Air quality comparison · Iraq, 353 km apart
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah vs Baghdad Air quality index (AQI) today
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah has cleaner air than Baghdad right now: AQI 71 (Moderate) against 75 (Moderate).
Both sit in the same EPA band, so the health advice is the same for each today. Over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, Al Mawşil al Jadīdah averaged AQI 53 against 86, and it was the cleaner of the two on 7 of those days. Baghdad has more tree cover.
Iraq
AQI 71
Moderate
Cleaner right now
- PM2.5
- 19.9 µg/m³1.3× WHO guideline
- Main pollutant
- PM2.5
- Source
- Model estimate
- Reading
- Nov 11, 12:00 local
Iraq
AQI 75
Moderate
Cleaner right now
- PM2.5
- 22.2 µg/m³1.5× WHO guideline
- Main pollutant
- PM2.5
- Source
- Ground station
- Reading
- Nov 11, 18:57 local
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah71Baghdad75
Head to head
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah vs Baghdad at a glance
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah is ahead on 3 of 5 measures, and Baghdad on 2. The better figure in each row is marked.
| Al Mawşil al Jadīdah | Baghdad | |
|---|---|---|
| Air quality nowUS AQI. Lower is better. | 71 (better) | 75 |
| PM2.5Fine particles, µg/m³. | 19.9 (better) | 22.2 |
| Past week's averageUS AQI, 7 days. | 53 (better) | 86 |
| Tree coverWithin 2 km of the center. | 0.3% | 2.3% (better) |
| Trees still neededTo reach a healthy canopy. | 93.3K | 82.6K (better) |
Air quality today
What is the air like in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah and Baghdad right now?
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah has cleaner air than Baghdad right now: AQI 71 (Moderate) against 75 (Moderate). PM2.5 is setting the index in both.
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah's PM2.5 is about 1.3× the WHO's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³. Baghdad's PM2.5 is about 1.5× the WHO's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³.
Baghdad is read from a nearby ground station and Al Mawşil al Jadīdah is a model estimate, so the two are not quite like for like.
Al Mawşil al JadīdahBaghdad
Concentrations at the same moment as the index above, for the pollutants both places report. Lower is better. The dark marks on the PM2.5 and PM10 rows show the WHO's 24-hour guidelines (15 and 45 µg/m³).
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah: Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 245 km, e.g. Silopi and Sulaymaniyah. Data: Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 245 km, US EPA index.
Baghdad: Ground station · Hydro-C Demo, 3 km away. Data: OpenAQ · Clarity.
The past week
Which had cleaner air over the past 7 days?
Over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, Al Mawşil al Jadīdah averaged AQI 53 against 86, and it was the cleaner of the two on 7 of those days. A single reading can catch a city on a bad afternoon; the week says whether it was the weather or the place.
- Cleaner days
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah7Baghdad0
- Average AQI
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah53Baghdad86
- Worst day, AQI
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah74Baghdad118
The daily numbers (7 days)
| Day | Al Mawşil al Jadīdah | Baghdad |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | 74 | 99 |
| Nov 6 | 64 | 113 |
| Nov 7 | 54 | 118 |
| Nov 8 | 56 | 103 |
| Nov 9 | 38 | 52 |
| Nov 10 | 50 | 58 |
| Nov 11 | 38 | 61 |
Daily averages from the CAMS atmospheric model for both places, so the week compares like with like. They can differ from today's reading at the top of the page wherever that comes from a ground station.
What it means today
Is it safe to go outside in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah and Baghdad today?
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion. Both are in the same EPA band today (Moderate), so the advice is the same.
Exercise outdoors
Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier.
Windows
Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution.
Masks
Not needed for most people.
Air purifier
Worth running if you are sensitive.
Against everywhere else
How do Al Mawşil al Jadīdah and Baghdad compare with the rest of the world?
Right now Al Mawşil al Jadīdah's air is cleaner than 37% of the 5,420 places Airleaf tracks, and Baghdad's is cleaner than 33%. Within Iraq, that is 42% and 29% of its 49 measured places.
Cleaner air than…
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
- Beats 37%
- Baghdad
- Beats 33%
More tree cover than…
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
- Beats 1%
- Baghdad
- Beats 5%
Includes model estimates as well as station readings, so it can differ from our most polluted and cleanest air rankings, which use station readings only.
Satellite timelapses
Watch both change, year by year
A clear satellite photo a year of the land around each city. Press play, turn on the forest cleared since the first year, or drag the before and after.
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
Baghdad
2018: satellite photo from September 2018 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
Trees
Which has more trees, Al Mawşil al Jadīdah or Baghdad?
Baghdad has more tree cover: 2.3% of the land within 2 km of its center against 0.3% around Al Mawşil al Jadīdah, or about 6,857 trees against 942.
The dark mark is each place's canopy target: 30% of the land, raised where air quality is poor.
| Al Mawşil al Jadīdah | Baghdad | |
|---|---|---|
| Trees standingEstimated from the canopy area. | 942 | 6.9K (better) |
| Trees still neededTo reach the target. Fewer is better. | 93.3K | 82.6K (better) |
| CO₂ absorbed each yearBy the trees already standing. | 20.7K kg | 151K kg (better) |
Tree cover on the satellite image
The same 2 km radius around each center, with the tree cover the satellite found marked on it.
Reading these numbers
How this comparison is made
Air quality index
The US EPA index, computed from current pollutant concentrations: ground stations where a place has them nearby, and the CAMS atmospheric model everywhere else. It moves hour to hour, so it is a snapshot rather than a verdict on either place. The guideline marks are from the WHO's 2021 air quality guidelines.
Trees and forest
Tree cover is the share of ground under canopy within 2 km of each center, read from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail. It measures that circle, not the whole municipality, which is what makes the two comparable. Forest loss comes from the University of Maryland's Global Forest Change maps.
More on the method on the About Airleaf page.
Frequently asked
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah vs Baghdad: your questions answered
Is Al Mawşil al Jadīdah cleaner than Baghdad?
On air quality, yes, right now: Al Mawşil al Jadīdah reads AQI 71 against 75, a gap of 4 points on the US EPA index. This is a live reading rather than an annual average, so it can reverse within a day. Over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, Al Mawşil al Jadīdah averaged AQI 53 against 86, and it was the cleaner of the two on 7 of those days.
Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Al Mawşil al Jadīdah and Baghdad today?
The advice is the same for both today. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion. Al Mawşil al Jadīdah reads AQI 71 and Baghdad reads AQI 75.
Which has more trees, Al Mawşil al Jadīdah or Baghdad?
Baghdad has more tree cover: 2.3% of the land within 2 km of its center against 0.3% around Al Mawşil al Jadīdah, or about 6,857 trees against 942. Both figures describe the same-sized circle of ground around each center, not the whole municipality.
How many more trees do Al Mawşil al Jadīdah and Baghdad need?
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah needs about 93,305 more to reach its canopy target of 30%, and Baghdad about 82,584 to reach 30%. The target starts at 30% of the land and rises where air quality is poor.
Are Al Mawşil al Jadīdah and Baghdad measured the same way?
The method is the same: the US EPA index for air, and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail over an identical radius for trees. Baghdad is read from a nearby ground station and Al Mawşil al Jadīdah is a model estimate, so the two are not quite like for like. Nothing is adjusted for population, city limits or climate.
How often does the Al Mawşil al Jadīdah vs Baghdad comparison update?
The air readings refresh about once an hour, and each reading's local time is shown at the top of the page. Tree cover comes from the latest clear satellite image of each area (Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026), and the forest figures are published yearly.
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