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Air quality · Kyiv City, Ukraine

Kyiv Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 15:00 local time (UTC+2), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

67 Moderate

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI15:00 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 72.

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 20 around 13:00 to 71 around 18:00 (3 Nov).

417th most polluted of 849 cities worldwide right now, 4th 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

16:00 · 61 17:00 · 63 18:00 · 71 19:00 · 80 20:00 · 86 21:00 · 90 22:00 · 92 23:00 · 90 00:00 · 85 01:00 · 78 02:00 · 72 03:00 · 68 04:00 · 65 05:00 · 63 06:00 · 62 07:00 · 62 08:00 · 64 09:00 · 66 10:00 · 68 11:00 · 67 12:00 · 66 13:00 · 66 14:00 · 66 15:00 · 67 16:00 · 68 17:00 · 70 18:00 · 71 19:00 · 71 20:00 · 71 21:00 · 71 22:00 · 71 23:00 · 70 00:00 · 67 01:00 · 66 02:00 · 63 03:00 · 61 04:00 · 59 05:00 · 54 06:00 · 51 07:00 · 46 08:00 · 45 09:00 · 42 10:00 · 34 11:00 · 28 12:00 · 23 13:00 · 20 14:00 · 20 15:00 · 22 16:00 · 23 17:00 · 24 18:00 · 28 19:00 · 30 20:00 · 29 21:00 · 28 22:00 · 27 23:00 · 28 00:00 · 25 01:00 · 24 02:00 · 23 03:00 · 24 04:00 · 24 05:00 · 26 06:00 · 27 07:00 · 29 08:00 · 31 09:00 · 33 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 16:0061
Mon 17:0063
Mon 18:0071
Mon 19:0080
Mon 20:0086
Mon 21:0090
Mon 22:0092
Mon 23:0090
Tue 00:0085
Tue 01:0078
Tue 02:0072
Tue 03:0068
Tue 04:0065
Tue 05:0063
Tue 06:0062
Tue 07:0062
Tue 08:0064
Tue 09:0066
Tue 10:0068
Tue 11:0067
Tue 12:0066
Tue 13:0066
Tue 14:0066
Tue 15:00 · Now67
Tue 16:00 · Forecast68
Tue 17:00 · Forecast70
Tue 18:00 · Forecast71
Tue 19:00 · Forecast71
Tue 20:00 · Forecast71
Tue 21:00 · Forecast71
Tue 22:00 · Forecast71
Tue 23:00 · Forecast70
Wed 00:00 · Forecast67
Wed 01:00 · Forecast66
Wed 02:00 · Forecast63
Wed 03:00 · Forecast61
Wed 04:00 · Forecast59
Wed 05:00 · Forecast54
Wed 06:00 · Forecast51
Wed 07:00 · Forecast46
Wed 08:00 · Forecast45
Wed 09:00 · Forecast42
Wed 10:00 · Forecast34
Wed 11:00 · Forecast28
Wed 12:00 · Forecast23
Wed 13:00 · Forecast20
Wed 14:00 · Forecast20
Wed 15:00 · Forecast22
Wed 16:00 · Forecast23
Wed 17:00 · Forecast24
Wed 18:00 · Forecast28
Wed 19:00 · Forecast30
Wed 20:00 · Forecast29
Wed 21:00 · Forecast28
Wed 22:00 · Forecast27
Wed 23:00 · Forecast28
Thu 00:00 · Forecast25
Thu 01:00 · Forecast24
Thu 02:00 · Forecast23
Thu 03:00 · Forecast24
Thu 04:00 · Forecast24
Thu 05:00 · Forecast26
Thu 06:00 · Forecast27
Thu 07:00 · Forecast29
Thu 08:00 · Forecast31
Thu 09:00 · Forecast33

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 18.5 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 20.5 µg/m³ · 1.4× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 67
  • PM10 21 µg/m³ 19
  • O₃ 13 µg/m³ 4
  • NO₂ 14 µg/m³ 7
  • SO₂ 4 µg/m³ 1
  • CO 0.25 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
Kryvyy Rih Dnipropetrovsk 78
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 48
Chisinau Moldova 51
Kharkiv Kharkiv 62
Minsk Belarus 43
Odesa Odesa 49
Zaporizhzhya Zaporizhzhia 86

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 Kyiv’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 Kyiv right now?
67 on the US EPA scale (Moderate) at 15:00 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 Kyiv 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 Kyiv get better or worse tomorrow?
Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 20 around 13:00 to 71 around 18:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Kyiv compare with other cities?
Right now it is the 417th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 4th of 8 in Ukraine, all on the same US EPA scale.

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