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Air quality in Egypt today

Right now the most polluted of the 5 Egypt cities we cover is Cairo at AQI 91 (Moderate); the cleanest is Al Mansurah at 61.

US EPA AQI, modelled from the CAMS forecast. Refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

Cities in Egypt, worst air first

US AQI now in Egypt
#	City	AQI	Category	Population
1	Cairo Capital	91	Moderate	9.6 m people
2	Suez	88	Moderate	0.7 m people
3	Alexandria	74	Moderate	5.3 m people
4	Port Said	68	Moderate	0.8 m people
5	Al Mansurah Dakahlia	61	Moderate	0.6 m people

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

Each city’s value is the CAMS model at the city’s coordinates, scored on the US EPA AQI. It is an estimate, not a station reading. How we calculate it.

Cities in Egypt, worst air first

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