Qingdao air quality now

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November 12

The air is unhealthy for sensitive groups

Measured 05:00

Qingdao

11°C

Cloudy

133AQI

1024

hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

71%

Humidity

Qingdao, November 10, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 25 µg/m³ (10 sensors), level “Moderate” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (06:00 local time): 48.4 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Qingdao, PM2.5 averages 48.4 µg/m³ — “unhealthy for sensitive groups” 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: 49.0 µg/m³; range across sensors: 44.0–51.0 µg/m³.

In Qingdao the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups 🟠 AQI 133. Higher than three hours ago. ☁️ +11 °C · No precipitation · Wind 2 m/s

In Qingdao 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 rose from 11.2 to 48.4 µg/m³.

Light wind (2 m/s) in the evening or at night, as the air cools, possibly traps particles near the ground (a temperature inversion).

Weather now: cloudy, 11°C, wind 2 m/s, humidity 71%. By 13:00 the wind is expected to pick up to 4 m/s, which may clear the air. By 17:00 the temperature will be about 14°C.

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

2 m/s

Wind, SW

0 mm

Precipitation today

Qingdao: 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

25 µg/m³ Moderate

Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 08:00–08:00 UTC+8): 25 µg/m³ from 10 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

LowModerateElevatedHighVery highExtremely high

Qingdao: 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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15

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

35/100Moderate · An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

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Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — November 12

15°/10°

Index by time of day

50/100Moderate

  1. 50/100Night
  2. 38/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 17/100Evening

Friday — November 13

17°/9°

Index by time of day

51/100Moderate

  1. 51/100Night
  2. 41/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 21/100Evening

Saturday — November 14

17°/11°

Index by time of day

47/100Moderate

  1. 47/100Night
  2. 35/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 26/100Evening

Sunday — November 15

16°/9°

Index by time of day

52/100Moderate

  1. 52/100Night
  2. 33/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 19/100Evening

Monday — November 16

11°/7°

Index by time of day

39/100Moderate

  1. 39/100Night
  2. 30/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 16/100Evening

Tuesday — November 17

11°/7°

Index by time of day

38/100Moderate

  1. 38/100Night
  2. 29/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 20/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

11°

Cloudy. Feels like 8°C

  1. MorningPartly cloudy13°C64%
  2. DayCloudy15°C60%
  3. EveningCloudy14°C76%

Wind

2m/sWind from the SW

4m/sWind gusts

Wind force: 2

Gusts up to 9 m/s are expected.

10-day weather forecast for Qingdao

China

  1. TodayNov 12Cloudy15°C10°C
  2. FriNov 13Cloudy17°C9°C
  3. SatNov 14Cloudy17°C11°C
  4. SunNov 15Fog16°C9°C
  5. MonNov 16Cloudy11°C7°C
  6. TueNov 17Cloudy11°C7°C
  7. WedNov 18Partly cloudy8°C4°C
  8. ThuNov 19Partly cloudy9°C3°C
  9. FriNov 20Clear12°C4°C
  10. SatNov 21Clear12°C5°C

Where in Qingdao is the air worse?

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Highest current reading: 51.0 µg/m³ (城阳区子站 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网)). Lowest: 44.0 µg/m³ (市南区西部子站 (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. 城阳区子站 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →51 µg/m³
  2. 四方区子站 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →51 µg/m³
  3. 市南区东部子站 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →51 µg/m³
  4. 市北区南部 (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. 盟旺路653号 (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
  6. 崂山区子站 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →48 µg/m³
  7. 珠江路669号 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →47 µg/m³
  8. 黄岛区人民政府广场 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →47 µg/m³
  9. 李沧区北部 (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
  10. 市南区西部子站 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网) →44 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: Qingdao

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

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Questions

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

Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 08:00–08:00 UTC+8): 25 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 Qingdao right now?

Right now in Qingdao, PM2.5 averages 48.4 µg/m³ — “unhealthy for sensitive groups” 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: 49.0 µg/m³; range across sensors: 44.0–51.0 µg/m³.

Is it safe to be outdoors in Qingdao 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 Qingdao is the air worse?

Highest current reading: 51.0 µg/m³ (城阳区子站 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网)). Lowest: 44.0 µg/m³ (市南区西部子站 (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