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Air quality · Ukraine

Kharkiv Air Quality Index (AQI) today

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

62 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.

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 83.

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 27 around 14:00 to 79 around 20:00 (3 Nov).

469th most polluted of 849 cities worldwide right now, 5th of 8 in Ukraine.

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 · 67 18:00 · 77 19:00 · 87 20:00 · 94 21:00 · 98 22:00 · 105 23:00 · 108 00:00 · 115 01:00 · 113 02:00 · 104 03:00 · 96 04:00 · 90 05:00 · 84 06:00 · 81 07:00 · 78 08:00 · 77 09:00 · 76 10:00 · 73 11:00 · 69 12:00 · 66 13:00 · 64 14:00 · 62 15:00 · 62 16:00 · 64 17:00 · 66 18:00 · 69 19:00 · 73 20:00 · 79 21:00 · 79 22:00 · 77 23:00 · 74 00:00 · 71 01:00 · 67 02:00 · 63 03:00 · 61 04:00 · 60 05:00 · 61 06:00 · 61 07:00 · 61 08:00 · 61 09:00 · 60 10:00 · 53 11:00 · 43 12:00 · 34 13:00 · 30 14:00 · 27 15:00 · 24 16:00 · 22 17:00 · 22 18:00 · 24 19:00 · 26 20:00 · 28 21:00 · 29 22:00 · 28 23:00 · 28 00:00 · 26 01:00 · 24 02:00 · 21 03:00 · 20 04:00 · 20 05:00 · 20 06:00 · 20 07:00 · 21 08:00 · 21 09:00 · 21 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 17:0067
Mon 18:0077
Mon 19:0087
Mon 20:0094
Mon 21:0098
Mon 22:00105
Mon 23:00108
Tue 00:00115
Tue 01:00113
Tue 02:00104
Tue 03:0096
Tue 04:0090
Tue 05:0084
Tue 06:0081
Tue 07:0078
Tue 08:0077
Tue 09:0076
Tue 10:0073
Tue 11:0069
Tue 12:0066
Tue 13:0064
Tue 14:00 · Now62
Tue 15:00 · Forecast62
Tue 16:00 · Forecast64
Tue 17:00 · Forecast66
Tue 18:00 · Forecast69
Tue 19:00 · Forecast73
Tue 20:00 · Forecast79
Tue 21:00 · Forecast79
Tue 22:00 · Forecast77
Tue 23:00 · Forecast74
Wed 00:00 · Forecast71
Wed 01:00 · Forecast67
Wed 02:00 · Forecast63
Wed 03:00 · Forecast61
Wed 04:00 · Forecast60
Wed 05:00 · Forecast61
Wed 06:00 · Forecast61
Wed 07:00 · Forecast61
Wed 08:00 · Forecast61
Wed 09:00 · Forecast60
Wed 10:00 · Forecast53
Wed 11:00 · Forecast43
Wed 12:00 · Forecast34
Wed 13:00 · Forecast30
Wed 14:00 · Forecast27
Wed 15:00 · Forecast24
Wed 16:00 · Forecast22
Wed 17:00 · Forecast22
Wed 18:00 · Forecast24
Wed 19:00 · Forecast26
Wed 20:00 · Forecast28
Wed 21:00 · Forecast29
Wed 22:00 · Forecast28
Wed 23:00 · Forecast28
Thu 00:00 · Forecast26
Thu 01:00 · Forecast24
Thu 02:00 · Forecast21
Thu 03:00 · Forecast20
Thu 04:00 · Forecast20
Thu 05:00 · Forecast20
Thu 06:00 · Forecast20
Thu 07:00 · Forecast21
Thu 08:00 · Forecast21
Thu 09:00 · Forecast21

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 14.0 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 26.4 µg/m³ · 1.8× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 62
  • PM10 16 µg/m³ 16
  • O₃ 16 µg/m³ 4
  • NO₂ 12 µg/m³ 6
  • SO₂ 3 µg/m³ 1
  • CO 0.26 mg/m³ 2

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
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 48
Donetsk Donetsk 103
Zaporizhzhya Zaporizhzhia 82
Voronezh Russia 72
Kryvyy Rih Dnipropetrovsk 77
Rostov-on-Don Russia 79
Kyiv Kyiv City 66

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 Kharkiv’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 Kharkiv right now?
62 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 Kharkiv 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 Kharkiv get better or worse tomorrow?
Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 27 around 14:00 to 79 around 20:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Kharkiv compare with other cities?
Right now it is the 469th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 5th of 8 in Ukraine, all on the same US EPA scale.

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