Air quality in Mexico City today
Mexico · Updated Thursday 22:00 (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 | 12 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 12 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 46 µg/m³ | Fair |
| O₃ | 25 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Mexico City right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Mexico City is expected to be worst around Fri 14:00 (AQI 57, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 10:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 23:00 | 53 | Moderate | 13 |
| Fri 02:00 | 50 | Moderate | 12 |
| Fri 05:00 | 47 | Moderate | 10 |
| Fri 08:00 | 41 | Moderate | 10 |
| Fri 11:00 | 34 | Fair | 5 |
| Fri 14:00 | 57 | Moderate | 4 |
| Fri 17:00 | 32 | Fair | 5 |
| Fri 20:00 | 50 | Moderate | 11 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Mexico City was 61, with 13 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 17 Sept, the most polluted 2 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Mexico City good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Mexico City is 52, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Mexico City?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Mexico City. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Mexico City be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Mexico City is expected to be worst around Fri 14:00 (AQI 57, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 10:00.
- 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.