Air quality
Air quality in Birigui today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 60) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 10:00 pm (01:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Birigui, São Paulo, Brazil, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 60 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 12 µg/m³ 0.8× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 13 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 61 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 60
- Best hour tomorrow
- 12:00 pm AQI 50
- European AQI
- 35
Air quality in Birigui right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Birigui, São Paulo, Brazil is 60, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 60. Fine and coarse particles come from traffic, heating, industry, dust and smoke; they build up on calm nights and clear when wind or rain arrives.
PM2.5 is 12 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 13 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 61 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 9.4 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 287 µg/m³.
Birigui AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 50 around Mon 12:00 pm to 60 around Sun 10:00 pm, from "Good" at best to "Moderate" at worst.
The following day looks similar, averaging about 52.
| Local time (America/Sao_Paulo) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 10:00 pm | 60 | Moderate | 12.3 | 13 | 61 |
| Mon 1:00 am | 57 | Moderate | 11.4 | 12 | 61 |
| Mon 4:00 am | 52 | Moderate | 8.9 | 9 | 48 |
| Mon 7:00 am | 51 | Moderate | 9.8 | 10 | 47 |
| Mon 10:00 am | 51 | Moderate | 9.1 | 10 | 77 |
| Mon 1:00 pm | 50 | Good | 8.1 | 9 | 105 |
| Mon 4:00 pm | 50 | Good | 7 | 8 | 100 |
| Mon 7:00 pm | 51 | Moderate | 13.3 | 14 | 72 |
| Mon 10:00 pm | 52 | Moderate | 13.7 | 14 | 50 |
| Tue 1:00 am | 52 | Moderate | 9.3 | 10 | 46 |
| Tue 4:00 am | 52 | Moderate | 9.6 | 11 | 40 |
| Tue 7:00 am | 52 | Moderate | 10.1 | 11 | 38 |
| Tue 10:00 am | 52 | Moderate | 10.6 | 13 | 65 |
| Tue 1:00 pm | 52 | Moderate | 10 | 12 | 100 |
| Tue 4:00 pm | 53 | Moderate | 10.2 | 12 | 104 |
| Tue 7:00 pm | 54 | Moderate | 12.5 | 14 | 85 |
| Tue 10:00 pm | 54 | Moderate | 16.1 | 18 | 68 |
Every third hour of the CAMS forecast via Open-Meteo. US AQI uses rolling averages (24 h for particles, 8 h for ozone), so it moves more slowly than the hourly concentrations.
Best time to be outside in Birigui tomorrow
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 12:00 pm (AQI 50, Good) and the worst around 9:00 pm (AQI 52). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.
Birigui vs the rest of Brazil
Across 144 Brazil cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 50 (Good). Birigui at 60 is 10 points worse than average.
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Birigui
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| São José do Rio Preto | 112 km | 56 | Moderate | 10.6 |
| Bauru | 175 km | 42 | Good | 5.4 |
| Londrina | 240 km | 41 | Good | 7.9 |
| Cambé | 241 km | 41 | Good | 7.9 |
| Ribeirão Preto | 262 km | 96 | Moderate | 27.2 |
| Maringá | 289 km | 51 | Moderate | 10.2 |
| Uberaba | 304 km | 47 | Good | 10.8 |
| Rio Claro | 313 km | 61 | Moderate | 11.9 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Birigui, so the numbers on this page are model estimates. Models capture regional pollution well but can miss very local sources such as a busy road or a nearby fire.
Advice for sensitive groups
At 60, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to PM2.5, keep long or intense workouts to the cleaner hours shown above.
What the US AQI numbers mean
| US AQI | Category | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 0-50 | Good | Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. |
| 51-100 | Moderate | Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 151-200 | Unhealthy | Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. |
| 201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Health alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors. |
| 301-500 | Hazardous | Emergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible. The scale tops out at 500; heavier dust or smoke is shown as 500. |
Values on this page are modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) and served by Open-Meteo; they are estimates for the area around the city centre, not readings from an official monitor.
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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS).