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Chiang Mai, Thailand · Live air quality

58
AQI · US scale
Moderate

You're looking at Chiang Mai's air right now — US AQI 58, moderate, driven by PM2.5.

Yupparaj Wittayalai School · 3 stations · updated · source: OpenAQ

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Chiang Mai Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

Live air quality in Chiang Mai, Thailand — real-time US AQI, PM2.5 & PM10 and a plain-English health advisory, from OpenAQ station data.

Is it safe to go out in Chiang Mai today?

Yes — Chiang Mai's US AQI is 58 (Moderate). Fine for most; unusually sensitive people may limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

▼ 3 lower than yesterday

Where 58 sits on the US EPA scale

58
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Chiang Mai air quality forecast

23°C · wind 4 km/h

Light 4 km/h winds are letting pollution linger today.

Today66Moderatelow 51
Tomorrow56Moderatelow 51
Sun52Moderatelow 36

3-day forecast modelled by Open-Meteo on the US EPA scale. Forecasts are estimates and can change — the live reading above is measured.

What you can do outside right now

Outdoor exercise
Good to go
Windows
Open them
Mask outdoors
Not needed
Kids’ outdoor play
Perfectly fine
Air purifier
Not needed
Commute
Any mode

General guidance by AQI band. Sensitive groups should act one level earlier.

Live pollutant levels

PM2.512.8 µg/m³
Moderate · index 58

Computed on the US EPA AQI scale from PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations; the city AQI is the higher sub-index (the dominant pollutant). Bars show the sub-index out of 500.

What this air does to your body

0.6
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (13 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 0.6 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−0.8 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 0.8 years versus the WHO guideline (5 µg/m³), per the AQLI method.

Illustrative equivalences from published research (Berkeley Earth; Air Quality Life Index, University of Chicago). Not a medical assessment of your personal risk.

24-hour AQI graph

min 58 · max 78
0501004pm: AQI 68 (Moderate)4pm5pm: AQI 78 (Moderate)6pm: AQI 73 (Moderate)7pm: AQI 75 (Moderate)8pm: AQI 72 (Moderate)8pm9pm: AQI 71 (Moderate)10pm: AQI 70 (Moderate)11pm: AQI 72 (Moderate)12am: AQI 68 (Moderate)12am1am: AQI 67 (Moderate)2am: AQI 67 (Moderate)3am: AQI 66 (Moderate)4am: AQI 66 (Moderate)4am5am: AQI 65 (Moderate)6am: AQI 65 (Moderate)7am: AQI 63 (Moderate)8am: AQI 61 (Moderate)8am9am: AQI 61 (Moderate)10am: AQI 60 (Moderate)11am: AQI 60 (Moderate)12pm: AQI 60 (Moderate)12pm1pm: AQI 59 (Moderate)2pm: AQI 59 (Moderate)3pm: AQI 58 (Moderate)3pm

Hourly AQI recorded each hour by DailyAQI (local time). Fills to a rolling 24 hours.

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What Moderate air means for you

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Health guidance per US EPA AQI categories. Informational only — not medical advice.

US AQI categories

AQICategoryHealth impact
0–50GoodAir quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
51–100ModerateAir quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
101–150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsMembers of sensitive groups may experience health effects; the general public is less likely to be affected.
151–200UnhealthySome members of the general public may experience health effects; sensitive groups may experience more serious effects.
201–300Very UnhealthyHealth alert: the risk of health effects is increased for everyone.
301–500HazardousHealth warning of emergency conditions; everyone is more likely to be affected. Stay indoors.

Monitoring location

Approximate location of the monitoring station(s) feeding this reading. Map © OpenStreetMap.

About air quality in Chiang Mai

This page tracks the Chiang Mai Air Quality Index using measurements from public monitoring stations aggregated by OpenAQ, reported on the US EPA AQI scale — the international standard used by most worldwide air-quality services. The index runs from 0 to 500; the higher the number, the more polluted the air and the greater the health concern. It is calculated here from fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and coarse particulate matter (PM10), the pollutants that most often drive urban air quality.

Air quality in Chiang Mai varies through the day and across seasons with traffic, industry, weather and — in many regions — seasonal biomass or crop burning. Checking the live reading before outdoor exercise or a commute helps you decide whether to adjust timing, wear a mask, or keep windows closed. We only display a number when a recent station reading exists; if you see "data updating", we are waiting on fresh data rather than showing an estimate.

Air quality near Chiang Mai

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Other monitored cities near Chiang Mai, with their live US AQI.

Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Chiang Mai today?

The current US EPA Air Quality Index in Chiang Mai is 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5.

Is it safe to go outside in Chiang Mai today?

Yes — Chiang Mai's US AQI is 58 (Moderate). Fine for most; unusually sensitive people may limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

Which AQI scale is used here?

International cities use the US EPA AQI scale (0–500), the global standard also used by most worldwide air-quality services, computed from PM2.5 and PM10. Indian cities on this site use India's national CPCB scale.

How is Chiang Mai's AQI measured?

From public monitoring stations aggregated by OpenAQ. We only show a reading when a station has reported within the last few hours; otherwise the page says "data updating".

What is the air quality forecast for Chiang Mai tomorrow?

Air in Chiang Mai is forecast to stay similar tomorrow, around AQI 56 (Moderate). Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.