Cairo air quality today: hourly AQI forecast and your health risk

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    Readings are model estimates for your area (about 10–40 km), not a single monitoring station. Guideline values are the WHO 2021 air-quality guidelines.

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    Your hourly risk for the next 24 hours
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      How your score is worked out

      1. Air. Each hour, PM2.5, PM10, NO₂ and the 8-hour ozone average are converted to US EPA sub-indices (the same yardstick everywhere, so a score in Delhi means the same as one in London). The worst one sets the hour's air level, scaled so EPA "Unhealthy" (150) equals 50.

      2. Your sensitivity. Asthma or COPD, heart disease, pregnancy, diabetes, allergies, and age under 12 or over 60 raise the score, by up to 70%.

      3. Your exposure. Mostly indoors lowers it by 20%; outdoor work or a two-wheeler commute raises it by 20%.

      4. Heat. When it feels hotter than 32°C, up to 25 points are added, more for elders, children, pregnancy, heart disease and outdoor workers.

      The AQI number in the "Air quality now" card follows your country's official scale; you can switch it.

      Hawa Score › Air quality by city › Cairo

      About air quality in Cairo

      This page shows today's air quality in Cairo, Egypt, on US EPA AQI, with hourly forecasts of PM2.5, PM10, nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and ozone for the next 24 hours. It also shows the "feels like" temperature, because heat and pollution together put extra strain on the heart and lungs.

      Hawa Score turns these numbers into a personal risk score for you. Add your age, any health conditions and how much time you spend outdoors, and you'll see the cleanest time to go out in Cairo today and what to do to protect yourself.

      Cairo air quality: common questions

      What is the AQI in Cairo today?

      The live air quality index for Cairo is shown at the top of this page, using US EPA AQI. It updates every 30 minutes, with an hourly forecast for the next 24 hours.

      When is the best time to go outside in Cairo today?

      Hawa Score finds the 2-hour window with the lowest risk for you between 6 am and 9 pm, local time in Cairo. Pollution is often highest in the early morning and late evening, but this changes from day to day, so check the chart above.

      Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Cairo today?

      It depends on today's forecast and on your health. Set up your profile above and Hawa Score will tell you whether to exercise outside, the best time to do it, or whether to stay indoors.

      Which mask protects against air pollution in Cairo?

      A well-fitted N95, KN95 or FFP2 mask filters most fine particles (PM2.5). Cloth and surgical masks offer much less protection against them.

      Where does the Cairo air-quality data come from?

      Hawa Score uses Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) forecasts via Open-Meteo. These are model estimates for the Cairo area, so readings can differ from a single nearby monitoring station.

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