Air quality

Air quality in Zibo today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 103) People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 1:00 am (17:00 UTC).

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

US AQI now
103 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
61 µg/m³ 4× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
66 µg/m³
Ozone
0 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 103
Best hour today
6:00 am AQI 109
European AQI
65

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Air quality in Zibo right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Zibo, Shandong, China is 103, which falls in the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" band (up to 150). People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.

The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 103. 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 61 µg/m³, 4 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 66 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 0 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 60 µg/m³ (above the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 549 µg/m³.

Zibo AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 103 around Mon 1:00 am to 133 around Tue 1:00 am, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 117.

Local time (Asia/Shanghai)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 1:00 am103Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups60.5660
Mon 4:00 am107Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups59.4660
Mon 7:00 am110Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups72.6792
Mon 10:00 am114Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups33.44318
Mon 1:00 pm114Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups26.73637
Mon 4:00 pm115Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups263532
Mon 7:00 pm118Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.2577
Mon 10:00 pm127Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups65.7730
Tue 1:00 am133Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups66.8750
Tue 4:00 am133Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52.4590
Tue 7:00 am129Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups31.73517
Tue 10:00 am118Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups10.43154
Tue 1:00 pm112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups11.64272
Tue 4:00 pm107Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups12.63954
Tue 7:00 pm104Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups46.46811
Tue 10:00 pm105Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups83.61070
Wed 1:00 am112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups92.21150

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 Zibo today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 109, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 9:00 pm (AQI 124). That is a swing of 15 points, so a run or walk around 6:00 am is noticeably better.

Zibo vs the rest of China

Across 467 China cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 84 (Moderate). Zibo at 103 is 19 points worse than average.

It ranks 352 of 467 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Hulunbuir (22) and the most polluted Artux (273).

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

Air quality in cities near Zibo

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Linqu52 km82Moderate30
Shouguang61 km85Moderate35.4
Binzhou64 km78Moderate28.5
Xinzhai66 km82Moderate30
Laiwu76 km112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups65.2
Dongying84 km70Moderate22.5
Weifang93 km83Moderate29.6
Jinan96 km85Moderate27

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Zibo, 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 73 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 38 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 14 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 103, 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.