Air quality
Air quality in Minya today
Updated
Hazardous (US AQI 500) Emergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 9:00 pm (18:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Minya, Egypt, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 500 Hazardous
- PM2.5
- 172 µg/m³ 11.5× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 1058 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 91 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM10 sub-index 500
- Best hour tomorrow
- 6:00 am AQI 500
- European AQI
- 310
Air quality in Minya right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Minya, Egypt is 500, which falls in the "Hazardous" band (301 and above). Emergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible.
The index is driven mainly by PM10, whose own sub-index is 500. 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 172 µg/m³, 11.5 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 1058 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 91 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 12 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: desert dust at 1668 µg/m³, high enough to haze the sky, carbon monoxide 137 µg/m³.
Minya AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 500 around Sun 9:00 pm to 500 around Sun 9:00 pm, staying "Hazardous" throughout.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 326 against 500 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Africa/Cairo) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9:00 pm | 500 | Hazardous | 172.3 | 1058 | 91 |
| Mon 12:00 am | 500 | Hazardous | 194.6 | 1233 | 80 |
| Mon 3:00 am | 500 | Hazardous | 272.9 | 1580 | 68 |
| Mon 6:00 am | 500 | Hazardous | 218.9 | 1222 | 52 |
| Mon 9:00 am | 500 | Hazardous | 146.2 | 916 | 49 |
| Mon 12:00 pm | 500 | Hazardous | 108.3 | 734 | 75 |
| Mon 3:00 pm | 500 | Hazardous | 95.9 | 667 | 108 |
| Mon 6:00 pm | 500 | Hazardous | 98.3 | 700 | 96 |
| Mon 9:00 pm | 500 | Hazardous | 81.5 | 449 | 61 |
| Tue 12:00 am | 500 | Hazardous | 44.1 | 167 | 52 |
| Tue 3:00 am | 500 | Hazardous | 23.1 | 55 | 49 |
| Tue 6:00 am | 456 | Hazardous | 20.7 | 44 | 40 |
| Tue 9:00 am | 303 | Hazardous | 23.5 | 38 | 30 |
| Tue 12:00 pm | 185 | Unhealthy | 24.9 | 136 | 83 |
| Tue 3:00 pm | 154 | Unhealthy | 44.4 | 323 | 87 |
| Tue 6:00 pm | 135 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 60.3 | 442 | 68 |
| Tue 9:00 pm | 117 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 35.6 | 144 | 39 |
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 Minya tomorrow
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 500, Hazardous) and the worst around 6:00 am (AQI 500). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.
Minya vs the rest of Egypt
Across 37 Egypt cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 117 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Minya at 500 is 383 points worse than average.
It ranks 37 of 37 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Rosetta (40) and the most polluted Minya (500).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Minya
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abnūb | 99 km | 475 | Hazardous | 166.2 |
| Assiut | 110 km | 475 | Hazardous | 166.2 |
| Banī Suwayf | 114 km | 491 | Hazardous | 50.8 |
| Al Fayyum | 136 km | 169 | Unhealthy | 32.4 |
| 6th of October City | 194 km | 66 | Moderate | 24.4 |
| Al Ḩawāmidīyah | 207 km | 73 | Moderate | 21.3 |
| Giza | 218 km | 73 | Moderate | 21.3 |
| Cairo | 224 km | 73 | Moderate | 21.3 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Minya, 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 277 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 114 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 9 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 500, 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.