Amman air quality
Jordan · Live AQI and hourly forecast for the next 5 days · updated Sun 02:00 local time
Good
Great air. A perfect time to be outside.
- Next 24 hours
- 41–45US AQI, highest around Sun 18:00
- Best time outside
- Sun 02:00–5:00US AQI about 42
- PM2.5 vs WHO guideline
- 0.5×8.0 µg/m³ over 24 h, guideline 15
- Cigarette equivalent
- ≈ 0.4 a dayBerkeley Earth rule of thumb
- European AQI
- Fairlevel 2 of 6
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Pollutants in Amman right now
| Pollutant | Now | Next 24 h vs WHO | US AQI band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 µg/m³ | 0.5× | Good |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 16 µg/m³ | 0.3× | Good |
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19 µg/m³ | 0.4× | Good |
| Ozone (O3) | 47 µg/m³ | 1.0× | Good |
| Sulphur dioxide (SO2) | 20 µg/m³ | 0.4× | Good |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 169 µg/m³ | 0.0× | Good |
| Desert dust | 1 µg/m³ | ||
| Smoke and haze (aerosol optical depth) | 0.14 | ||
| UV index | 0.0 |
“Next 24 h vs WHO” compares the forecast with the World Health Organization’s 2021 guideline levels: 24-hour means of 15 µg/m³ for PM2.5, 45 for PM10, 25 for NO2, 40 for SO2 and 4 mg/m³ for CO, and 100 µg/m³ over 8 hours for ozone. Above 1× is above the guideline.
Next 48 hours
Hourly US AQI. Highest 54 around Mon 20:00, lowest 41 around Sun 02:00.
5-day air quality forecast for Amman
Daily range of the hourly US AQI, from lowest to highest, on a scale of 0 to 150.
| Day | US AQI | At worst | PM2.5 avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 27 Sept | 40–45 | 8.0 | ||
| Mon 28 Sept | 44–54 | 11 | ||
| Tue 29 Sept | 41–54 | 7.4 | ||
| Wed 30 Sept | 41–101 | 31 | ||
| Thu 1 Oct | 103–111 | 25 |
Common questions about the air in Amman
Is the air in Amman safe today?
Yes. Right now the US AQI in Amman is 41, which counts as good. Great air. A perfect time to be outside.
When is the best time to be outside in Amman?
Sun 02:00–5:00. That is the cleanest stretch in the next 24 hours, with the US AQI averaging about 42. The worst hour is around Sun 18:00, at 45.
What is the main pollutant in Amman?
Fine particles (PM2.5). It drives the index right now, at 9.0 µg/m³. Tiny particles from combustion, fires and dust that reach deep into the lungs. The main driver of AQI worldwide.
How does Amman's air compare with the WHO guideline?
Within the guideline. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 8.0 µg/m³, against the World Health Organization's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³. The other pollutants stay within their guideline levels.
How many cigarettes is a day of Amman's air?
About 0.4 cigarettes. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 8.0 µg/m³. By Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb, 22 µg/m³ breathed for a day is roughly one cigarette.
Will air quality in Amman improve this week?
Today looks cleanest. Its AQI peaks at 45, against 111 on Thursday, the worst day in the forecast.
Air quality near Amman
About this forecast
Forecast from CAMS Europe and global via Open-Meteo: the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) model at about 40 km resolution (10 km inside Europe), refreshed twice a day. Models smooth out street-level peaks, so busy roads and industrial sites can be worse than shown; ground stations, where there are any nearby, show what monitors actually measure. The US AQI follows the US EPA scale and the European AQI the EEA bands. Readings for 31.95°N, 35.93°E, updated 2026-09-26 23:00 UTC.