Air quality in São Paulo today
Brazil · Updated Friday 03:00 (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 | 23 µg/m³ | Moderate |
| PM10 | 25 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 45 µg/m³ | Fair |
| O₃ | 5 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in São Paulo right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in São Paulo is expected to be worst around Fri 12:00 (AQI 126, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 08:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 04:00 | 51 | Moderate | 24 |
| Fri 07:00 | 49 | Moderate | 23 |
| Fri 10:00 | 80 | Poor | 28 |
| Fri 13:00 | 122 | Extremely poor | 20 |
| Fri 16:00 | 73 | Poor | 18 |
| Fri 19:00 | 61 | Poor | 35 |
| Fri 22:00 | 74 | Poor | 62 |
| Sat 01:00 | 68 | Poor | 65 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in São Paulo was 46, with 3 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 6 Sept, the most polluted 30 Aug.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in São Paulo good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in São Paulo is 51, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in São Paulo?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in São Paulo. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in São Paulo be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in São Paulo is expected to be worst around Fri 12:00 (AQI 126, extremely poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 08:00.
- 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.