Air quality
Air quality in Mingora today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 61) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 12:23 am (19:23 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Mingora, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 61 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 23 µg/m³ 1.5× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 26 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 80 µg/m³
Air quality in Mingora right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Mingora, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan is 61, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
PM2.5 is 23 µg/m³, 1.5 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 26 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 80 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 11 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
NASA FIRMS shows 30 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 69 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Mingora vs the rest of Pakistan
Across 52 Pakistan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 121 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Mingora at 61 is 60 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 3 of 52 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Quetta (58) and the most polluted Chak Jhumra (158).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 56.
Air quality in cities near Mingora
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battagram | 61 km | 58 | Moderate | 15.8 |
| Mardan | 71 km | 150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 84.1 |
| Abbottabad | 105 km | 87 | Moderate | 41.2 |
| Muzaffarābād | 111 km | 65 | Moderate | 19.5 |
| Peshawar | 112 km | 138 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 62.9 |
| Islamabad | 133 km | 95 | Moderate | 43.2 |
| Rawalpindi | 146 km | 95 | Moderate | 43.2 |
| Jalālābād | 179 km | 79 | Moderate | 18.7 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Mingora, 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 61, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to air pollution, 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), NASA FIRMS.