Air quality in Loja today
Ecuador · Updated Thursday 19:00 (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 | 8 µg/m³ | Good |
| PM10 | 8 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 29 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 19 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Loja right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Loja is expected to be worst around Thu 20:00 (AQI 43, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 17:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 20:00 | 43 | Moderate | 8 |
| Thu 23:00 | 39 | Fair | 10 |
| Fri 02:00 | 37 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 05:00 | 31 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 08:00 | 21 | Fair | 5 |
| Fri 11:00 | 36 | Fair | 3 |
| Fri 14:00 | 31 | Fair | 3 |
| Fri 17:00 | 19 | Good | 5 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Loja was 22, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 15 Sept, the most polluted 11 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Loja good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Loja is 42, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Loja?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Loja. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Loja be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Loja is expected to be worst around Thu 20:00 (AQI 43, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 17:00.
- 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.