Weather, environment, and disasters

Air4Thai / Pollution Control Department.

Thailand PM2.5, PM10, AQI, and air-quality station data.

Public JSON/XML/API-style feeds and dashboards Free public Hourly / daily Open source
Runtime role

Decision driving

Access class

Public

Access type

JSON/XML/API-style feeds and dashboards

Free status

Free public

Cadence

Hourly / daily

Last verified

2026-05-11

Access class note

Public web, file, catalog, or documented endpoint access with no paid gate implied in the source profile.

Used in layers

source health, observation ingest, signal compute, decision compute

Useful fields

station, AQI, PM2.5, PM10, timestamp, coordinates, pollutant driver, health bucket

Reliability rating

High for official context; validate endpoint availability before automation.

Runtime truth

Runtime role

Decision driving

Production ready

Yes

Entity scope

destination, province, region, route, pier, airport, station, aqi_station, district

Observation scope

aqi_average, pm25_average

Decision scope

where_to_go_today, where_to_stay, route_check, ferry_check, food_route, gold_buying_check

Runtime note

Feeds active observations and signals that currently influence traveler-facing decisions.

How this helps travel recommendations

Adjusts outdoor comfort, smoke risk, northern-route viability, Bangkok temple-day quality, and whether a destination should be downgraded or avoided.

Developer reference

Best endpoint

Use the station-level AQI/PM endpoint or official feed when available; store observation time, coordinates, pollutant driver, and nearest destination.

Recommended refresh

Refresh every 15-60 minutes, with caching and backoff when the upstream fails.

Travel scoring role

Adjusts outdoor comfort, smoke risk, northern-route viability, Bangkok temple-day quality, and whether a destination should be downgraded or avoided.

Comparable / backup source

Air4Thai, OpenAQ, WAQI/AQICN, nearby stations, or Pollution Control Department reports.

Example request

# Source landing or publication page; inspect linked documents or resources before automation.
curl -L "http://air4thai.pcd.go.th/"

Failure modes

  • Stations can go offline or report stale timestamps.
  • Coverage can be sparse outside major cities.
  • Different feeds can bucket AQI/PM values differently.
  • Dashboard markup or public-page layout can change without notice.

Last checked and source confidence

Last checked: 2026-05-11.

Source confidence: Treat this profile as strongest for the exact role named above. It is weaker when the source is stretched into live availability, legal proof, or traveler-fit decisions it does not directly prove.