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Air quality · Medina Region, Saudi Arabia

Madinah Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 16:00 local time (UTC+3), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

114 Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI16:00 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

17:00 · 78 18:00 · 72 19:00 · 70 20:00 · 72 21:00 · 76 22:00 · 79 23:00 · 82 00:00 · 85 01:00 · 86 02:00 · 86 03:00 · 85 04:00 · 84 05:00 · 83 06:00 · 83 07:00 · 84 08:00 · 86 09:00 · 87 10:00 · 88 11:00 · 90 12:00 · 92 13:00 · 96 14:00 · 105 15:00 · 109 16:00 · 114 17:00 · 120 18:00 · 132 19:00 · 149 20:00 · 164 21:00 · 172 22:00 · 176 23:00 · 173 00:00 · 165 01:00 · 147 02:00 · 121 03:00 · 107 04:00 · 97 05:00 · 92 06:00 · 90 07:00 · 90 08:00 · 92 09:00 · 92 10:00 · 96 11:00 · 106 12:00 · 116 13:00 · 115 14:00 · 109 15:00 · 102 16:00 · 95 17:00 · 87 18:00 · 85 19:00 · 87 20:00 · 91 21:00 · 95 22:00 · 98 23:00 · 101 00:00 · 103 01:00 · 103 02:00 · 102 03:00 · 99 04:00 · 97 05:00 · 95 06:00 · 94 07:00 · 93 08:00 · 93 09:00 · 95 10:00 · 97 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 17:0078
Mon 18:0072
Mon 19:0070
Mon 20:0072
Mon 21:0076
Mon 22:0079
Mon 23:0082
Tue 00:0085
Tue 01:0086
Tue 02:0086
Tue 03:0085
Tue 04:0084
Tue 05:0083
Tue 06:0083
Tue 07:0084
Tue 08:0086
Tue 09:0087
Tue 10:0088
Tue 11:0090
Tue 12:0092
Tue 13:0096
Tue 14:00105
Tue 15:00109
Tue 16:00 · Now114
Tue 17:00 · Forecast120
Tue 18:00 · Forecast132
Tue 19:00 · Forecast149
Tue 20:00 · Forecast164
Tue 21:00 · Forecast172
Tue 22:00 · Forecast176
Tue 23:00 · Forecast173
Wed 00:00 · Forecast165
Wed 01:00 · Forecast147
Wed 02:00 · Forecast121
Wed 03:00 · Forecast107
Wed 04:00 · Forecast97
Wed 05:00 · Forecast92
Wed 06:00 · Forecast90
Wed 07:00 · Forecast90
Wed 08:00 · Forecast92
Wed 09:00 · Forecast92
Wed 10:00 · Forecast96
Wed 11:00 · Forecast106
Wed 12:00 · Forecast116
Wed 13:00 · Forecast115
Wed 14:00 · Forecast109
Wed 15:00 · Forecast102
Wed 16:00 · Forecast95
Wed 17:00 · Forecast87
Wed 18:00 · Forecast85
Wed 19:00 · Forecast87
Wed 20:00 · Forecast91
Wed 21:00 · Forecast95
Wed 22:00 · Forecast98
Wed 23:00 · Forecast101
Thu 00:00 · Forecast103
Thu 01:00 · Forecast103
Thu 02:00 · Forecast102
Thu 03:00 · Forecast99
Thu 04:00 · Forecast97
Thu 05:00 · Forecast95
Thu 06:00 · Forecast94
Thu 07:00 · Forecast93
Thu 08:00 · Forecast93
Thu 09:00 · Forecast95
Thu 10:00 · Forecast97

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 33.5 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 27.8 µg/m³ · 1.9× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 95
  • PM10 191 µg/m³ 114
  • O₃ 87 µg/m³ 39
  • 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
Jeddah Mecca Region 98
Makkah Mecca Region 154
Ta’if Mecca Region 78
Ha'il Ha'il Region 111
Buraydah Al-Qassim Region 98
Tabuk Tabuk Region 68
Riyadh Riyadh Region 414

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 Madinah’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 Madinah right now?

114 on the US EPA scale (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) at 16:00 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 Madinah 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 Madinah get better or worse tomorrow?

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 90 around 06:00 to 176 around 22:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Madinah compare with other cities?

Right now it is the 162nd 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 Madinah?

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.