Air quality comparison · Turkmenistan, 453 km apart
Ashgabat vs Daşoguz Air quality index (AQI) today
Daşoguz has cleaner air than Ashgabat right now: AQI 18 (Good) against 44 (Good).
Both sit in the same EPA band, so the health advice is the same for each today. Over the past 6 days, on modeled daily averages, Daşoguz averaged AQI 36 against 57, and it was the cleaner of the two on 5 of those days. Ashgabat has more tree cover.
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
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Head to head
Ashgabat vs Daşoguz at a glance
Daşoguz is ahead on 3 of 5 measures, and Ashgabat on 2. The better figure in each row is marked.
| Ashgabat | Daşoguz | |
|---|---|---|
| Air quality nowUS AQI. Lower is better. | 44 | 18 (better) |
| PM2.5Fine particles, µg/m³. | 8 | 3 (better) |
| Past week's averageUS AQI, 6 days. | 57 | 36 (better) |
| Tree coverWithin 2 km of the center. | 13.0% (better) | 5.2% |
| Trees still neededTo reach a healthy canopy. | 53.4K (better) | 77.6K |
Air quality today
What is the air like in Ashgabat and Daşoguz right now?
Daşoguz has cleaner air than Ashgabat right now: AQI 18 (Good) against 44 (Good). PM2.5 is setting the index in both.
Ashgabat is read from a nearby ground station and Daşoguz is a model estimate, so the two are not quite like for like.
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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).
Ashgabat: Ground station · Ashgabat, 1 km away. Data: OpenAQ · AirNow.
Daşoguz: Model estimate · no ground station nearby. Data: Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index.
The past week
Which had cleaner air over the past 6 days?
Over the past 6 days, on modeled daily averages, Daşoguz averaged AQI 36 against 57, and it was the cleaner of the two on 5 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
- Ashgabat1Daşoguz5
- Average AQI
- Ashgabat57Daşoguz36
- Worst day, AQI
- Ashgabat72Daşoguz44
The daily numbers (6 days)
| Day | Ashgabat | Daşoguz |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | 55 | 34 |
| Nov 6 | 67 | 44 |
| Nov 7 | 69 | 26 |
| Nov 8 | 72 | 42 |
| Nov 9 | 50 | 40 |
| Nov 10 | 27 | 31 |
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 Ashgabat and Daşoguz today?
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone. Both are in the same EPA band today (Good), so the advice is the same.
Exercise outdoors
A good day to be active outside.
Windows
Open them to air the house.
Masks
Not needed.
Air purifier
Not needed.
Against everywhere else
How do Ashgabat and Daşoguz compare with the rest of the world?
Right now Ashgabat's air is cleaner than 66% of the 5,420 places Airleaf tracks, and Daşoguz's is cleaner than 90%. Within Turkmenistan, that is 25% and 100% of its 5 measured places.
Cleaner air than…
- Ashgabat
- Beats 66%
- Daşoguz
- Beats 90%
More tree cover than…
- Ashgabat
- Beats 29%
- Daşoguz
- Beats 11%
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 Daşoguz 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.
Daşoguz
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
Trees
Which has more trees, Ashgabat or Daşoguz?
Ashgabat has more tree cover: 13.0% of the land within 2 km of its center against 5.2% around Daşoguz, or about 40,841 trees against 16,271.
The dark mark is each place's canopy target: 30% of the land, raised where air quality is poor.
| Ashgabat | Daşoguz | |
|---|---|---|
| Trees standingEstimated from the canopy area. | 40.8K (better) | 16.3K |
| Trees still neededTo reach the target. Fewer is better. | 53.4K (better) | 77.6K |
| CO₂ absorbed each yearBy the trees already standing. | 899K kg (better) | 358K kg |
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
Ashgabat vs Daşoguz: your questions answered
Is Daşoguz cleaner than Ashgabat?
On air quality, yes, right now: Daşoguz reads AQI 18 against 44, a gap of 26 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 6 days, on modeled daily averages, Daşoguz averaged AQI 36 against 57, and it was the cleaner of the two on 5 of those days.
Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Ashgabat and Daşoguz today?
The advice is the same for both today. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone. Ashgabat reads AQI 44 and Daşoguz reads AQI 18.
Which has more trees, Ashgabat or Daşoguz?
Ashgabat has more tree cover: 13.0% of the land within 2 km of its center against 5.2% around Daşoguz, or about 40,841 trees against 16,271. Both figures describe the same-sized circle of ground around each center, not the whole municipality.
How many more trees do Ashgabat and Daşoguz need?
Ashgabat needs about 53,407 more to reach its canopy target of 30%, and Daşoguz about 77,600 to reach 30%. The target starts at 30% of the land and rises where air quality is poor.
Are Ashgabat and Daşoguz 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. Ashgabat is read from a nearby ground station and Daşoguz 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 Ashgabat vs Daşoguz 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 19, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026), and the forest figures are published yearly.
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