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Air quality · Jamaica

Kingston Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 07:00 local time (UTC-5), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

29 Good

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI07:00 UTC-5, 3 Nov Main pollutant: PM2.5

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

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 38.

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 15 around 04:00 to 33 around 19:00 (3 Nov).

786th most polluted of 849 cities worldwide right now.

What to do today

  • Long walk or run outside OK
  • Kids playing outside OK
  • Airing the house Open
  • Mask outdoors Not needed

Based on the US EPA’s health statement: “Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.” General guidance, not medical advice.

Last 24 hours and next 48

Past hours Forecast

08:00 · 56 09:00 · 53 10:00 · 52 11:00 · 49 12:00 · 44 13:00 · 42 14:00 · 39 15:00 · 38 16:00 · 38 17:00 · 39 18:00 · 43 19:00 · 43 20:00 · 43 21:00 · 43 22:00 · 41 23:00 · 38 00:00 · 36 01:00 · 33 02:00 · 32 03:00 · 31 04:00 · 28 05:00 · 24 06:00 · 23 07:00 · 29 08:00 · 32 09:00 · 32 10:00 · 29 11:00 · 28 12:00 · 26 13:00 · 22 14:00 · 23 15:00 · 26 16:00 · 30 17:00 · 29 18:00 · 32 19:00 · 33 20:00 · 29 21:00 · 24 22:00 · 23 23:00 · 23 00:00 · 24 01:00 · 24 02:00 · 22 03:00 · 18 04:00 · 15 05:00 · 16 06:00 · 16 07:00 · 17 08:00 · 25 09:00 · 27 10:00 · 28 11:00 · 26 12:00 · 22 13:00 · 22 14:00 · 20 15:00 · 21 16:00 · 21 17:00 · 24 18:00 · 28 19:00 · 40 20:00 · 46 21:00 · 42 22:00 · 41 23:00 · 32 00:00 · 24 01:00 · 23 02:00 · 20 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC-5. 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 08:0056
Mon 09:0053
Mon 10:0052
Mon 11:0049
Mon 12:0044
Mon 13:0042
Mon 14:0039
Mon 15:0038
Mon 16:0038
Mon 17:0039
Mon 18:0043
Mon 19:0043
Mon 20:0043
Mon 21:0043
Mon 22:0041
Mon 23:0038
Tue 00:0036
Tue 01:0033
Tue 02:0032
Tue 03:0031
Tue 04:0028
Tue 05:0024
Tue 06:0023
Tue 07:00 · Now29
Tue 08:00 · Forecast32
Tue 09:00 · Forecast32
Tue 10:00 · Forecast29
Tue 11:00 · Forecast28
Tue 12:00 · Forecast26
Tue 13:00 · Forecast22
Tue 14:00 · Forecast23
Tue 15:00 · Forecast26
Tue 16:00 · Forecast30
Tue 17:00 · Forecast29
Tue 18:00 · Forecast32
Tue 19:00 · Forecast33
Tue 20:00 · Forecast29
Tue 21:00 · Forecast24
Tue 22:00 · Forecast23
Tue 23:00 · Forecast23
Wed 00:00 · Forecast24
Wed 01:00 · Forecast24
Wed 02:00 · Forecast22
Wed 03:00 · Forecast18
Wed 04:00 · Forecast15
Wed 05:00 · Forecast16
Wed 06:00 · Forecast16
Wed 07:00 · Forecast17
Wed 08:00 · Forecast25
Wed 09:00 · Forecast27
Wed 10:00 · Forecast28
Wed 11:00 · Forecast26
Wed 12:00 · Forecast22
Wed 13:00 · Forecast22
Wed 14:00 · Forecast20
Wed 15:00 · Forecast21
Wed 16:00 · Forecast21
Wed 17:00 · Forecast24
Wed 18:00 · Forecast28
Wed 19:00 · Forecast40
Wed 20:00 · Forecast46
Wed 21:00 · Forecast42
Wed 22:00 · Forecast41
Wed 23:00 · Forecast32
Thu 00:00 · Forecast24
Thu 01:00 · Forecast23
Thu 02:00 · Forecast20

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 6.8 µg/m³ · within WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 29
  • PM10 8 µg/m³ 6
  • O₃ 35 µg/m³ 16
  • NO₂ 10 µg/m³ 5
  • SO₂ 3 µg/m³ 1
  • CO 1.20 mg/m³ 11

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
Port-au-Prince Haiti 154
Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic 52
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 56
Barranquilla Colombia 49
Havana Cuba 21
Cartagena Colombia 39
Maracaibo Venezuela 39

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 Kingston’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 Kingston right now?
29 on the US EPA scale (Good) at 07:00 UTC-5, 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 Kingston today?
For most people, yes. The EPA’s statement for “Good”: Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. General guidance, not medical advice.

Will the air in Kingston get better or worse tomorrow?
Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 15 around 04:00 to 33 around 19:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Kingston compare with other cities?
Right now it is the 786th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, all on the same US EPA scale.

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