Air Pollution in Abu Dhabi: Real-time Air Quality Index and smog alert.

The latest data Last 7 days Abu Dhabi pollution December 2017 - May 2020 Quality of life
Current data from stations: Abu Dhabi US Diplomatic Post: Abu Dhabi
Locations: Al Wathbah » Al Mu‘taraḑ » Abu Dhabi » Ar Rīḩān »
Pollution and air quality forecast for Abu Dhabi. Today is Saturday, May 17, 2025. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Abu Dhabi:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 17 (Moderate)
  2. ozone (O3) - 0 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Abu Dhabi, Wednesday, January 17, 2024: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

What is the air quality in Abu Dhabi today? Is the air polluted in Abu Dhabi?. Is there smog?

Today (Wednesday, January 17, 2024) air quality is moderate in Abu Dhabi. Some pollutants in Abu Dhabi may slightly affect very few hypersensitive individuals. Air pollutants in Abu Dhabi may cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people.


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Abu Dhabi? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 17 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Abu Dhabi in the last 7 days was: 35 (Wednesday, April 10, 2024) and the lowest: -9 (Thursday, January 11, 2024). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 85 (July 2018). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: January (12).

How is the O3 level today in Abu Dhabi? (ozone (O3))
0 (Good)



Current data Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 8:00 AM

PM2,5 17 (Moderate)

O3 0 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Abu Dhabi

index 2024-04-08 2024-04-09 2024-04-10 2024-04-11 2024-04-12 2024-04-13 2024-04-14 2024-04-15 2024-01-10 2024-01-11 2024-01-12 2024-01-13 2024-01-14 2024-01-15 2024-01-16 2024-01-17
pm25 32
Moderate		 34
Moderate		 35
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups		 31
Moderate		 21
Moderate		 15
Moderate		 16
Moderate		 21
Moderate		 31
Moderate		 -9
Good		 27
Moderate		 21
Moderate		 27
Moderate		 29
Moderate		 27
Moderate		 25
Moderate
o3 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -1
Good		 0
Good		 0
Good		 0
Good		 0
Good		 0
Good		 0
Good		 0
Good
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Air pollution in Abu Dhabi from December 2017 to May 2020
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12
o3:ppm 0.03 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.03 (Good) 0.03 (Good) 0.03 (Good) 0.03 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) 0.03 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.02 (Good) - (Good) - (Good)
pm25 22 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 13 (Moderate) 51 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 53 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 58 (Unhealthy) 59 (Unhealthy) 60 (Unhealthy) 58 (Unhealthy) 39 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 44 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 33 (Moderate) 41 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 31 (Moderate) 32 (Moderate) 42 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 55 (Unhealthy) 62 (Unhealthy) 85 (Very Unhealthy) 63 (Unhealthy) 44 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 48 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 40 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 42 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 43 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 32 (Moderate)
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Quality of life in Abu Dhabi

Green and Parks in the City

Abu Dhabi 60%

Qatar: 52% Bahrain: 34% Oman: 68% Saudi Arabia: 37% Iran: 47%

particulate matter PM2.5

Abu Dhabi 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Abu Dhabi 57%

Qatar: 51% Bahrain: 36% Oman: 73% Saudi Arabia: 48% Iran: 30%

particulate matter PM10

Abu Dhabi 130 (Very Unhealthy)

Air Pollution

Abu Dhabi 52%

Qatar: 63% Bahrain: 74% Oman: 34% Saudi Arabia: 63% Iran: 80%

Garbage Disposal

Abu Dhabi 58%

Qatar: 67% Bahrain: 49% Oman: 67% Saudi Arabia: 50% Iran: 52%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Abu Dhabi 68%

Qatar: 63% Bahrain: 66% Oman: 69% Saudi Arabia: 65% Iran: 59%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Abu Dhabi 71%

Qatar: 67% Bahrain: 53% Oman: 77% Saudi Arabia: 51% Iran: 48%

Noise and Light pollution

Abu Dhabi 46%

Qatar: 56% Bahrain: 55% Oman: 37% Saudi Arabia: 54% Iran: 52%

Water Pollution

Abu Dhabi 41%

Qatar: 45% Bahrain: 51% Oman: 38% Saudi Arabia: 46% Iran: 49%
Source: Numbeo


Abu Dhabi

Monday, April 15, 2024, 4:00 AM

PM2,5 19 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

US Diplomatic Post: Abu Dhabi

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 8:00 AM

PM2,5 15 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

O3 0.05 (Good)

ozone (O3)

Abu Dhabi

index 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10 2024-04-09 2024-04-08
pm25 21 16 15 21 31 35 34 32

US Diplomatic Post: Abu Dhabi

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
o3 -0.07 0.03 -0.02 -0.02 0.03 0.03 -0.01 -0.63
pm25 25 27 29 27 21 27 -8.92 31

US Diplomatic Post: Abu Dhabi

2017-12   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12
pm25 22 18 25 25 12 15 13 51 53 58 59 60 58 39 44 33 41 31 32 42 55 62 85 63 44 48 40 42 43 32
o3:ppm 0.03 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 - - - - - - 0.03 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.02 - -

* Pollution data source: https://openaq.org (StateAir_AbuDhabi) The data is licensed under CC-By 4.0