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Baghdad air quality

Iraq · Live AQI and hourly forecast for the next 5 days · updated Sun 03:00 local time

69

Moderate

US AQI, mostly PM2.5

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should ease off long, intense outdoor effort.

Next 24 hours
69–78US AQI, highest around Sun 15:00
Best time outside
Sun 03:00–6:00US AQI about 70
PM2.5 vs WHO guideline
1.6×24 µg/m³ over 24 h, guideline 15
Cigarette equivalent
≈ 1.1 a dayBerkeley Earth rule of thumb
European AQI
Moderatelevel 3 of 6

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Pollutants in Baghdad right now

PollutantNowNext 24 h vs WHOUS AQI band
Fine particles (PM2.5) 24 µg/m³ 1.6× Moderate
Coarse particles (PM10) 53 µg/m³ 1.1× Good
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 40 µg/m³ 1.9× Good
Ozone (O3) 25 µg/m³ 1.2× Good
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 26 µg/m³ 0.6× Good
Carbon monoxide (CO) 621 µg/m³ 0.2× Good
Desert dust33 µg/m³
Smoke and haze (aerosol optical depth)0.42
UV index0.0

“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 122 around Mon 19:00, lowest 69 around Sun 03:00.

Good 0–50Moderate 51–100Sensitive 101–150Unhealthy 151–200Very unhealthy 201–300Hazardous 301+

5-day air quality forecast for Baghdad

Daily range of the hourly US AQI, from lowest to highest, on a scale of 0 to 200.

DayUS AQIAt worstWorst hourPM2.5 avgUV max
Sun 27 Sept 67–78 Moderate 15:00 24 6.5
Mon 28 Sept 77–122 Sensitive 19:00 30 5.8
Tue 29 Sept 64–89 Moderate 0:00 16 6.3
Wed 30 Sept 63–154 Unhealthy 23:00 64 5.5
Thu 1 Oct 154–161 Unhealthy 4:00 58 5.3

Common questions about the air in Baghdad

  1. Is the air in Baghdad safe today?

    For most people, yes. Right now the US AQI in Baghdad is 69, which counts as moderate. Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should ease off long, intense outdoor effort.

  2. When is the best time to be outside in Baghdad?

    Sun 03:00–6:00. That is the cleanest stretch in the next 24 hours, with the US AQI averaging about 70. The worst hour is around Sun 15:00, at 78.

  3. What is the main pollutant in Baghdad?

    Fine particles (PM2.5). It drives the index right now, at 24 µg/m³. Tiny particles from combustion, fires and dust that reach deep into the lungs. The main driver of AQI worldwide.

  4. How does Baghdad's air compare with the WHO guideline?

    1.6 times the guideline. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 24 µg/m³, against the World Health Organization's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³. PM10, NO2 and O3 are also forecast above their guideline levels.

  5. How many cigarettes is a day of Baghdad's air?

    About 1.1 cigarettes. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 24 µg/m³. By Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb, 22 µg/m³ breathed for a day is roughly one cigarette.

  6. Will air quality in Baghdad improve this week?

    Today looks cleanest. Its AQI peaks at 78, against 161 on Thursday, the worst day in the forecast.

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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 33.32°N, 44.37°E, updated 2026-09-27 00:00 UTC.