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Air quality · Ukraine

Donetsk Air Quality Index (AQI) today

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

103 Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI14:00 UTC+2, 3 Nov Main pollutant: PM2.5

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

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 96.

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 71 around 14:00 to 102 around 15:00 (3 Nov).

186th most polluted of 849 cities worldwide right now, 1st of 8 in Ukraine.

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

15:00 · 80 16:00 · 79 17:00 · 81 18:00 · 83 19:00 · 85 20:00 · 86 21:00 · 89 22:00 · 90 23:00 · 91 00:00 · 93 01:00 · 95 02:00 · 95 03:00 · 97 04:00 · 98 05:00 · 97 06:00 · 98 07:00 · 99 08:00 · 103 09:00 · 107 10:00 · 108 11:00 · 109 12:00 · 109 13:00 · 106 14:00 · 103 15:00 · 102 16:00 · 100 17:00 · 98 18:00 · 94 19:00 · 89 20:00 · 87 21:00 · 85 22:00 · 83 23:00 · 82 00:00 · 82 01:00 · 80 02:00 · 78 03:00 · 77 04:00 · 74 05:00 · 75 06:00 · 76 07:00 · 76 08:00 · 77 09:00 · 78 10:00 · 77 11:00 · 75 12:00 · 74 13:00 · 73 14:00 · 71 15:00 · 70 16:00 · 70 17:00 · 69 18:00 · 67 19:00 · 62 20:00 · 59 21:00 · 57 22:00 · 56 23:00 · 56 00:00 · 56 01:00 · 55 02:00 · 55 03:00 · 55 04:00 · 55 05:00 · 55 06:00 · 56 07:00 · 56 08:00 · 55 09:00 · 54 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 15:0080
Mon 16:0079
Mon 17:0081
Mon 18:0083
Mon 19:0085
Mon 20:0086
Mon 21:0089
Mon 22:0090
Mon 23:0091
Tue 00:0093
Tue 01:0095
Tue 02:0095
Tue 03:0097
Tue 04:0098
Tue 05:0097
Tue 06:0098
Tue 07:0099
Tue 08:00103
Tue 09:00107
Tue 10:00108
Tue 11:00109
Tue 12:00109
Tue 13:00106
Tue 14:00 · Now103
Tue 15:00 · Forecast102
Tue 16:00 · Forecast100
Tue 17:00 · Forecast98
Tue 18:00 · Forecast94
Tue 19:00 · Forecast89
Tue 20:00 · Forecast87
Tue 21:00 · Forecast85
Tue 22:00 · Forecast83
Tue 23:00 · Forecast82
Wed 00:00 · Forecast82
Wed 01:00 · Forecast80
Wed 02:00 · Forecast78
Wed 03:00 · Forecast77
Wed 04:00 · Forecast74
Wed 05:00 · Forecast75
Wed 06:00 · Forecast76
Wed 07:00 · Forecast76
Wed 08:00 · Forecast77
Wed 09:00 · Forecast78
Wed 10:00 · Forecast77
Wed 11:00 · Forecast75
Wed 12:00 · Forecast74
Wed 13:00 · Forecast73
Wed 14:00 · Forecast71
Wed 15:00 · Forecast70
Wed 16:00 · Forecast70
Wed 17:00 · Forecast69
Wed 18:00 · Forecast67
Wed 19:00 · Forecast62
Wed 20:00 · Forecast59
Wed 21:00 · Forecast57
Wed 22:00 · Forecast56
Wed 23:00 · Forecast56
Thu 00:00 · Forecast56
Thu 01:00 · Forecast55
Thu 02:00 · Forecast55
Thu 03:00 · Forecast55
Thu 04:00 · Forecast55
Thu 05:00 · Forecast55
Thu 06:00 · Forecast56
Thu 07:00 · Forecast56
Thu 08:00 · Forecast55
Thu 09:00 · Forecast54

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 31.6 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 33.6 µg/m³ · 2.2× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 103
  • PM10 37 µg/m³ 37
  • O₃ 47 µg/m³ 14
  • NO₂ 10 µg/m³ 5
  • SO₂ 22 µg/m³ 11
  • CO 0.31 mg/m³ 3

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
Rostov-on-Don Russia 79
Zaporizhzhya Zaporizhzhia 82
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 48
Kharkiv Kharkiv 62
Kryvyy Rih Dnipropetrovsk 77
Krasnodar Russia 72
Voronezh Russia 72

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 Donetsk’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 Donetsk right now?
103 on the US EPA scale (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) 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 Donetsk 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 Donetsk get better or worse tomorrow?
Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 71 around 14:00 to 102 around 15:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Donetsk compare with other cities?
Right now it is the 186th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 1st of 8 in Ukraine, all on the same US EPA scale.

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