Air quality

Air quality in Seogwipo today

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Good (US AQI 35) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 10:00 am (01:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Seogwipo, Jeju-do, South Korea, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
35 Good
PM2.5
2 µg/m³ 0.1× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
2.5 µg/m³
Ozone
83 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
ozone sub-index 35
Best hour today
10:00 am AQI 35
European AQI
32

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Air quality in Seogwipo right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Seogwipo, Jeju-do, South Korea is 35, which falls in the "Good" band (up to 50). Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.

The index is driven mainly by ozone, whose own sub-index is 35. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.

PM2.5 is 2 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 2.5 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 83 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 4.9 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: UV index 3.6, carbon monoxide 201 µg/m³.

Seogwipo AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 35 around Mon 10:00 am to 46 around Mon 6:00 pm, staying "Good" throughout.

The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 51 against 42 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Seoul)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 10:00 am35Good2383
Mon 1:00 pm36Good6.18104
Mon 4:00 pm43Good6.39103
Mon 7:00 pm46Good5.6892
Mon 10:00 pm46Good7.81192
Tue 1:00 am43Good9.11387
Tue 4:00 am42Good11.21689
Tue 7:00 am41Good13.22090
Tue 10:00 am45Good11.11781
Tue 1:00 pm49Good7.11496
Tue 4:00 pm50Good13.62399
Tue 7:00 pm52Moderate13.62392
Tue 10:00 pm54Moderate9.71583
Wed 1:00 am53Moderate5.7887
Wed 4:00 am53Moderate6.2974
Wed 7:00 am51Moderate4.3565
Wed 10:00 am47Good3.5569

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 Seogwipo today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 10:00 am (AQI 35, Good) and the worst around 6:00 pm (AQI 46). That is a swing of 11 points, so a run or walk around 10:00 am is noticeably better.

Seogwipo vs the rest of South Korea

Across 42 South Korea cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 51 (Moderate). Seogwipo at 35 is 16 points cleaner than average.

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

Air quality in cities near Seogwipo

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Jeju City29 km33Good3.4
Mokpo174 km26Good8.1
Yeosu196 km31Good11
Suncheon207 km31Good11
Masan210 km31Good11.1
Gwangju214 km31Good11.1
Chinju257 km31Good11.9
Jeonju291 km46Good13.9

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Seogwipo, 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

With the AQI at 35, there is no need for sensitive groups to change plans. People with asthma should still carry their reliever inhaler as usual.

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).