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Air quality · Soccsksargen, Philippines

General Santos Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 20:00 local time (UTC+8), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

32 Good

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI20:00 UTC+8, 3 Nov Main pollutant: O₃

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 55.

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 21 around 01:00 to 53 around 20:00 (4 Nov).

761st most polluted of 849 cities worldwide right now, 5th of 7 in Philippines.

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

21:00 · 61 22:00 · 65 23:00 · 67 00:00 · 68 01:00 · 68 02:00 · 66 03:00 · 65 04:00 · 65 05:00 · 65 06:00 · 65 07:00 · 63 08:00 · 58 09:00 · 55 10:00 · 52 11:00 · 49 12:00 · 46 13:00 · 43 14:00 · 39 15:00 · 40 16:00 · 40 17:00 · 39 18:00 · 37 19:00 · 35 20:00 · 32 21:00 · 30 22:00 · 27 23:00 · 25 00:00 · 22 01:00 · 21 02:00 · 21 03:00 · 22 04:00 · 22 05:00 · 23 06:00 · 24 07:00 · 26 08:00 · 26 09:00 · 26 10:00 · 25 11:00 · 25 12:00 · 28 13:00 · 32 14:00 · 36 15:00 · 38 16:00 · 40 17:00 · 40 18:00 · 39 19:00 · 47 20:00 · 53 21:00 · 57 22:00 · 60 23:00 · 60 00:00 · 58 01:00 · 55 02:00 · 52 03:00 · 46 04:00 · 41 05:00 · 38 06:00 · 37 07:00 · 39 08:00 · 38 09:00 · 37 10:00 · 34 11:00 · 33 12:00 · 33 13:00 · 34 14:00 · 34 15:00 · 35 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC+8. 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 21:0061
Mon 22:0065
Mon 23:0067
Tue 00:0068
Tue 01:0068
Tue 02:0066
Tue 03:0065
Tue 04:0065
Tue 05:0065
Tue 06:0065
Tue 07:0063
Tue 08:0058
Tue 09:0055
Tue 10:0052
Tue 11:0049
Tue 12:0046
Tue 13:0043
Tue 14:0039
Tue 15:0040
Tue 16:0040
Tue 17:0039
Tue 18:0037
Tue 19:0035
Tue 20:00 · Now32
Tue 21:00 · Forecast30
Tue 22:00 · Forecast27
Tue 23:00 · Forecast25
Wed 00:00 · Forecast22
Wed 01:00 · Forecast21
Wed 02:00 · Forecast21
Wed 03:00 · Forecast22
Wed 04:00 · Forecast22
Wed 05:00 · Forecast23
Wed 06:00 · Forecast24
Wed 07:00 · Forecast26
Wed 08:00 · Forecast26
Wed 09:00 · Forecast26
Wed 10:00 · Forecast25
Wed 11:00 · Forecast25
Wed 12:00 · Forecast28
Wed 13:00 · Forecast32
Wed 14:00 · Forecast36
Wed 15:00 · Forecast38
Wed 16:00 · Forecast40
Wed 17:00 · Forecast40
Wed 18:00 · Forecast39
Wed 19:00 · Forecast47
Wed 20:00 · Forecast53
Wed 21:00 · Forecast57
Wed 22:00 · Forecast60
Wed 23:00 · Forecast60
Thu 00:00 · Forecast58
Thu 01:00 · Forecast55
Thu 02:00 · Forecast52
Thu 03:00 · Forecast46
Thu 04:00 · Forecast41
Thu 05:00 · Forecast38
Thu 06:00 · Forecast37
Thu 07:00 · Forecast39
Thu 08:00 · Forecast38
Thu 09:00 · Forecast37
Thu 10:00 · Forecast34
Thu 11:00 · Forecast33
Thu 12:00 · Forecast33
Thu 13:00 · Forecast34
Thu 14:00 · Forecast34
Thu 15:00 · Forecast35

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 4.7 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 11.5 µg/m³ · within WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 26
  • PM10 5 µg/m³ 4
  • O₃ 48 µg/m³ 32
  • NO₂ 8 µg/m³ 4
  • SO₂ 2 µg/m³ 0
  • CO 0.25 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
Davao Davao Region 52
Budta Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 38
Cagayan de Oro Northern Mindanao 44
Zamboanga Zamboanga Peninsula 36
Cebu City Central Visayas 30
Quezon City National Capital Region 23
Samarinda Indonesia 54

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 General Santos’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 General Santos right now?
32 on the US EPA scale (Good) at 20:00 UTC+8, 3 Nov. O₃ 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 General Santos 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 General Santos get better or worse tomorrow?
Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 21 around 01:00 to 53 around 20:00 (4 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does General Santos compare with other cities?
Right now it is the 761st most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 5th of 7 in Philippines, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for General Santos?
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.