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Air quality · Iraq

Karbala Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 15:00 local time (UTC+3), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

81 Moderate

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI15:00 UTC+3, 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.

This page uses EPA’s NowCast, which follows the last few hours, as the US government’s AirNow does. On a 24-hour average of particles, as many apps show, it is 90.

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 80 around 17:00 to 106 around 03:00 (4 Nov).

295th most polluted of 849 cities worldwide right now, 4th of 8 in Iraq.

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

16:00 · 108 17:00 · 109 18:00 · 110 19:00 · 111 20:00 · 110 21:00 · 106 22:00 · 101 23:00 · 98 00:00 · 96 01:00 · 94 02:00 · 92 03:00 · 91 04:00 · 91 05:00 · 90 06:00 · 88 07:00 · 85 08:00 · 83 09:00 · 82 10:00 · 79 11:00 · 78 12:00 · 79 13:00 · 79 14:00 · 81 15:00 · 81 16:00 · 81 17:00 · 80 18:00 · 81 19:00 · 82 20:00 · 83 21:00 · 87 22:00 · 89 23:00 · 93 00:00 · 94 01:00 · 97 02:00 · 99 03:00 · 106 04:00 · 103 05:00 · 101 06:00 · 101 07:00 · 101 08:00 · 102 09:00 · 96 10:00 · 90 11:00 · 87 12:00 · 87 13:00 · 87 14:00 · 87 15:00 · 87 16:00 · 83 17:00 · 81 18:00 · 80 19:00 · 81 20:00 · 82 21:00 · 82 22:00 · 84 23:00 · 88 00:00 · 87 01:00 · 86 02:00 · 85 03:00 · 81 04:00 · 79 05:00 · 80 06:00 · 83 07:00 · 85 08:00 · 86 09:00 · 87 10:00 · 89 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC+3. 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 16:00108
Mon 17:00109
Mon 18:00110
Mon 19:00111
Mon 20:00110
Mon 21:00106
Mon 22:00101
Mon 23:0098
Tue 00:0096
Tue 01:0094
Tue 02:0092
Tue 03:0091
Tue 04:0091
Tue 05:0090
Tue 06:0088
Tue 07:0085
Tue 08:0083
Tue 09:0082
Tue 10:0079
Tue 11:0078
Tue 12:0079
Tue 13:0079
Tue 14:0081
Tue 15:00 · Now81
Tue 16:00 · Forecast81
Tue 17:00 · Forecast80
Tue 18:00 · Forecast81
Tue 19:00 · Forecast82
Tue 20:00 · Forecast83
Tue 21:00 · Forecast87
Tue 22:00 · Forecast89
Tue 23:00 · Forecast93
Wed 00:00 · Forecast94
Wed 01:00 · Forecast97
Wed 02:00 · Forecast99
Wed 03:00 · Forecast106
Wed 04:00 · Forecast103
Wed 05:00 · Forecast101
Wed 06:00 · Forecast101
Wed 07:00 · Forecast101
Wed 08:00 · Forecast102
Wed 09:00 · Forecast96
Wed 10:00 · Forecast90
Wed 11:00 · Forecast87
Wed 12:00 · Forecast87
Wed 13:00 · Forecast87
Wed 14:00 · Forecast87
Wed 15:00 · Forecast87
Wed 16:00 · Forecast83
Wed 17:00 · Forecast81
Wed 18:00 · Forecast80
Wed 19:00 · Forecast81
Wed 20:00 · Forecast82
Wed 21:00 · Forecast82
Wed 22:00 · Forecast84
Wed 23:00 · Forecast88
Thu 00:00 · Forecast87
Thu 01:00 · Forecast86
Thu 02:00 · Forecast85
Thu 03:00 · Forecast81
Thu 04:00 · Forecast79
Thu 05:00 · Forecast80
Thu 06:00 · Forecast83
Thu 07:00 · Forecast85
Thu 08:00 · Forecast86
Thu 09:00 · Forecast87
Thu 10:00 · Forecast89

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 26.3 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 29.9 µg/m³ · 2.0× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 81
  • PM10 34 µg/m³ 29
  • O₃ 106 µg/m³ 39
  • NO₂ 2 µg/m³ 1
  • SO₂ 15 µg/m³ 7
  • CO 0.17 mg/m³ 1

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
Abu Ghraib Baghdad 81
Baghdad Baghdad 95
Kirkuk Kirkuk 69
Kermanshah Iran 55
Sulaymaniyah Sulaymaniyah 58
Erbil Erbil 75
Mosul Nineveh 68

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 Karbala’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 Karbala right now?
81 on the US EPA scale (Moderate) at 15:00 UTC+3, 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 Karbala 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 Karbala get better or worse tomorrow?
Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 80 around 17:00 to 106 around 03:00 (4 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Karbala compare with other cities?
Right now it is the 295th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 4th of 8 in Iraq, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for Karbala?
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.