Air quality in Mindelo today
Cape Verde · 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 | 29 µg/m³ | Poor |
| PM10 | 71 µg/m³ | Poor |
| NO₂ | 0 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 59 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Mindelo right now is PM10.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Mindelo is expected to be worst around Fri 11:00 (AQI 52, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 18:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 23:00 | 48 | Moderate | 28 |
| Fri 02:00 | 48 | Moderate | 29 |
| Fri 05:00 | 46 | Moderate | 25 |
| Fri 08:00 | 47 | Moderate | 27 |
| Fri 11:00 | 52 | Moderate | 34 |
| Fri 14:00 | 50 | Moderate | 33 |
| Fri 17:00 | 43 | Moderate | 21 |
| Fri 20:00 | 44 | Moderate | 22 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Mindelo was 39, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 13 Sept, the most polluted 9 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Mindelo good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Mindelo is 48, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Mindelo?
- At the moment PM10 contributes most to the air quality index in Mindelo. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Mindelo be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Mindelo is expected to be worst around Fri 11:00 (AQI 52, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 18:00.
- 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.