Air quality
Air quality in Suez today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 60) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 9:00 pm (18:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Suez, Egypt, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 60 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 14 µg/m³ 1× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 54 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 71 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 60
- Best hour tomorrow
- 6:00 am AQI 60
- European AQI
- 42
Air quality in Suez right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Suez, Egypt is 60, 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 60. 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 54 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 71 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 5.6 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: desert dust at 66 µg/m³, high enough to haze the sky, carbon monoxide 114 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 121 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 8 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Suez AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 59 around Mon 1:00 am to 65 around Mon 9:00 pm, staying "Moderate" throughout.
The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 68 against 61 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Africa/Cairo) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9:00 pm | 60 | Moderate | 14.4 | 54 | 71 |
| Mon 12:00 am | 60 | Moderate | 10.7 | 35 | 57 |
| Mon 3:00 am | 59 | Moderate | 9.5 | 28 | 44 |
| Mon 6:00 am | 60 | Moderate | 10.6 | 22 | 33 |
| Mon 9:00 am | 61 | Moderate | 14.1 | 33 | 45 |
| Mon 12:00 pm | 62 | Moderate | 20.6 | 55 | 91 |
| Mon 3:00 pm | 62 | Moderate | 26.3 | 64 | 106 |
| Mon 6:00 pm | 63 | Moderate | 25.8 | 61 | 102 |
| Mon 9:00 pm | 65 | Moderate | 22.4 | 48 | 71 |
| Tue 12:00 am | 66 | Moderate | 16.6 | 33 | 46 |
| Tue 3:00 am | 68 | Moderate | 12 | 24 | 32 |
| Tue 6:00 am | 68 | Moderate | 11.8 | 26 | 26 |
| Tue 9:00 am | 68 | Moderate | 13.1 | 29 | 27 |
| Tue 12:00 pm | 68 | Moderate | 23.3 | 61 | 95 |
| Tue 3:00 pm | 69 | Moderate | 26.9 | 72 | 111 |
| Tue 6:00 pm | 69 | Moderate | 25.4 | 70 | 106 |
| Tue 9:00 pm | 69 | Moderate | 28.7 | 66 | 71 |
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 Suez tomorrow
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 60, Moderate) and the worst around 9:00 pm (AQI 65). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.
Suez vs the rest of Egypt
Across 37 Egypt cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 117 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Suez at 60 is 57 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 15 of 37 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Rosetta (40) and the most polluted Minya (500).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Suez
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismailia | 74 km | 58 | Moderate | 11.7 |
| New Cairo | 102 km | 65 | Moderate | 17.7 |
| Bilbeis | 105 km | 63 | Moderate | 10.4 |
| Al Khuşūş | 118 km | 71 | Moderate | 18.5 |
| Zagazig | 120 km | 63 | Moderate | 10.4 |
| Al Ḩawāmidīyah | 123 km | 73 | Moderate | 21.3 |
| Cairo | 123 km | 73 | Moderate | 21.3 |
| Shubrā al Khaymah | 124 km | 71 | Moderate | 18.5 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Suez, 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
At 60, 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), NASA FIRMS.