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Air quality · Razavi Khorasan, Iran

Mashhad Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 15:30 local time (UTC+3:30), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

55 Moderate

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI15:30 UTC+3:30, 3 Nov Main pollutant: PM2.5

Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.

What to do today

  • Long walk or run outside OK, lighter if very sensitive
  • Kids playing outside OK
  • Airing the house Open
  • Mask outdoors Not needed

Based on the US EPA’s health statement: “Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.” General guidance, not medical advice.

Last 24 hours and next 48

Past hours Forecast

16:30 · 58 17:30 · 57 18:30 · 56 19:30 · 58 20:30 · 61 21:30 · 64 22:30 · 72 23:30 · 77 00:30 · 80 01:30 · 80 02:30 · 78 03:30 · 75 04:30 · 75 05:30 · 82 06:30 · 106 07:30 · 152 08:30 · 116 09:30 · 87 10:30 · 70 11:30 · 61 12:30 · 57 13:30 · 55 14:30 · 54 15:30 · 55 16:30 · 60 17:30 · 63 18:30 · 73 19:30 · 83 20:30 · 92 21:30 · 96 22:30 · 107 23:30 · 120 00:30 · 128 01:30 · 128 02:30 · 124 03:30 · 120 04:30 · 121 05:30 · 133 06:30 · 157 07:30 · 164 08:30 · 152 09:30 · 128 10:30 · 109 11:30 · 96 12:30 · 89 13:30 · 82 14:30 · 77 15:30 · 77 16:30 · 77 17:30 · 77 18:30 · 76 19:30 · 78 20:30 · 86 21:30 · 118 22:30 · 153 23:30 · 158 00:30 · 157 01:30 · 153 02:30 · 145 03:30 · 133 04:30 · 125 05:30 · 124 06:30 · 137 07:30 · 144 08:30 · 131 09:30 · 96 10:30 · 76 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC+3:30. 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 16:3058
Mon 17:3057
Mon 18:3056
Mon 19:3058
Mon 20:3061
Mon 21:3064
Mon 22:3072
Mon 23:3077
Tue 00:3080
Tue 01:3080
Tue 02:3078
Tue 03:3075
Tue 04:3075
Tue 05:3082
Tue 06:30106
Tue 07:30152
Tue 08:30116
Tue 09:3087
Tue 10:3070
Tue 11:3061
Tue 12:3057
Tue 13:3055
Tue 14:3054
Tue 15:30 · Now55
Tue 16:30 · Forecast60
Tue 17:30 · Forecast63
Tue 18:30 · Forecast73
Tue 19:30 · Forecast83
Tue 20:30 · Forecast92
Tue 21:30 · Forecast96
Tue 22:30 · Forecast107
Tue 23:30 · Forecast120
Wed 00:30 · Forecast128
Wed 01:30 · Forecast128
Wed 02:30 · Forecast124
Wed 03:30 · Forecast120
Wed 04:30 · Forecast121
Wed 05:30 · Forecast133
Wed 06:30 · Forecast157
Wed 07:30 · Forecast164
Wed 08:30 · Forecast152
Wed 09:30 · Forecast128
Wed 10:30 · Forecast109
Wed 11:30 · Forecast96
Wed 12:30 · Forecast89
Wed 13:30 · Forecast82
Wed 14:30 · Forecast77
Wed 15:30 · Forecast77
Wed 16:30 · Forecast77
Wed 17:30 · Forecast77
Wed 18:30 · Forecast76
Wed 19:30 · Forecast78
Wed 20:30 · Forecast86
Wed 21:30 · Forecast118
Wed 22:30 · Forecast153
Wed 23:30 · Forecast158
Thu 00:30 · Forecast157
Thu 01:30 · Forecast153
Thu 02:30 · Forecast145
Thu 03:30 · Forecast133
Thu 04:30 · Forecast125
Thu 05:30 · Forecast124
Thu 06:30 · Forecast137
Thu 07:30 · Forecast144
Thu 08:30 · Forecast131
Thu 09:30 · Forecast96
Thu 10:30 · Forecast76

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 11.9 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 21.3 µg/m³ · 1.4× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 55
  • PM10 18 µg/m³ 16
  • O₃ 84 µg/m³ 38
  • NO₂ 32 µg/m³ 16
  • SO₂ 10 µg/m³ 4
  • CO 0.65 mg/m³ 9

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
Ashgabat Turkmenistan 60
Tehran Tehran 64
Karaj Alborz Province 41
Qom Qom Province 59
Isfahan Isfahan 67
Dushanbe Tajikistan 55
Kabul Afghanistan 61

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 Mashhad’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 Mashhad right now?

55 on the US EPA scale (Moderate) at 15:30 UTC+3:30, 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 Mashhad today?

For most people, yes. The EPA’s statement for “Moderate”: Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. General guidance, not medical advice.

Will the air in Mashhad get better or worse tomorrow?

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 60 around 16:30 to 164 around 07:30 (4 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Mashhad compare with other cities?

Right now it is the 578th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 7th of 9 in Iran, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for Mashhad?

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.