Abu Dhabi vs Dubai AQI Comparison

Side-by-side OpenAQ-derived air quality comparison for Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Values use mapped daily PM2.5 and PM10 observations normalized to US EPA AQI.

Lower average AQI: Abu Dhabi (44-pt gap)PM2.5: Abu Dhabi n/a ug/m3 · Dubai 40.2 ug/m3

Source: OpenAQ local exports mapped to AQI Now cities; city summaries cover 2023-12-31–2024-05-16 and 2024-07-25–2024-12-31.

Compare two cities

City A

City B

Abu Dhabi vs Dubai

Abu Dhabi

Abū Z̧aby, UAE

PM2.5: n/a ug/m3
PM10: 88.1 ug/m3
Worst month: May
Trend: n/a

EPA category: Moderate

Dubai

Dubai, UAE

110

PM2.5: 40.2 ug/m3
PM10: 45.7 ug/m3
Worst month: November
Trend: n/a

EPA category: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Lower average AQI in this selected period: Abu Dhabi. Values are historical OpenAQ-derived city summaries, not live readings.

Yearly EPA AQI trend

Seasonal EPA AQI heatmap

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Abu Dhabi

Dubai

110

121

128

107

What this comparison measures

Average EPA AQI — city-level daily AQI values averaged across the OpenAQ coverage window.
PM2.5 and PM10 — mapped monitor concentrations aggregated to daily city averages.
Seasonality — worst and cleanest months from the monthly city rollups.
Trend — difference between the earliest and latest yearly AQI average in this build.