Air quality
Air quality in Phra Pradaeng today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 55) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 7:00 am (00:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Phra Pradaeng, Samut Prakan, Thailand, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 55 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 14 µg/m³ 0.9× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 16 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 53 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 55
- Best hour today
- 7:00 am AQI 55
- European AQI
- 37
Air quality in Phra Pradaeng right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Phra Pradaeng, Samut Prakan, Thailand is 55, 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 55. 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 14 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 16 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 53 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 18 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 1078 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 12 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 89 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Phra Pradaeng AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 55 around Mon 7:00 am to 138 around Mon 7:00 pm, from "Moderate" at best to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at worst.
The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 104 against 80 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Bangkok) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 7:00 am | 55 | Moderate | 13.7 | 16 | 53 |
| Mon 10:00 am | 55 | Moderate | 17 | 21 | 98 |
| Mon 1:00 pm | 56 | Moderate | 22.1 | 26 | 174 |
| Mon 4:00 pm | 91 | Moderate | 21 | 24 | 173 |
| Mon 7:00 pm | 138 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 19.2 | 21 | 114 |
| Mon 10:00 pm | 110 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 20.4 | 21 | 98 |
| Tue 1:00 am | 65 | Moderate | 17.8 | 18 | 90 |
| Tue 4:00 am | 67 | Moderate | 20.5 | 21 | 88 |
| Tue 7:00 am | 69 | Moderate | 23.9 | 24 | 72 |
| Tue 10:00 am | 71 | Moderate | 26.1 | 26 | 147 |
| Tue 1:00 pm | 75 | Moderate | 26.4 | 27 | 240 |
| Tue 4:00 pm | 168 | Unhealthy | 20.5 | 21 | 190 |
| Tue 7:00 pm | 185 | Unhealthy | 21.4 | 22 | 79 |
| Tue 10:00 pm | 98 | Moderate | 29.5 | 30 | 33 |
| Wed 1:00 am | 76 | Moderate | 26.5 | 27 | 29 |
| Wed 4:00 am | 78 | Moderate | 22.6 | 23 | 38 |
| Wed 7:00 am | 79 | Moderate | 21 | 21 | 40 |
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 Phra Pradaeng today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 7:00 am (AQI 55, Moderate) and the worst around 7:00 pm (AQI 138). That is a swing of 83 points, so a run or walk around 7:00 am is noticeably better.
Phra Pradaeng vs the rest of Thailand
Across 24 Thailand cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 56 (Moderate). Phra Pradaeng at 55 is about average.
It ranks 6 of 24 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Pattaya (50) and the most polluted Bang Bon (56).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Phra Pradaeng
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thung Khru | 4 km | 56 | Moderate | 13.1 |
| Chom Thong | 6 km | 56 | Moderate | 13.1 |
| Khlong Toei | 8 km | 56 | Moderate | 13.1 |
| Thon Buri | 9 km | 56 | Moderate | 13.1 |
| Samut Prakan | 10 km | 56 | Moderate | 13.1 |
| Watthana | 10 km | 56 | Moderate | 13.1 |
| Bang Khun Thian | 11 km | 56 | Moderate | 13.1 |
| Bangkok | 11 km | 56 | Moderate | 13.1 |
Model vs measured
The nearest measured PM2.5 reading is 3.7 µg/m³ from Sensor.Community (median of 4 sensors), centred about 22 km from the city centre. That is 10 µg/m³ below the model estimate of 14 µg/m³. Low-cost sensors can read high in humid air; reference monitors are more accurate but sparser.
Advice for sensitive groups
At 55, 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), Sensor.Community, NASA FIRMS.