Highest air pollution Ürümqi, today and tomorrow
Today (29 June): Air quality in Ürümqi is very poor. AQI and PM10 are very poor; SO2 and PM1 are fair; PM2.5, NO2, and O3 are medium; CO and HCHO are good. Pollution peaks around 8:00 PM (PM10: 86.5/100).
Tomorrow (30 June 2026): Air quality in Ürümqi is very poor. PM2.5 increases to poor; O3 increases to poor; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 6:00 AM (PM10: 81.2/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Ürümqi's air quality reflects the Xinjiang Tian Shan mountain basin's enclosed position at 680 metres, with vehicle traffic on surrounding expressways and the coal mining, petrochemical, and industrial corridor generating elevated industrial SO₂ under severe winter inversions. The Tian Shan's near-complete mountain wall creates some of China's most extreme winter pollution trapping, while the arid continental climate generates windblown desert dust from the Taklamakan and Gobi and Ürümqi maintains among China's more severely seasonally challenged provincial capitals throughout the winter months.
Today - 29 June | Pollution peaks at 20:00
AQI:
Very poor
86.5/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Medium
56.0/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Very poor
86.5/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Medium
49.6/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
55.4/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Fair
24.6/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
4.2/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
22.5/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 30 June | Pollution peaks at 06:00
AQI:
Very poor
81.2/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Poor
61.2/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Very poor
81.2/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Medium
46.8/100
O3 (ozone):
Poor
62.8/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Fair
33.2/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
4.5/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
23.8/100
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Is air quality bad in Ürümqi right now?
On 29 June 2026, overall air quality in Ürümqi is very poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 86.5/100. Pollution peaks around 8:00 PM (PM10: 86.5/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Ürümqi?
On 30 June 2026, air quality conditions in Ürümqi will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at very poor at 81.2/100. Pollution peaks around 6:00 AM (PM10: 81.2/100).
Are air quality levels in Ürümqi based on measurements or forecasts?
It is forecasts derived by downscaling forecasts provided by EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) by taking into account local conditions such as traffic patterns. CAMS bases its forecast on satellite measurements of particles and chemical compounds in the atmosphere. Airmine’s services were developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) team.
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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 28 June 2026 at 18:37 CET (Data is updated four times daily.)
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