Air quality by country
Air quality in Venezuela today
Updated
Good: average US AQI 49 across 35 cities Worst now: Las Vegas, Cojedes (63); cleanest: Ejido (26).
Live US AQI, PM2.5 and ozone for cities across Venezuela, ranked from most polluted to cleanest.
- Average US AQI
- 49 Good
- Most polluted now
- Las Vegas, Cojedes AQI 63
- Cleanest now
- Ejido AQI 26
- Cities above 100
- 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse
Air quality in Venezuela today
Right now the modelled air quality in Venezuela averages a US AQI of 49 (Good) across the 35 cities we track. By category: 16 Good, 19 Moderate (of 35).
That is 16 points better than the worldwide average of 65 across 3,909 cities.
Las Vegas, Cojedes has the worst air at 63 with PM2.5 at 14 µg/m³, while Ejido is cleanest at 26. No tracked city is above 100, the level where sensitive groups are advised to cut back outdoors.
Venezuela cities by AQI (most polluted first)
| City | Region | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas, Cojedes | Cojedes | 63 | Moderate | 13.9 | 85 |
| Barquisimeto | Lara | 61 | Moderate | 9.9 | 82 |
| Cabudare | Lara | 61 | Moderate | 9.9 | 82 |
| Los Rastrojos | Lara | 61 | Moderate | 9.9 | 82 |
| Maracay | Aragua | 58 | Moderate | 9.5 | 61 |
| Turmero | Aragua | 58 | Moderate | 9.5 | 61 |
| Palo Negro | Aragua | 58 | Moderate | 9.5 | 61 |
| Cagua | Aragua | 58 | Moderate | 9.5 | 61 |
| Valencia | Carabobo | 54 | Moderate | 6.4 | 59 |
| Guacara | Carabobo | 54 | Moderate | 6.4 | 59 |
| Maracaibo | Zulia | 53 | Moderate | 7.5 | 87 |
| Los Puertos de Altagracia | Zulia | 53 | Moderate | 7.5 | 87 |
| Barinas | Barinas | 52 | Moderate | 11.2 | 70 |
| Alto Barinas | Barinas | 52 | Moderate | 11.2 | 70 |
| Cabimas | Zulia | 51 | Moderate | 7.1 | 134 |
| San Cristóbal | Táchira | 51 | Moderate | 7.6 | 57 |
| Táriba | Táchira | 51 | Moderate | 7.6 | 57 |
| Rubio | Táchira | 51 | Moderate | 7.6 | 57 |
| Santa Ana, Táchira | Táchira | 51 | Moderate | 7.6 | 57 |
| Caracas | Distrito Federal | 50 | Good | 7.7 | 56 |
| Petare | Miranda | 50 | Good | 7.7 | 56 |
| Santa Teresa del Tuy | Miranda | 50 | Good | 7.7 | 56 |
| Baruta | Miranda | 50 | Good | 7.7 | 56 |
| Lander | Miranda | 50 | Good | 7.7 | 56 |
| Charallave | Miranda | 50 | Good | 7.7 | 56 |
| Catia La Mar | Vargas | 50 | Good | 7.7 | 56 |
| Barcelona, Anzoátegui | Anzoátegui | 48 | Good | 8.4 | 72 |
| Puerto La Cruz | Anzoátegui | 48 | Good | 8.4 | 72 |
| Maturín | Monagas | 36 | Good | 5.8 | 37 |
| Ciudad Guayana | Bolívar | 35 | Good | 7.4 | 53 |
| Ciudad Bolívar | Bolívar | 35 | Good | 6.8 | 53 |
| La Guardia | Nueva Esparta | 32 | Good | 3 | 47 |
| Cumaná | Sucre | 27 | Good | 3.5 | 45 |
| Mérida, Mérida | Mérida | 26 | Good | 4.5 | 49 |
| Ejido | Mérida | 26 | Good | 4.5 | 49 |
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. |
Modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) via Open-Meteo, refreshed twice a day; read hour by hour from the forecast.
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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS).