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Yangon106Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Yangon, Myanmar · Live air quality

106
AQI · US scale
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

You're looking at Yangon's air right now — US AQI 106, unhealthy for sensitive groups, driven by PM2.5.

Yangon · 1 station · updated · source: OpenAQ

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Yangon Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

Is it safe to go out in Yangon today?

Mostly — Yangon's US AQI is 106 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Children, older adults and people with heart/lung conditions should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

▼ 1 lower than yesterday

Where 106 sits on the US EPA scale

106
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Yangon air quality forecast

25°C · wind 4 km/h

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

Today80Moderatelow 61
Tomorrow69Moderatelow 54
Sun56Moderatelow 55

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
Ease off if sensitive
Windows
Limit at peak hours
Mask outdoors
Optional (sensitive)
Kids’ outdoor play
Shorten sessions
Air purifier
Helpful indoors
Commute
Prefer enclosed

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

Live pollutant levels

PM2.537.3 µg/m³
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups · index 106

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

1.7
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (37 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 1.7 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−3.2 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 3.2 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 8 · max 142
0501001504pm: AQI 93 (Moderate)4pm5pm: AQI 92 (Moderate)6pm: AQI 91 (Moderate)7pm: AQI 91 (Moderate)8pm: AQI 88 (Moderate)8pm9pm: AQI 99 (Moderate)10pm: AQI 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)11pm: AQI 123 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)12am: AQI 142 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)12am1am: AQI 132 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)2am: AQI 29 (Good)3am: AQI 35 (Good)4am: AQI 51 (Moderate)4am5am: AQI 73 (Moderate)6am: AQI 86 (Moderate)7am: AQI 66 (Moderate)8am: AQI 12 (Good)8am9am: AQI 9 (Good)10am: AQI 8 (Good)11am: AQI 17 (Good)12pm: AQI 63 (Moderate)12pm1pm: AQI 86 (Moderate)2pm: AQI 89 (Moderate)3pm: AQI 106 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)3pm

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

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What Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups air means for you

Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects; the general public is less likely to be affected.

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 Yangon

This page tracks the Yangon 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 Yangon 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 Yangon

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Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Yangon today?

The current US EPA Air Quality Index in Yangon is 106 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5.

Is it safe to go outside in Yangon today?

Mostly — Yangon's US AQI is 106 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Children, older adults and people with heart/lung conditions should 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 Yangon'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 Yangon tomorrow?

Air in Yangon is forecast to improve tomorrow to around AQI 69 (Moderate), down from about 80 today. Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.