkaraya | 170 km | 500 | Hazardous | 226.8 |
| Balikpapan | 323 km | 90 | Moderate | 29.2 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Martapura, 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 123 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 682 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 189, 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.