Air quality
Air quality in Chiclayo today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 54) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 1:36 pm (18:36 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Peru, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 54 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 12 µg/m³ 0.8× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 21 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 52 µg/m³
Air quality in Chiclayo right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Peru is 54, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
PM2.5 is 12 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 21 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 52 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 0.3 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
NASA FIRMS shows 8 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 212 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Chiclayo vs the rest of Peru
Across 21 Peru cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 46 (Good). Chiclayo at 54 is 8 points worse than average.
It ranks 15 of 21 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Iquitos (27) and the most polluted Tacna (63).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Chiclayo
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trujillo | 175 km | 52 | Moderate | 11.3 |
| Laredo, La Libertad | 177 km | 52 | Moderate | 11.3 |
| Piura | 198 km | 40 | Good | 7.3 |
| San Martin | 198 km | 40 | Good | 7.3 |
| Chimbote | 292 km | 52 | Moderate | 13.2 |
| Loja | 317 km | 33 | Good | 4.2 |
| Santa Rosa, El Oro | 369 km | 35 | Good | 2.4 |
| Machala | 391 km | 33 | Good | 2 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Chiclayo, 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 54, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to air pollution, 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), NASA FIRMS.