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Air quality · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Peshawar Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 18:00 local time (UTC+5), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

99 Moderate

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI18:00 UTC+5, 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 134.

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 60 around 14:00 to 122 around 21:00 (3 Nov).

203rd most polluted of 849 cities worldwide right now, 15th of 19 in Pakistan.

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

19:00 · 158 20:00 · 166 21:00 · 170 22:00 · 171 23:00 · 170 00:00 · 166 01:00 · 161 02:00 · 155 03:00 · 148 04:00 · 133 05:00 · 121 06:00 · 115 07:00 · 119 08:00 · 126 09:00 · 127 10:00 · 111 11:00 · 97 12:00 · 90 13:00 · 84 14:00 · 80 15:00 · 77 16:00 · 81 17:00 · 88 18:00 · 99 19:00 · 112 20:00 · 121 21:00 · 122 22:00 · 120 23:00 · 116 00:00 · 107 01:00 · 98 02:00 · 91 03:00 · 84 04:00 · 78 05:00 · 73 06:00 · 70 07:00 · 74 08:00 · 81 09:00 · 84 10:00 · 76 11:00 · 69 12:00 · 64 13:00 · 61 14:00 · 60 15:00 · 60 16:00 · 67 17:00 · 87 18:00 · 118 19:00 · 147 20:00 · 157 21:00 · 161 22:00 · 163 23:00 · 163 00:00 · 159 01:00 · 152 02:00 · 134 03:00 · 117 04:00 · 101 05:00 · 90 06:00 · 82 07:00 · 78 08:00 · 78 09:00 · 77 10:00 · 69 11:00 · 65 12:00 · 62 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 19:00158
Mon 20:00166
Mon 21:00170
Mon 22:00171
Mon 23:00170
Tue 00:00166
Tue 01:00161
Tue 02:00155
Tue 03:00148
Tue 04:00133
Tue 05:00121
Tue 06:00115
Tue 07:00119
Tue 08:00126
Tue 09:00127
Tue 10:00111
Tue 11:0097
Tue 12:0090
Tue 13:0084
Tue 14:0080
Tue 15:0077
Tue 16:0081
Tue 17:0088
Tue 18:00 · Now99
Tue 19:00 · Forecast112
Tue 20:00 · Forecast121
Tue 21:00 · Forecast122
Tue 22:00 · Forecast120
Tue 23:00 · Forecast116
Wed 00:00 · Forecast107
Wed 01:00 · Forecast98
Wed 02:00 · Forecast91
Wed 03:00 · Forecast84
Wed 04:00 · Forecast78
Wed 05:00 · Forecast73
Wed 06:00 · Forecast70
Wed 07:00 · Forecast74
Wed 08:00 · Forecast81
Wed 09:00 · Forecast84
Wed 10:00 · Forecast76
Wed 11:00 · Forecast69
Wed 12:00 · Forecast64
Wed 13:00 · Forecast61
Wed 14:00 · Forecast60
Wed 15:00 · Forecast60
Wed 16:00 · Forecast67
Wed 17:00 · Forecast87
Wed 18:00 · Forecast118
Wed 19:00 · Forecast147
Wed 20:00 · Forecast157
Wed 21:00 · Forecast161
Wed 22:00 · Forecast163
Wed 23:00 · Forecast163
Thu 00:00 · Forecast159
Thu 01:00 · Forecast152
Thu 02:00 · Forecast134
Thu 03:00 · Forecast117
Thu 04:00 · Forecast101
Thu 05:00 · Forecast90
Thu 06:00 · Forecast82
Thu 07:00 · Forecast78
Thu 08:00 · Forecast78
Thu 09:00 · Forecast77
Thu 10:00 · Forecast69
Thu 11:00 · Forecast65
Thu 12:00 · Forecast62

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 40.7 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 48.9 µg/m³ · 3.3× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 99
  • PM10 44 µg/m³ 35
  • O₃ 28 µg/m³ 41
  • NO₂ 55 µg/m³ 27
  • SO₂ 7 µg/m³ 3
  • CO 2.23 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
Islamabad Islamabad 103
Bannu Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 116
Battagram Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 61
Muzaffarābād Azad Kashmir 55
Kabul Afghanistan 61
Sargodha Punjab 153
Dera Ismail Khan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 130

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 Peshawar’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 Peshawar right now?
99 on the US EPA scale (Moderate) at 18:00 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 Peshawar 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 Peshawar get better or worse tomorrow?
Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 60 around 14:00 to 122 around 21:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Peshawar compare with other cities?
Right now it is the 203rd most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 15th of 19 in Pakistan, all on the same US EPA scale.

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