Air quality
Air quality in Yan’an today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 81) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 10:00 am (02:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Yan’an, Shaanxi, China, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 81 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 15 µg/m³ 1× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 46 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 71 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 81
- Best hour today
- 9:00 pm AQI 57
- European AQI
- 40
Air quality in Yan’an right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Yan’an, Shaanxi, China is 81, 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 81. 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 15 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 46 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 71 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 1.3 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: UV index 2.6, desert dust at 51 µg/m³, high enough to haze the sky, carbon monoxide 136 µg/m³.
Yan’an AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 52 around Tue 1:00 am to 81 around Mon 10:00 am, staying "Moderate" throughout.
The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 67 against 61 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Shanghai) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 10:00 am | 81 | Moderate | 14.8 | 46 | 71 |
| Mon 1:00 pm | 75 | Moderate | 10 | 27 | 80 |
| Mon 4:00 pm | 70 | Moderate | 9.6 | 28 | 83 |
| Mon 7:00 pm | 62 | Moderate | 10.7 | 25 | 68 |
| Mon 10:00 pm | 55 | Moderate | 9.7 | 22 | 62 |
| Tue 1:00 am | 52 | Moderate | 9.4 | 21 | 62 |
| Tue 4:00 am | 52 | Moderate | 9.9 | 24 | 57 |
| Tue 7:00 am | 53 | Moderate | 12.8 | 44 | 49 |
| Tue 10:00 am | 54 | Moderate | 23.8 | 115 | 73 |
| Tue 1:00 pm | 56 | Moderate | 23.2 | 101 | 87 |
| Tue 4:00 pm | 59 | Moderate | 23.7 | 95 | 85 |
| Tue 7:00 pm | 63 | Moderate | 25.1 | 79 | 62 |
| Tue 10:00 pm | 67 | Moderate | 30.2 | 95 | 40 |
| Wed 1:00 am | 72 | Moderate | 31.3 | 98 | 28 |
| Wed 4:00 am | 77 | Moderate | 29.3 | 91 | 25 |
| Wed 7:00 am | 81 | Moderate | 27.8 | 84 | 16 |
| Wed 10:00 am | 83 | Moderate | 20 | 56 | 57 |
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 Yan’an today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 9:00 pm (AQI 57, Moderate) and the worst around 10:00 am (AQI 81). That is a swing of 24 points, so a run or walk around 9:00 pm is noticeably better.
Yan’an vs the rest of China
Across 447 China cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 86 (Moderate). Yan’an at 81 is 5 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 279 of 447 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Hulunbuir (19) and the most polluted Kashgar (223).
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Yan’an
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancheng | 152 km | 91 | Moderate | 12.7 |
| Yintai | 169 km | 132 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 14.7 |
| Tongchuanshi | 173 km | 132 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 14.7 |
| Lüliang | 179 km | 81 | Moderate | 13 |
| Linfen | 190 km | 72 | Moderate | 19.3 |
| Qingyang | 193 km | 78 | Moderate | 17.5 |
| Tongchuan | 195 km | 132 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 14.7 |
| Yongji | 211 km | 100 | Moderate | 35.3 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Yan’an, 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 81, 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).