Air quality
Air quality in Oklahoma City today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 64) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 8:00 pm (01:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 64 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 10 µg/m³ 0.7× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 11 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 85 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- ozone sub-index 64
- Best hour tomorrow
- 4:00 pm AQI 45
- European AQI
- 33
Air quality in Oklahoma City right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States is 64, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
The index is driven mainly by ozone, whose own sub-index is 64. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.
PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 11 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 85 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 10 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 166 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 12 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 137 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Oklahoma City AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 45 around Mon 4:00 pm to 64 around Sun 8:00 pm, from "Good" at best to "Moderate" at worst.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 42 against 50 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (America/Chicago) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 8:00 pm | 64 | Moderate | 10 | 11 | 85 |
| Sun 11:00 pm | 48 | Good | 10.5 | 12 | 72 |
| Mon 2:00 am | 49 | Good | 9 | 10 | 74 |
| Mon 5:00 am | 49 | Good | 7.6 | 8 | 67 |
| Mon 8:00 am | 50 | Good | 7.6 | 8 | 57 |
| Mon 11:00 am | 50 | Good | 6 | 6 | 73 |
| Mon 2:00 pm | 48 | Good | 5.9 | 7 | 113 |
| Mon 5:00 pm | 45 | Good | 7.7 | 9 | 107 |
| Mon 8:00 pm | 48 | Good | 9.2 | 10 | 81 |
| Mon 11:00 pm | 44 | Good | 8.3 | 9 | 75 |
| Tue 2:00 am | 42 | Good | 7 | 7 | 80 |
| Tue 5:00 am | 41 | Good | 6.2 | 6 | 75 |
| Tue 8:00 am | 40 | Good | 6.6 | 7 | 66 |
| Tue 11:00 am | 39 | Good | 5.7 | 6 | 71 |
| Tue 2:00 pm | 39 | Good | 7.7 | 9 | 96 |
| Tue 5:00 pm | 41 | Good | 10.2 | 12 | 99 |
| Tue 8:00 pm | 43 | Good | 11.5 | 14 | 78 |
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 Oklahoma City tomorrow
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 4:00 pm (AQI 45, Good) and the worst around 6:00 am (AQI 50). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.
Oklahoma City vs the rest of United States
Across 747 United States cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 52 (Moderate). Oklahoma City at 64 is 12 points worse than average.
It ranks 679 of 747 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Hilo (21) and the most polluted Springfield, PA (133).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Oklahoma City
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon | 23 km | 71 | Moderate | 9.7 |
| Tulsa | 157 km | 49 | Good | 8 |
| Wichita Falls | 195 km | 54 | Moderate | 7.4 |
| Derby, KS | 232 km | 50 | Good | 6.3 |
| Wichita | 248 km | 50 | Good | 6.3 |
| Paris, TX | 269 km | 50 | Good | 7.9 |
| Lewisville | 273 km | 63 | Moderate | 11.4 |
| Allen | 274 km | 56 | Moderate | 10.2 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Oklahoma City, 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 64, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to ozone, 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.