Air quality in Caracas today
Venezuela · Updated Thursday 22:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Fair European AQI
Fine for almost everyone.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 9 µg/m³ | Good |
| PM10 | 10 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 22 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 23 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Caracas right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Caracas is expected to be worst around Fri 20:00 (AQI 47, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 14:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 23:00 | 34 | Fair | 10 |
| Fri 02:00 | 33 | Fair | 11 |
| Fri 05:00 | 28 | Fair | 9 |
| Fri 08:00 | 37 | Fair | 13 |
| Fri 11:00 | 32 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 14:00 | 20 | Good | 4 |
| Fri 17:00 | 37 | Fair | 12 |
| Fri 20:00 | 47 | Moderate | 13 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Caracas was 31, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 30 Aug, the most polluted 21 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Caracas good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Caracas is 36, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Caracas?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Caracas. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Caracas be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Caracas is expected to be worst around Fri 20:00 (AQI 47, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 14:00.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wheezair shows model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), served by Open-Meteo: about 11 km resolution in Europe and 40 km elsewhere, updated daily. They are not station measurements, so a busy street can be worse than its city's value.