GlobeMetrics
EN
  • English✓
  • हिंदी—
  • मराठी—

Try “Pune”, “Poona” or “पुणे”

Air quality · Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 19:00 local time (UTC+6), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

66 Moderate

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI19:00 UTC+6, 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

20:00 · 64 21:00 · 71 22:00 · 75 23:00 · 76 00:00 · 73 01:00 · 68 02:00 · 63 03:00 · 58 04:00 · 55 05:00 · 52 06:00 · 47 07:00 · 46 08:00 · 51 09:00 · 54 10:00 · 58 11:00 · 60 12:00 · 59 13:00 · 56 14:00 · 54 15:00 · 52 16:00 · 52 17:00 · 55 18:00 · 60 19:00 · 66 20:00 · 74 21:00 · 82 22:00 · 86 23:00 · 88 00:00 · 87 01:00 · 84 02:00 · 79 03:00 · 74 04:00 · 71 05:00 · 68 06:00 · 65 07:00 · 64 08:00 · 66 09:00 · 66 10:00 · 65 11:00 · 60 12:00 · 54 13:00 · 49 14:00 · 43 15:00 · 40 16:00 · 40 17:00 · 46 18:00 · 55 19:00 · 59 20:00 · 63 21:00 · 68 22:00 · 71 23:00 · 75 00:00 · 77 01:00 · 76 02:00 · 70 03:00 · 64 04:00 · 55 05:00 · 48 06:00 · 38 07:00 · 33 08:00 · 36 09:00 · 45 10:00 · 47 11:00 · 46 12:00 · 36 13:00 · 28 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC+6. 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 20:0064
Mon 21:0071
Mon 22:0075
Mon 23:0076
Tue 00:0073
Tue 01:0068
Tue 02:0063
Tue 03:0058
Tue 04:0055
Tue 05:0052
Tue 06:0047
Tue 07:0046
Tue 08:0051
Tue 09:0054
Tue 10:0058
Tue 11:0060
Tue 12:0059
Tue 13:0056
Tue 14:0054
Tue 15:0052
Tue 16:0052
Tue 17:0055
Tue 18:0060
Tue 19:00 · Now66
Tue 20:00 · Forecast74
Tue 21:00 · Forecast82
Tue 22:00 · Forecast86
Tue 23:00 · Forecast88
Wed 00:00 · Forecast87
Wed 01:00 · Forecast84
Wed 02:00 · Forecast79
Wed 03:00 · Forecast74
Wed 04:00 · Forecast71
Wed 05:00 · Forecast68
Wed 06:00 · Forecast65
Wed 07:00 · Forecast64
Wed 08:00 · Forecast66
Wed 09:00 · Forecast66
Wed 10:00 · Forecast65
Wed 11:00 · Forecast60
Wed 12:00 · Forecast54
Wed 13:00 · Forecast49
Wed 14:00 · Forecast43
Wed 15:00 · Forecast40
Wed 16:00 · Forecast40
Wed 17:00 · Forecast46
Wed 18:00 · Forecast55
Wed 19:00 · Forecast59
Wed 20:00 · Forecast63
Wed 21:00 · Forecast68
Wed 22:00 · Forecast71
Wed 23:00 · Forecast75
Thu 00:00 · Forecast77
Thu 01:00 · Forecast76
Thu 02:00 · Forecast70
Thu 03:00 · Forecast64
Thu 04:00 · Forecast55
Thu 05:00 · Forecast48
Thu 06:00 · Forecast38
Thu 07:00 · Forecast33
Thu 08:00 · Forecast36
Thu 09:00 · Forecast45
Thu 10:00 · Forecast47
Thu 11:00 · Forecast46
Thu 12:00 · Forecast36
Thu 13:00 · Forecast28

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 20.8 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 13.9 µg/m³ · within WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 66
  • PM10 23 µg/m³ 18
  • O₃ 69 µg/m³ 45
  • NO₂ 13 µg/m³ 6
  • SO₂ 26 µg/m³ 13
  • CO 1.01 mg/m³ 3

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
Almaty Kazakhstan 84
Andijon Uzbekistan 69
Namangan Uzbekistan 98
Shymkent Kazakhstan 76
Tashkent Uzbekistan 106
Dushanbe Tajikistan 62
Battagram Pakistan 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 Bishkek’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 Bishkek right now?

66 on the US EPA scale (Moderate) at 19:00 UTC+6, 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 Bishkek 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 Bishkek get better or worse tomorrow?

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 40 around 15:00 to 88 around 23:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Bishkek compare with other cities?

Right now it is the 428th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for Bishkek?

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.