Air quality in Da Nang today
The air in Da Nang (Vietnam) now and over the next 48 hours: the US AQI and the European AQI, fine particles (PM2.5, PM10), ozone and nitrogen dioxide, compared with the WHO 2021 guidelines, with what it means for outdoor sport, children, older people and open windows.
These numbers are more than 7 hours old, so they are hidden. Open the live map for the current air. Open the air map centred on Da Nang
AQI right now
Moderate. Main pollutant: Ozone (O₃), 1.5× the WHO guideline.
What to do today
- Outdoor sport Fine for almost everyone; the very sensitive may shorten long hard sessions.
- Children, older people, asthma Unusually sensitive people: watch for coughing or shortness of breath.
- Windows Open; prefer airing when the AQI is lowest (see the hours below).
AQI in Da Nang hour by hour, next 48 hours
- Good
- Moderate
- Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Unhealthy
- Very unhealthy
- Hazardous
Cleanest hour in the next 24 h: Mon 03:00 (AQI 74). Worst hour: Sun 17:00 (AQI 120).
US AQI per hour, local time. Bars coloured by category.
Compared with the WHO 2021 guidelines
| Pollutant | Next 24 h | WHO guideline | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 21 µg/m³ | 15 µg/m³ | 1.4× |
| PM10 | 25 µg/m³ | 45 µg/m³ | within |
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) | 7.9 µg/m³ | 25 µg/m³ | within |
| Ozone (O₃) | 149 µg/m³ | 100 µg/m³ | 1.5× |
PM2.5, PM10 and NO₂: 24-hour mean of the forecast against the 24-hour guideline; ozone: highest 8-hour mean against the 8-hour guideline.
Forecast for Sun 04:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 21:41 UTC
Air quality map around Da Nang
Live PM2.5 field (NOAA GEFS-Aerosols): a different model, so it can disagree with the numbers above by a few units.
More about Da Nang
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Questions
- What is the AQI in Da Nang right now?
- US AQI 78 (Moderate), European AQI 49; PM2.5 30 µg/m³ (Sun 04:00).
- Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Da Nang today?
- Fine for almost everyone; the very sensitive may shorten long hard sessions.
- What is the main pollutant in Da Nang?
- Ozone (O₃), 1.5× the WHO guideline.
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The CAMS global air-quality forecast of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, read through Open-Meteo: a model on a ~40 km grid, not a monitoring station. Where a nearby monitor disagrees, the monitor is right.
Nearby cities
Hoi An · Sanya · Nha Trang · Siem Reap · Hai Phong · Ho Chi Minh City
How it is computed
Hourly CAMS forecast (Copernicus) for the coordinates of Da Nang via Open-Meteo; US AQI per the US EPA breakpoints, European AQI per the EEA bands, WHO 2021 air-quality guidelines. The page is rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.