Air quality

Air quality in Shāhīn Shahr today

Updated

Moderate (US AQI 86) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 3:30 am (00:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Shāhīn Shahr, Isfahan, Iran, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
86 Moderate
PM2.5
31 µg/m³ 2.1× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
45 µg/m³
Ozone
0 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 86
Best hour today
6:30 pm AQI 82
European AQI
71

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Air quality in Shāhīn Shahr right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Shāhīn Shahr, Isfahan, Iran is 86, 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 86. 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 31 µg/m³, 2.1 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 45 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 0 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 81 µg/m³ (above the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 370 µg/m³.

Shāhīn Shahr AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 82 around Mon 6:30 pm to 88 around Mon 11:30 pm, staying "Moderate" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 86.

Local time (Asia/Tehran)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 3:30 am86Moderate31.2450
Mon 6:30 am86Moderate35.9451
Mon 9:30 am87Moderate26.93830
Mon 12:30 pm86Moderate9.927104
Mon 3:30 pm84Moderate9.229101
Mon 6:30 pm82Moderate30440
Mon 9:30 pm85Moderate51630
Tue 12:30 am88Moderate36.8430
Tue 3:30 am88Moderate22.9270
Tue 6:30 am86Moderate29330
Tue 9:30 am85Moderate25.13620
Tue 12:30 pm85Moderate13.13193
Tue 3:30 pm86Moderate11.92898
Tue 6:30 pm87Moderate32420
Tue 9:30 pm86Moderate37.3460
Wed 12:30 am84Moderate42.1490
Wed 3:30 am85Moderate31.2380

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 Shāhīn Shahr today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:30 pm (AQI 82, Moderate) and the worst around 8:30 am (AQI 87). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Shāhīn Shahr vs the rest of Iran

Across 33 Iran cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 71 (Moderate). Shāhīn Shahr at 86 is 15 points worse than average.

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

Air quality in cities near Shāhīn Shahr

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Isfahan26 km87Moderate28.5
Kashan126 km58Moderate14.6
Kāshān, Isfahan128 km58Moderate14.6
Qom208 km67Moderate20
Arāk220 km58Moderate15.7
Yazd285 km61Moderate15.9
Golestān298 km131Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups50.2
Eslamshahr301 km131Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups50.2

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Shāhīn Shahr, 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 51 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 37 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 50 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 86, 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 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.