Chiang mai air quality 2018

When is Chiang Mai’s air pollution at its worst? March were almost treble January levels and were “Unhealthy” according to the U. CityNews – According to AirVisual, an independent worldwide PM2. Air Quality Index (AQI). CHIANG MAI — The “Rose of the North” won world recognition Wednesday for the dubious distinction of having the worst recorded air quality during peak conditions. Not sure the air quality will be any better in Bangkok or central Thailand.

A community website dedicated to sharing air pollution data in Northern Thailand. Is the air quality in Bangkok and Chiang Mai still in the very poor range? PCD monitoring stations in provinces, the five cities with the worst air pollution were Saraburi (micrograms per cubic metre of air ), Bangkok (31), Samut Sakhon (29), Ratchaburi (25) and Chiang Mai (29).

Get real-time, historical and forecast PM2. Read the air pollution in Chiang Rai, Thailand with AirVisual. At midnight Tuesday, in slightly cooler night-time temperatures,.

Just returned from Chang Mai , air quality has been getting worse there every year, cut my holiday short. Unfortunately, pollution has become absolutely unacceptable there over that time. When I first arrive people told me that the foul air pollution of March and April was slowly being counteracted by public and private action and policy.

But not all places in the region are like that this time of the year. For example Hanoi is not very good right now. Also over the course of a year, Ho Chi Minh has comparable air quality to Chiang Mai for the yearly average, while Hanoi is a lot worse. Chiang Mai is more seasonal though, with some quite good months and some bad months around March. After living through several of Chiang Mai ’s smoky seasons, here’s what you can generally expect during the worst of it and how to handle it.

PM10’) per cubic metre of air —in Chiang Mai is so poor on some days that it far exceeds the level considered safe to breathe in. Lately, I have read reports about how bad the air quality becomes at that time due to large scale burning of fields in rural areas. At certain times of the year the air quality rises to hazardous levels and many call for action. Any figure beyond 2is ‘very unhealthy’.

On Saturday, Khon Kaen reached 2on the AQI scale. Chiang Mai’s severe air pollution, smoke and smog was just behind the Indian capital of New Delhi. Hills (Doi Pui, Mon Cham) 10km away barely visible (although PM particles are invisible).

Members can report the conditions in their area and updates of the pollution numbers (PCD) in this topic. Also publish news updates regarding local conditions. I booked a trip to Chiang Mai may 25-June 23.

Ive been seeing a lot about the AQI being so horrible, and Have even seen people telling tourists not to go online. Do you think it will improve at all by late May? Im in Qatar now which has pretty awful air quality as it is.

Note: the burning is ‘illegal’ and the Government says they’ll hand out cash rewards for any burning reporte though that didn’t do much last year.