Air quality
The air in every province right now, and what it means for your health.
Baghlan Puli Khumri85 · Moderate
Kunduz82 · Moderate
Takhar Taloqan79 · Moderate
Samangan Aybak78 · Moderate
Balkh Mazar-i-Sharif75 · Moderate
Sar-e Pul71 · Moderate
Khost70 · Moderate
Nimroz Zaranj68 · Moderate
Kabul66 · Moderate
Faryab Maimana66 · Moderate
Jowzjan Sheberghan66 · Moderate
Parwan Charikar64 · Moderate
Kapisa Mahmud-i-Raqi64 · Moderate
Badakhshan Faizabad61 · Moderate
Herat56 · Moderate
Nangarhar Jalalabad56 · Moderate
Farah55 · Moderate
Helmand Lashkar Gah55 · Moderate
Badghis Qala-i-Naw55 · Moderate
Zabul Qalat55 · Moderate
Kandahar54 · Moderate
Logar Pul-e-Alam53 · Moderate
Kunar Asadabad51 · Moderate
Paktia Gardez51 · Moderate
Wardak Maidan Shahr50 · Good
Laghman Mehtarlam50 · Good
Panjshir Bazarak49 · Good
Uruzgan Tarinkot45 · Good
Paktika Sharana44 · Good
Daykundi Nili43 · Good
Nuristan Parun39 · Good
Ghazni36 · Good
Bamyan34 · Good
Ghor Chaghcharan29 · Good
The scale
GoodThe air is clean.
ModerateFine for most people; the very sensitive should ease off heavy exertion outdoors.
Unhealthy for sensitive groupsChildren, older people and anyone with heart or lung disease should cut long outdoor activity.
UnhealthyEveryone should cut outdoor activity; sensitive people should stay in. A mask helps.
Very unhealthyStay indoors as much as you can, windows closed.
HazardousStay indoors. This is a health emergency.
Checked today 06:31
Method. The US Air Quality Index, from fine particles (PM2.5, PM10) and gases, from Open-Meteo's models. In winter, smoke from stoves makes Kabul's air much worse.
Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)