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Air quality · Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia

Ha'il Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 15:00 local time (UTC+3), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

109 Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI15:00 UTC+3, 3 Nov Main pollutant: PM10

Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected.

What to do today

  • Long walk or run outside Shorter if you have asthma or heart disease
  • Kids playing outside OK, less for kids with asthma
  • Airing the house Open
  • Mask outdoors If you are in a sensitive group

Based on the US EPA’s health statement: “Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected.” General guidance, not medical advice.

Last 24 hours and next 48

Past hours Forecast

16:00 · 81 17:00 · 79 18:00 · 77 19:00 · 76 20:00 · 74 21:00 · 74 22:00 · 74 23:00 · 75 00:00 · 77 01:00 · 78 02:00 · 81 03:00 · 85 04:00 · 88 05:00 · 89 06:00 · 90 07:00 · 92 08:00 · 94 09:00 · 95 10:00 · 99 11:00 · 105 12:00 · 109 13:00 · 109 14:00 · 108 15:00 · 109 16:00 · 111 17:00 · 111 18:00 · 105 19:00 · 104 20:00 · 103 21:00 · 100 22:00 · 97 23:00 · 94 00:00 · 92 01:00 · 90 02:00 · 88 03:00 · 87 04:00 · 85 05:00 · 84 06:00 · 84 07:00 · 84 08:00 · 85 09:00 · 85 10:00 · 86 11:00 · 92 12:00 · 113 13:00 · 128 14:00 · 134 15:00 · 135 16:00 · 133 17:00 · 128 18:00 · 118 19:00 · 107 20:00 · 105 21:00 · 102 22:00 · 98 23:00 · 93 00:00 · 89 01:00 · 87 02:00 · 85 03:00 · 84 04:00 · 83 05:00 · 83 06:00 · 82 07:00 · 82 08:00 · 83 09:00 · 83 10:00 · 83 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC+3. 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 16:0081
Mon 17:0079
Mon 18:0077
Mon 19:0076
Mon 20:0074
Mon 21:0074
Mon 22:0074
Mon 23:0075
Tue 00:0077
Tue 01:0078
Tue 02:0081
Tue 03:0085
Tue 04:0088
Tue 05:0089
Tue 06:0090
Tue 07:0092
Tue 08:0094
Tue 09:0095
Tue 10:0099
Tue 11:00105
Tue 12:00109
Tue 13:00109
Tue 14:00108
Tue 15:00 · Now109
Tue 16:00 · Forecast111
Tue 17:00 · Forecast111
Tue 18:00 · Forecast105
Tue 19:00 · Forecast104
Tue 20:00 · Forecast103
Tue 21:00 · Forecast100
Tue 22:00 · Forecast97
Tue 23:00 · Forecast94
Wed 00:00 · Forecast92
Wed 01:00 · Forecast90
Wed 02:00 · Forecast88
Wed 03:00 · Forecast87
Wed 04:00 · Forecast85
Wed 05:00 · Forecast84
Wed 06:00 · Forecast84
Wed 07:00 · Forecast84
Wed 08:00 · Forecast85
Wed 09:00 · Forecast85
Wed 10:00 · Forecast86
Wed 11:00 · Forecast92
Wed 12:00 · Forecast113
Wed 13:00 · Forecast128
Wed 14:00 · Forecast134
Wed 15:00 · Forecast135
Wed 16:00 · Forecast133
Wed 17:00 · Forecast128
Wed 18:00 · Forecast118
Wed 19:00 · Forecast107
Wed 20:00 · Forecast105
Wed 21:00 · Forecast102
Wed 22:00 · Forecast98
Wed 23:00 · Forecast93
Thu 00:00 · Forecast89
Thu 01:00 · Forecast87
Thu 02:00 · Forecast85
Thu 03:00 · Forecast84
Thu 04:00 · Forecast83
Thu 05:00 · Forecast83
Thu 06:00 · Forecast82
Thu 07:00 · Forecast82
Thu 08:00 · Forecast83
Thu 09:00 · Forecast83
Thu 10:00 · Forecast83

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 37.5 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 29.9 µg/m³ · 2.0× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 107
  • PM10 174 µg/m³ 109
  • O₃ 99 µg/m³ 41
  • NO₂ 1 µg/m³ 0
  • SO₂ 6 µg/m³ 3
  • CO 0.13 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
Buraydah Al-Qassim Region 99
Madinah Medina Region 109
Tabuk Tabuk Region 67
Riyadh Riyadh Region 482
Karbala Iraq 81
Kuwait City Kuwait 141
Al Ahmadi Kuwait 141

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 Ha'il’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 Ha'il right now?

109 on the US EPA scale (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) at 15:00 UTC+3, 3 Nov. PM10 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 Ha'il today?

For most people, yes; people with asthma, heart or lung disease, older adults and children should take it easier. The EPA’s statement for “Unhealthy for sensitive groups”: Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is less likely to be affected. General guidance, not medical advice.

Will the air in Ha'il get better or worse tomorrow?

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 84 around 05:00 to 135 around 15:00 (4 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Ha'il compare with other cities?

Right now it is the 170th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 4th of 9 in Saudi Arabia, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for Ha'il?

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.