39 µg/m³ Elevated
Ürümqi air quality now
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Ürümqi, November 10, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 35 µg/m³ (9 sensors), level “Moderate” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (06:00 local time): 39.2 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON
Right now in Ürümqi, PM2.5 averages 39.2 µg/m³ — “unhealthy for sensitive groups” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 9 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: 40.0 µg/m³; range across sensors: 22.0–58.0 µg/m³.
Ürümqi: air quality for the completed day
35 µg/m³ Moderate
Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 08:00–08:00 UTC+8): 35 µg/m³ from 9 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.
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Air Quality in China for the Completed Day
Ürümqi: PM2.5 by month
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Monthly means of quality-checked sensors, as in the Data Hub trend; the current month is still incomplete, “-” means no data.
Air in cities near Ürümqi
- 45 kmWujiaqu →43 µg/m³
- 141 kmShihezi →50 µg/m³
- 299 kmKaramay →
- 870 kmAlmaty, Kazakhstan →22 µg/m³
- 1,062 kmBishkek City, Kyrgyzstan →
- 1,098 kmKachgar →
Where in Ürümqi is the air worse?
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Highest current reading: 58.0 µg/m³ (收费所 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网)). Lowest: 22.0 µg/m³ (培训基地 (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.
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Source: atmy.ai monitoring network
Who provides the data
Sensors in the summary by network: Government stations — 9 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
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32BeijingChina
24ShanghaiChina
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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: Ürümqi
Daily mean PM2.5 of the city sensors, µg/m³
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Questions
What was the air quality in Ürümqi over the last completed day?
Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 08:00–08:00 UTC+8): 35 µg/m³ from 9 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 62 of 100 cities in China and No. 119 of 676 worldwide, from the most polluted.
What is the air quality in Ürümqi right now?
Right now in Ürümqi, PM2.5 averages 39.2 µg/m³ — “unhealthy for sensitive groups” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 9 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: 40.0 µg/m³; range across sensors: 22.0–58.0 µg/m³.
Is it safe to be outdoors in Ürümqi 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 Ürümqi is the air worse?
Highest current reading: 58.0 µg/m³ (收费所 (中国环境监测总站 (CNEMC) — 国家城市环境空气质量监测网)). Lowest: 22.0 µg/m³ (培训基地 (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