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Air quality · West Bank, Palestine

East Jerusalem Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 14:00 local time (UTC+2), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

71 Moderate

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI14:00 UTC+2, 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

15:00 · 59 16:00 · 61 17:00 · 63 18:00 · 66 19:00 · 69 20:00 · 70 21:00 · 70 22:00 · 70 23:00 · 69 00:00 · 69 01:00 · 68 02:00 · 68 03:00 · 67 04:00 · 68 05:00 · 68 06:00 · 68 07:00 · 68 08:00 · 67 09:00 · 67 10:00 · 69 11:00 · 71 12:00 · 71 13:00 · 71 14:00 · 71 15:00 · 71 16:00 · 71 17:00 · 71 18:00 · 71 19:00 · 73 20:00 · 74 21:00 · 75 22:00 · 76 23:00 · 77 00:00 · 77 01:00 · 77 02:00 · 76 03:00 · 76 04:00 · 75 05:00 · 74 06:00 · 72 07:00 · 71 08:00 · 70 09:00 · 68 10:00 · 65 11:00 · 63 12:00 · 62 13:00 · 59 14:00 · 57 15:00 · 57 16:00 · 59 17:00 · 60 18:00 · 60 19:00 · 61 20:00 · 63 21:00 · 66 22:00 · 68 23:00 · 69 00:00 · 70 01:00 · 69 02:00 · 66 03:00 · 63 04:00 · 60 05:00 · 58 06:00 · 58 07:00 · 58 08:00 · 59 09:00 · 58 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC+2. 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 15:0059
Mon 16:0061
Mon 17:0063
Mon 18:0066
Mon 19:0069
Mon 20:0070
Mon 21:0070
Mon 22:0070
Mon 23:0069
Tue 00:0069
Tue 01:0068
Tue 02:0068
Tue 03:0067
Tue 04:0068
Tue 05:0068
Tue 06:0068
Tue 07:0068
Tue 08:0067
Tue 09:0067
Tue 10:0069
Tue 11:0071
Tue 12:0071
Tue 13:0071
Tue 14:00 · Now71
Tue 15:00 · Forecast71
Tue 16:00 · Forecast71
Tue 17:00 · Forecast71
Tue 18:00 · Forecast71
Tue 19:00 · Forecast73
Tue 20:00 · Forecast74
Tue 21:00 · Forecast75
Tue 22:00 · Forecast76
Tue 23:00 · Forecast77
Wed 00:00 · Forecast77
Wed 01:00 · Forecast77
Wed 02:00 · Forecast76
Wed 03:00 · Forecast76
Wed 04:00 · Forecast75
Wed 05:00 · Forecast74
Wed 06:00 · Forecast72
Wed 07:00 · Forecast71
Wed 08:00 · Forecast70
Wed 09:00 · Forecast68
Wed 10:00 · Forecast65
Wed 11:00 · Forecast63
Wed 12:00 · Forecast62
Wed 13:00 · Forecast59
Wed 14:00 · Forecast57
Wed 15:00 · Forecast57
Wed 16:00 · Forecast59
Wed 17:00 · Forecast60
Wed 18:00 · Forecast60
Wed 19:00 · Forecast61
Wed 20:00 · Forecast63
Wed 21:00 · Forecast66
Wed 22:00 · Forecast68
Wed 23:00 · Forecast69
Thu 00:00 · Forecast70
Thu 01:00 · Forecast69
Thu 02:00 · Forecast66
Thu 03:00 · Forecast63
Thu 04:00 · Forecast60
Thu 05:00 · Forecast58
Thu 06:00 · Forecast58
Thu 07:00 · Forecast58
Thu 08:00 · Forecast59
Thu 09:00 · Forecast58

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 20.2 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 18.7 µg/m³ · 1.2× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 71
  • PM10 48 µg/m³ 48
  • O₃ 97 µg/m³ 31
  • NO₂ 4 µg/m³ 2
  • SO₂ 5 µg/m³ 1
  • CO 0.14 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
Jerusalem Israel 71
Amman Jordan 66
Damascus Syria 59
Beirut Lebanon 80
Port Said Egypt 66
Suez Egypt 88
Homs Syria 77

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 East Jerusalem’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 East Jerusalem right now?

71 on the US EPA scale (Moderate) at 14:00 UTC+2, 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 East Jerusalem 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 East Jerusalem get better or worse tomorrow?

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 57 around 14:00 to 77 around 23:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does East Jerusalem compare with other cities?

Right now it is the 370th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for East Jerusalem?

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.