Air quality in Illapel today
Chile · Updated Friday 00:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Moderate European AQI
Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 19 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 21 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 8 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 38 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Illapel right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Illapel is expected to be worst around Fri 01:00 (AQI 42, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 11:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 01:00 | 42 | Moderate | 19 |
| Fri 04:00 | 41 | Moderate | 16 |
| Fri 07:00 | 37 | Fair | 14 |
| Fri 10:00 | 28 | Fair | 9 |
| Fri 13:00 | 30 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 16:00 | 31 | Fair | 9 |
| Fri 19:00 | 29 | Fair | 10 |
| Fri 22:00 | 37 | Fair | 13 |
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Illapel good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Illapel is 42, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Illapel?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Illapel. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Illapel be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Illapel is expected to be worst around Fri 01:00 (AQI 42, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 11:00.
- 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.