Air quality

Air quality in Pingyin today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 115) People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 2:00 am (18:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Pingyin, Shandong, China, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
115 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
57 µg/m³ 3.8× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
62 µg/m³
Ozone
0 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 115
Best hour today
2:00 pm AQI 113
European AQI
64

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Air quality in Pingyin right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Pingyin, Shandong, China is 115, which falls in the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" band (up to 150). People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.

The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 115. 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 57 µg/m³, 3.8 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 62 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 0 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 60 µg/m³ (above the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 586 µg/m³.

Pingyin AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 113 around Mon 2:00 pm to 141 around Tue 2:00 am, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 136 against 118 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Shanghai)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 2:00 am115Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups57.3620
Mon 5:00 am118Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups51.7560
Mon 8:00 am119Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups41.6465
Mon 11:00 am116Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups28.13414
Mon 2:00 pm113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups25.83445
Mon 5:00 pm113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups27.63530
Mon 8:00 pm115Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups69.8770
Mon 11:00 pm127Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups105.91140
Tue 2:00 am141Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups73.8810
Tue 5:00 am144Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups54.9610
Tue 8:00 am144Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups35.73910
Tue 11:00 am140Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups11.21957
Tue 2:00 pm135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups102071
Tue 5:00 pm130Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups17.72949
Tue 8:00 pm130Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups76.4893
Tue 11:00 pm129Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups81.5931
Wed 2:00 am123Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups67.3784

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 Pingyin today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 2:00 pm (AQI 113, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 6:00 am (AQI 119). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Pingyin vs the rest of China

Across 467 China cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 84 (Moderate). Pingyin at 115 is 31 points worse than average.

It ranks 390 of 467 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Hulunbuir (21) and the most polluted Artux (264).

For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.

Air quality in cities near Pingyin

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Feicheng29 km135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups77.3
Liaocheng44 km97Moderate34.3
Tai’an61 km113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups64.5
Jinan65 km85Moderate26.6
Yanzhou88 km135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.9
Jining98 km131Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups58.9
Sishui103 km103Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups45.1
Zoucheng109 km135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.9

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Pingyin, 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 106 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 34 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 115, 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 AQICategoryWhat it means
0-50GoodAir quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
51-100ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
101-150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsPeople with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
151-200UnhealthyEveryone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
201-300Very UnhealthyHealth alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors.
301-500HazardousEmergency 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.