Kakogawa air quality now

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November 12

The air is clean now

Measured 05:00

Kakogawa

9°C

Clear

46AQI

1028

hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

85%

Humidity

Kakogawa, November 10, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 5 µg/m³ (4 sensors), level “Low” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (07:00 local time): 8.3 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Kakogawa, PM2.5 averages 8.3 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 4 sensors from Government stations, readings from 05:00–05:00 local time (20:00–20:00 UTC), summary prepared at 07:00 local time. Median: 8.5 µg/m³; range across sensors: 5.0–11.0 µg/m³.

In Kakogawa the air is good 🟢 AQI 46. About the same as three hours ago. ☀️ +9 °C · No precipitation · Wind 2 m/s

In Kakogawa the air is good right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 18:00 to 07:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 fell from 11.3 to 8.3 µg/m³. The highest hour was 19:00 with 13.5 µg/m³.

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

Weather now: clear, 9°C, wind 2 m/s, humidity 85%. No major change in the wind is expected in the coming hours. By 18:00 the temperature will be about 17°C.

Written automatically at 07:00 local time (22:00 UTC) from sensor measurements and the weather forecast. Values are approximate; hypotheses are marked.

2 m/s

Wind, NE

0 mm

Precipitation today

Kakogawa: air quality for the completed day

Metric: PM2.5, µg/m³ · Color scale: EPA AQI · November 10, 2026 · 00:00–24:00 UTC = 09:00–09:00 UTC+9

5 µg/m³ Low

Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 09:00–09:00 UTC+9): 5 µg/m³ from 4 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

No. 14 of 43 cities in Japan and No. 620 of 676 worldwide, from the most polluted.

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Pollution accumulation index now

41/100Moderate · An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

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Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — November 12

18°/9°

Index by time of day

55/100Moderate

  1. 55/100Night
  2. 41/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 22/100Evening

Friday — November 13

20°/13°

Index by time of day

55/100Moderate

  1. 55/100Night
  2. 42/100Morning
  3. 9/100Day
  4. 23/100Evening

Saturday — November 14

20°/12°

Index by time of day

55/100Moderate

  1. 55/100Night
  2. 42/100Morning
  3. 9/100Day
  4. 19/100Evening

Sunday — November 15

17°/13°

Index by time of day

50/100Moderate

  1. 50/100Night
  2. 38/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 19/100Evening

Monday — November 16

19°/12°

Index by time of day

42/100Moderate

  1. 42/100Night
  2. 26/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 21/100Evening

Tuesday — November 17

19°/11°

Index by time of day

43/100Moderate

  1. 43/100Night
  2. 33/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 19/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

9°

Clear. Feels like 7°C

  1. MorningClear13°C70%
  2. DayPartly cloudy18°C62%
  3. EveningPartly cloudy16°C77%

Wind

2m/sWind from the NE

3m/sWind gusts

Wind force: 2

Gusts up to 6 m/s are expected.

10-day weather forecast for Kakogawa

Japan

  1. TodayNov 12Cloudy18°C9°C
  2. FriNov 13Partly cloudy20°C13°C
  3. SatNov 14Cloudy20°C12°C
  4. SunNov 15Rain17°C13°C
  5. MonNov 16Rain19°C12°C
  6. TueNov 17Rain19°C11°C
  7. WedNov 18Rain21°C14°C
  8. ThuNov 19Partly cloudy12°C7°C
  9. FriNov 20Partly cloudy12°C7°C
  10. SatNov 21Partly cloudy14°C7°C

Where in Kakogawa is the air worse?

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Highest current reading: 11.0 µg/m³ (平岡 (環境省 大気汚染物質広域監視システム(そらまめくん) — 加古川市)). Lowest: 5.0 µg/m³ (志方公民館 (環境省 大気汚染物質広域監視システム(そらまめくん) — 加古川市)). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. 平岡 (環境省 大気汚染物質広域監視システム(そらまめくん) — 加古川市) →11 µg/m³
  2. 別府 (環境省 大気汚染物質広域監視システム(そらまめくん) — 加古川市) →9 µg/m³
  3. 加古川市役所 (環境省 大気汚染物質広域監視システム(そらまめくん) — 加古川市) →8 µg/m³
  4. 志方公民館 (環境省 大気汚染物質広域監視システム(そらまめくん) — 加古川市) →5 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: Government stations — 4 sensors.

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

Japan: sensors in total

921

  1. TokyoJapan

    49
  2. NagoyaJapan

    18
  3. KobeJapan

    16

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: Kakogawa

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

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Questions

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

Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 09:00–09:00 UTC+9): 5 µg/m³ from 4 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 14 of 43 cities in Japan and No. 620 of 676 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in Kakogawa right now?

Right now in Kakogawa, PM2.5 averages 8.3 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 4 sensors from Government stations, readings from 05:00–05:00 local time (20:00–20:00 UTC), summary prepared at 07:00 local time. Median: 8.5 µg/m³; range across sensors: 5.0–11.0 µg/m³.

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

Highest current reading: 11.0 µg/m³ (平岡 (環境省 大気汚染物質広域監視システム(そらまめくん) — 加古川市)). Lowest: 5.0 µg/m³ (志方公民館 (環境省 大気汚染物質広域監視システム(そらまめくん) — 加古川市)). 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