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Air quality · Heilongjiang, China

Harbin Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 21:00 local time (UTC+8), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

148 Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI21:00 UTC+8, 3 Nov Main pollutant: PM2.5

Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected.

What to do today

  • Long walk or run outside Shorter if you have asthma or heart disease
  • Kids playing outside OK, less for kids with asthma
  • Airing the house Open
  • Mask outdoors If you are in a sensitive group

Based on the US EPA’s health statement: “Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected.” General guidance, not medical advice.

Last 24 hours and next 48

Past hours Forecast

22:00 · 133 23:00 · 130 00:00 · 130 01:00 · 132 02:00 · 136 03:00 · 141 04:00 · 144 05:00 · 145 06:00 · 145 07:00 · 141 08:00 · 127 09:00 · 97 10:00 · 80 11:00 · 68 12:00 · 61 13:00 · 56 14:00 · 55 15:00 · 55 16:00 · 60 17:00 · 74 18:00 · 90 19:00 · 113 20:00 · 135 21:00 · 148 22:00 · 143 23:00 · 126 00:00 · 108 01:00 · 96 02:00 · 91 03:00 · 87 04:00 · 84 05:00 · 82 06:00 · 80 07:00 · 80 08:00 · 82 09:00 · 89 10:00 · 96 11:00 · 107 12:00 · 120 13:00 · 132 14:00 · 144 15:00 · 153 16:00 · 158 17:00 · 164 18:00 · 174 19:00 · 185 20:00 · 193 21:00 · 195 22:00 · 195 23:00 · 194 00:00 · 191 01:00 · 185 02:00 · 178 03:00 · 165 04:00 · 159 05:00 · 157 06:00 · 156 07:00 · 157 08:00 · 156 09:00 · 155 10:00 · 155 11:00 · 146 12:00 · 123 13:00 · 103 14:00 · 89 15:00 · 77 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC+8. Particles use EPA’s NowCast (a 12-hour weighted average), ozone and CO an 8-hour average. Lighter bars are the CAMS forecast.

Show as a table
TimeAQI
Mon 22:00133
Mon 23:00130
Tue 00:00130
Tue 01:00132
Tue 02:00136
Tue 03:00141
Tue 04:00144
Tue 05:00145
Tue 06:00145
Tue 07:00141
Tue 08:00127
Tue 09:0097
Tue 10:0080
Tue 11:0068
Tue 12:0061
Tue 13:0056
Tue 14:0055
Tue 15:0055
Tue 16:0060
Tue 17:0074
Tue 18:0090
Tue 19:00113
Tue 20:00135
Tue 21:00 · Now148
Tue 22:00 · Forecast143
Tue 23:00 · Forecast126
Wed 00:00 · Forecast108
Wed 01:00 · Forecast96
Wed 02:00 · Forecast91
Wed 03:00 · Forecast87
Wed 04:00 · Forecast84
Wed 05:00 · Forecast82
Wed 06:00 · Forecast80
Wed 07:00 · Forecast80
Wed 08:00 · Forecast82
Wed 09:00 · Forecast89
Wed 10:00 · Forecast96
Wed 11:00 · Forecast107
Wed 12:00 · Forecast120
Wed 13:00 · Forecast132
Wed 14:00 · Forecast144
Wed 15:00 · Forecast153
Wed 16:00 · Forecast158
Wed 17:00 · Forecast164
Wed 18:00 · Forecast174
Wed 19:00 · Forecast185
Wed 20:00 · Forecast193
Wed 21:00 · Forecast195
Wed 22:00 · Forecast195
Wed 23:00 · Forecast194
Thu 00:00 · Forecast191
Thu 01:00 · Forecast185
Thu 02:00 · Forecast178
Thu 03:00 · Forecast165
Thu 04:00 · Forecast159
Thu 05:00 · Forecast157
Thu 06:00 · Forecast156
Thu 07:00 · Forecast157
Thu 08:00 · Forecast156
Thu 09:00 · Forecast155
Thu 10:00 · Forecast155
Thu 11:00 · Forecast146
Thu 12:00 · Forecast123
Thu 13:00 · Forecast103
Thu 14:00 · Forecast89
Thu 15:00 · Forecast77

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 59.3 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 37.2 µg/m³ · 2.5× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 148
  • PM10 61 µg/m³ 51
  • O₃ 8 µg/m³ 10
  • NO₂ 52 µg/m³ 25
  • SO₂ 62 µg/m³ 33
  • CO 3.25 mg/m³ 24

Modelled concentrations at the city’s location (CAMS). The sub-index uses the same averaging as the headline, so the highest one is the AQI.

Nearby cities

City AQI
Shenyang Liaoning 131
Khabarovsk Russia 109
Pyongyang North Korea 151
Dalian Liaoning 155
Seoul South Korea 171
Incheon South Korea 171
Suwon South Korea 144

Where this number comes from

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) forecasts air pollution worldwide on a grid (about 11 km over Europe, about 45 km elsewhere). We take the grid value at Harbin’s coordinates and score it with the US EPA’s method. It is a model, not a measurement: a nearby monitoring station can read quite differently, especially next to busy roads or during fires and dust storms.

Full methodology · Data: CAMS via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0); city list: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

  • Good 0–50
  • Moderate 51–100
  • Unhealthy for sensitive groups 101–150
  • Unhealthy 151–200
  • Very unhealthy 201–300
  • Hazardous 301–500

Questions

What is the AQI in Harbin right now?

148 on the US EPA scale (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) at 21:00 UTC+8, 3 Nov. PM2.5 is the pollutant with the highest sub-index. This is a modelled estimate from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), not a reading from a monitoring station.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Harbin today?

For most people, yes; people with asthma, heart or lung disease, older adults and children should take it easier. The EPA’s statement for “Unhealthy for sensitive groups”: Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected. General guidance, not medical advice.

Will the air in Harbin get better or worse tomorrow?

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 80 around 06:00 to 195 around 21:00 (4 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Harbin compare with other cities?

Right now it is the 108th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 11th of 25 in China, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for Harbin?

Apps differ in source (government stations, low-cost sensors or a model like this one), in scale (US EPA, European, or a national index) and in averaging (hourly or NowCast, 8-hour, 24-hour). This page uses the US EPA AQI with EPA’s NowCast for particles, computed from the CAMS forecast for the city’s location.