Air quality
Air quality in Panzhihua today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 92) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 4:00 am (20:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Panzhihua, Sichuan, China, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 92 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 55 µg/m³ 3.7× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 56 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 28 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 92
- Best hour today
- 6:00 am AQI 93
- European AQI
- 63
Air quality in Panzhihua right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Panzhihua, Sichuan, China is 92, 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 PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 92. 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 55 µg/m³, 3.7 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 56 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 28 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 23 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 316 µg/m³.
Panzhihua AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 92 around Mon 4:00 am to 97 around Mon 4:00 pm, staying "Moderate" throughout.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 88 against 95 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Shanghai) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 4:00 am | 92 | Moderate | 55.3 | 56 | 28 |
| Mon 7:00 am | 93 | Moderate | 57.3 | 58 | 16 |
| Mon 10:00 am | 94 | Moderate | 29.1 | 30 | 88 |
| Mon 1:00 pm | 96 | Moderate | 11.6 | 13 | 142 |
| Mon 4:00 pm | 97 | Moderate | 7.8 | 9 | 142 |
| Mon 7:00 pm | 97 | Moderate | 14.9 | 16 | 106 |
| Mon 10:00 pm | 97 | Moderate | 42.1 | 43 | 64 |
| Tue 1:00 am | 97 | Moderate | 52.2 | 53 | 37 |
| Tue 4:00 am | 97 | Moderate | 43.5 | 44 | 25 |
| Tue 7:00 am | 93 | Moderate | 40.2 | 41 | 16 |
| Tue 10:00 am | 90 | Moderate | 21.8 | 22 | 92 |
| Tue 1:00 pm | 89 | Moderate | 8.8 | 9 | 136 |
| Tue 4:00 pm | 88 | Moderate | 7.8 | 8 | 130 |
| Tue 7:00 pm | 88 | Moderate | 13 | 13 | 94 |
| Tue 10:00 pm | 87 | Moderate | 21.3 | 21 | 69 |
| Wed 1:00 am | 80 | Moderate | 18.4 | 18 | 68 |
| Wed 4:00 am | 73 | Moderate | 17.8 | 18 | 72 |
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 Panzhihua today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 93, Moderate) and the worst around 4:00 pm (AQI 97). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.
Panzhihua vs the rest of China
Across 467 China cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 84 (Moderate). Panzhihua at 92 is 8 points worse than average.
It ranks 334 of 467 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Baicheng (19) and the most polluted Artux (250).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 56.
Air quality in cities near Panzhihua
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xichang | 156 km | 46 | Good | 14.9 |
| Chuxiong | 173 km | 29 | Good | 8.8 |
| Majie | 196 km | 69 | Moderate | 34.5 |
| Kunming | 199 km | 69 | Moderate | 34.5 |
| Zhaotong | 215 km | 58 | Moderate | 14.3 |
| Haikou, Yunnan | 219 km | 28 | Good | 8.6 |
| Qujing | 240 km | 36 | Good | 12.8 |
| Jianshui | 261 km | 30 | Good | 11.4 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Panzhihua, 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 60 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 120 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 1 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 92, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to PM2.5, 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.