Air quality

Air quality in Puyang Chengguanzhen today

Updated

Unhealthy (US AQI 154) Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 5:10 am (21:10 UTC).

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

US AQI now
154 Unhealthy
PM2.5
35 µg/m³ 2.3× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
36 µg/m³
Ozone
0 µg/m³

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Air quality in Puyang Chengguanzhen right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Puyang Chengguanzhen, Henan, China is 154, which falls in the "Unhealthy" band (up to 200). Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.

PM2.5 is 35 µg/m³, 2.3 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 36 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 0 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 49 µg/m³ (above the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Puyang Chengguanzhen vs the rest of China

Across 447 China cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 84 (Moderate). Puyang Chengguanzhen at 154 is 70 points worse than average.

It ranks 432 of 447 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Baicheng (18) and the most polluted Kashgar (245).

For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.

Air quality in cities near Puyang Chengguanzhen

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Puyang, Henan6 km154Unhealthy35
Heze66 km132Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups47.4
Hebi67 km161Unhealthy50.3
Anyang72 km165Unhealthy41
Handan112 km164Unhealthy37.6
Kaifeng120 km158Unhealthy60.1
Liaocheng121 km96Moderate25
Hecun123 km156Unhealthy39.3

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Puyang Chengguanzhen, 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 35 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 54 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 146 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 154, 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.