Kunming air quality now

China · The summary is refreshed every 15 minutes.

November 12

The air is clean now

Measured 05:00

Kunming

11°C

Cloudy

39AQI

1020

hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

96%

Humidity

Kunming, November 10, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 14 µg/m³ (10 sensors), level “Moderate” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (06:00 local time): 7.1 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Kunming, PM2.5 averages 7.1 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 10 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: 9.0 µg/m³; range across sensors: 3.0–11.0 µg/m³.

In Kunming the air is good 🟢 AQI 39. About the same as three hours ago. ☁️ +11 °C · No precipitation · Wind 1 m/s

In Kunming the air is good right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 17:00 to 06:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 fell from 25.5 to 7.1 µg/m³.

The weather data do not point to a clear reason for this level.

Weather now: cloudy, 11°C, wind 1 m/s, humidity 96%. By 15:00 the wind is expected to pick up to 4 m/s, which may clear the air. By 17:00 the temperature will be about 15°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, SSW

0.5 mm

Precipitation today

Kunming: 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

14 µg/m³ Moderate

Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 08:00–08:00 UTC+8): 14 µg/m³ from 10 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

LowModerateElevatedHighVery highExtremely high

Kunming: 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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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10

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

40/100Moderate · An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

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Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — November 12

17°/10°

Index by time of day

53/100Moderate

  1. 53/100Night
  2. 40/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 23/100Evening

Friday — November 13

17°/10°

Index by time of day

59/100Moderate

  1. 59/100Night
  2. 38/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 28/100Evening

Saturday — November 14

20°/6°

Index by time of day

61/100Moderate

  1. 61/100Night
  2. 46/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 25/100Evening

Sunday — November 15

19°/8°

Index by time of day

58/100Moderate

  1. 58/100Night
  2. 46/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 25/100Evening

Monday — November 16

21°/8°

Index by time of day

62/100Moderate

  1. 62/100Night
  2. 47/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 21/100Evening

Tuesday — November 17

21°/7°

Index by time of day

58/100Moderate

  1. 58/100Night
  2. 46/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 23/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

11°

Cloudy. Feels like 10°C

  1. MorningCloudy11°C88%
  2. DayRain17°C55%
  3. EveningRain12°C88%

Wind

1m/sWind from the SSW

3m/sWind gusts

Wind force: 1

Gusts up to 8 m/s are expected.

10-day weather forecast for Kunming

China

  1. TodayNov 12Rain17°C10°C
  2. FriNov 13Rain17°C10°C
  3. SatNov 14Clear20°C6°C
  4. SunNov 15Clear19°C8°C
  5. MonNov 16Cloudy21°C8°C
  6. TueNov 17Partly cloudy21°C7°C
  7. WedNov 18Cloudy14°C11°C
  8. ThuNov 19Cloudy20°C10°C
  9. FriNov 20Rain14°C10°C
  10. SatNov 21Cloudy20°C13°C

Where in Kunming is the air worse?

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Highest current reading: 11.0 µg/m³ (东风东路 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网)). Lowest: 3.0 µg/m³ (云天化总部 (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. 东风东路 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →11 µg/m³
  2. 碧鸡广场 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →10 µg/m³
  3. 官渡区博物馆 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →10 µg/m³
  4. 晋宁区生态环境分局 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →10 µg/m³
  5. 龙泉镇 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →9 µg/m³
  6. 金鼎山 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →9 µg/m³
  7. 呈贡新区 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →3 µg/m³
  8. 昆明学院 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →3 µg/m³
  9. 青年创业园 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →3 µg/m³
  10. 云天化总部 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →3 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: Government stations — 10 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: Kunming

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

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Questions

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

Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 08:00–08:00 UTC+8): 14 µg/m³ from 10 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

What is the air quality in Kunming right now?

Right now in Kunming, PM2.5 averages 7.1 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 10 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: 9.0 µg/m³; range across sensors: 3.0–11.0 µg/m³.

Is it safe to be outdoors in Kunming now?

The current level is “good” (US EPA scale, approximate). Air quality is satisfactory; no restrictions are recommended. This is the standard guidance of the scale, not medical advice.

Where in Kunming is the air worse?

Highest current reading: 11.0 µg/m³ (东风东路 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网)). Lowest: 3.0 µg/m³ (云天化总部 (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