Capital Region
5 monitoring stations · readings from 8 to 18
Average AQI
Air quality in Capital Region
Air quality in Capital Region is currently 11 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Good band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in Capital Region right now.
We aggregate 5 stations across Capital Region. Individual stations range from 8 at the cleanest to 18 at the worst, so conditions vary across Capital Region — the local figure matters more than the average.
Capital Region breaks down into 2 cities you can open individually. Of those listed below, Reykjavik is reading highest at 12 and Kopavogur lowest at 8.
Readings refresh hourly from the official monitoring networks we track. Conditions can still change quickly, so check back before planning time outdoors.
What to do at good levels
Outdoor activity
No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside.
Sensitive groups
Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.
Indoor air
Open the windows. Outdoor air is currently cleaner than typical indoor air, so ventilating helps.
Cities in Capital Region
About Capital Region
Coordinates
64.126, -21.874
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
5
Reporting in this area
Spread
8 – 18
Cleanest to worst station reading
Capital Region air quality, answered
Capital Region is currently reading an AQI of 11, which is Good. It is the average across 5 reporting stations.
No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside. Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.
11 sits in the Good band of the air quality index. The index runs from 0 to 500, and the lower the number the cleaner the air.
We currently aggregate 5 stations in Capital Region, reading between 8 and 18.
Of the cities currently listed for Capital Region, Reykjavik is reading highest at 12 (Good).
Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this region, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.
See Capital Region on the map.
Every station around it, live — or find out what today's reading means for you personally.