Baotou air quality now

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November 12

The air is unhealthy for sensitive groups

Measured 05:00

Baotou

-1°C

Clear

139AQI

1024

hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

56%

Humidity

Baotou, November 10, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 53 µg/m³ (6 sensors), level “Elevated” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (06:00 local time): 51.0 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Baotou, PM2.5 averages 51.0 µg/m³ — “unhealthy for sensitive groups” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 6 sensors from Government stations, readings from 05:00–05:00 local time (21:00–21:00 UTC), summary prepared at 06:00 local time. Median: 51.5 µg/m³; range across sensors: 37.0–65.0 µg/m³.

In Baotou the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups 🟠 AQI 139. About the same as three hours ago. ☀️ -1 °C · No precipitation · Wind 1 m/s

In Baotou the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 17:00 to 06:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 stayed roughly level: from 47.7 to 51.0 µg/m³. The highest hour was 20:00 with 78.5 µg/m³.

Light wind (1 m/s) in the evening or at night, as the air cools, possibly traps particles near the ground (a temperature inversion). Cold weather (-1°C) possibly means more heating, a common source of particles.

Weather now: clear, -1°C, wind 1 m/s, humidity 56%. No major change in the wind is expected in the coming hours. By 17:00 the temperature will be about 7°C.

Written automatically at 06:00 local time (22:00 UTC) from sensor measurements and the weather forecast. Values are approximate; hypotheses are marked.

1 m/s

Wind, SE

0 mm

Precipitation today

Baotou: air quality for the completed day

Metric: PM2.5, µg/m³ · Color scale: EPA AQI · November 10, 2026 · 00:00–24:00 UTC = 08:00–08:00 UTC+8

53 µg/m³ Elevated

Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 08:00–08:00 UTC+8): 53 µg/m³ from 6 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

No. 13 of 100 cities in China and No. 35 of 676 worldwide, from the most polluted.

LowModerateElevatedHighVery highExtremely high

Baotou: PM2.5 by month

Metric: PM2.5, µg/m³ · Color scale: EPA AQI

Mean
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
This month
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
39

Monthly means of quality-checked sensors, as in the Data Hub trend; the current month is still incomplete, “-” means no data.

Pollution accumulation index now

44/100Moderate · An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

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06.0014.0021.0005.00

Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — November 12

10°/-2°

Index by time of day

56/100Moderate

  1. 56/100Night
  2. 44/100Morning
  3. 9/100Day
  4. 26/100Evening

Friday — November 13

11°/-1°

Index by time of day

58/100Moderate

  1. 58/100Night
  2. 44/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 22/100Evening

Saturday — November 14

11°/0°

Index by time of day

56/100Moderate

  1. 56/100Night
  2. 42/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 16/100Evening

Sunday — November 15

5°/0°

Index by time of day

47/100Moderate

  1. 47/100Night
  2. 38/100Morning
  3. 11/100Day
  4. 24/100Evening

Monday — November 16

2°/-5°

Index by time of day

47/100Moderate

  1. 47/100Night
  2. 43/100Morning
  3. 10/100Day
  4. 24/100Evening

Tuesday — November 17

1°/-7°

Index by time of day

48/100Moderate

  1. 48/100Night
  2. 36/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 17/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

-1°

Clear. Feels like -4°C

  1. MorningClear2°C47%
  2. DayClear10°C29%
  3. EveningClear3°C43%

Wind

1m/sWind from the SE

1m/sWind gusts

Wind force: 1

Light wind is expected over the next few hours.

10-day weather forecast for Baotou

China

  1. TodayNov 12Clear10°C-2°C
  2. FriNov 13Clear11°C-1°C
  3. SatNov 14Cloudy11°C0°C
  4. SunNov 15Snow5°C0°C
  5. MonNov 16Cloudy2°C-5°C
  6. TueNov 17Cloudy1°C-7°C
  7. WedNov 18Partly cloudy-2°C-10°C
  8. ThuNov 19Partly cloudy1°C-12°C
  9. FriNov 20Clear2°C-11°C
  10. SatNov 21Clear1°C-10°C

Where in Baotou is the air worse?

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Highest current reading: 65.0 µg/m³ (包头八中 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网)). Lowest: 37.0 µg/m³ (包头市委党校 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网)). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. 包头八中 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →65 µg/m³
  2. 东河鸿龙湾 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →56 µg/m³
  3. 惠龙物流 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →53 µg/m³
  4. 昆区政府 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →50 µg/m³
  5. 市环境监测站 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →45 µg/m³
  6. 包头市委党校 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →37 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: Government stations — 6 sensors.

Atmy shows the networks’ readings after the Data Hub’s quality check: test devices and sensors that fail it are left out.

China: sensors in total

1,515

  1. ChongqingChina

    32
  2. BeijingChina

    24
  3. ShanghaiChina

    19

Cities with the most sensors

All sensors on the map, by city as the map assigns them; the city’s values count only the sensors that pass the Data Hub’s quality check.

Air quality calendar: Baotou

Daily mean PM2.5 of the city sensors, µg/m³

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Questions

What was the air quality in Baotou over the last completed day?

Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 08:00–08:00 UTC+8): 53 µg/m³ from 6 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 13 of 100 cities in China and No. 35 of 676 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in Baotou right now?

Right now in Baotou, PM2.5 averages 51.0 µg/m³ — “unhealthy for sensitive groups” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 6 sensors from Government stations, readings from 05:00–05:00 local time (21:00–21:00 UTC), summary prepared at 06:00 local time. Median: 51.5 µg/m³; range across sensors: 37.0–65.0 µg/m³.

Is it safe to be outdoors in Baotou now?

The current level is “unhealthy for sensitive groups” (US EPA scale, approximate). Children, older adults and people with heart or lung disease should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. This is the standard guidance of the scale, not medical advice.

Where in Baotou is the air worse?

Highest current reading: 65.0 µg/m³ (包头八中 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网)). Lowest: 37.0 µg/m³ (包头市委党校 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网)). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

Where do these data come from?

From Atmy sensors and connected public networks (citizen, experimental and government monitors), aggregated by Atmy. Values are approximate; see the methodology.

How often is this page updated?

The summary is rebuilt every 15 minutes from the latest reading of each sensor, each no older than one hour.

Data

Where do these data come from?

The daily value is the Data Hub’s: the mean of the city’s sensors that passed the nightly quality check, each with at least 12 valid hours, and only with sensors at four places 500 m apart; days are UTC.

“Now” uses the same sensors and rule: the mean of their latest readings, each at most 60 minutes old, shown only with sensors at four places 500 m apart reporting.

Source: public Atmy monitoring data. Methodology and data sources · Data terms