Air quality
Air quality in Manaus today
Updated
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 137) People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 2:00 pm (18:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 137 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
- PM2.5
- 36 µg/m³ 2.4× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 40 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 128 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 137
- Best hour today
- 2:00 pm AQI 137
- European AQI
- 64
Air quality in Manaus right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil is 137, which falls in the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" band (up to 150). People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 137. 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 36 µg/m³, 2.4 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 40 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 128 µg/m³ (above the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 1.2 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: UV index 4.6, carbon monoxide 221 µg/m³.
Manaus AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 100 around Mon 1:00 pm to 140 around Sun 6:00 pm, from "Moderate" at best to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at worst.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 95 against 123 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (America/Manaus) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 2:00 pm | 137 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 36.4 | 40 | 128 |
| Sun 5:00 pm | 139 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 34.5 | 37 | 101 |
| Sun 8:00 pm | 140 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 34.6 | 36 | 59 |
| Sun 11:00 pm | 131 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 34 | 35 | 40 |
| Mon 2:00 am | 123 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 36.2 | 37 | 31 |
| Mon 5:00 am | 115 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 38 | 39 | 27 |
| Mon 8:00 am | 108 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 37.5 | 39 | 44 |
| Mon 11:00 am | 102 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 32.6 | 34 | 91 |
| Mon 2:00 pm | 100 | Moderate | 32.1 | 34 | 93 |
| Mon 5:00 pm | 99 | Moderate | 31.5 | 33 | 78 |
| Mon 8:00 pm | 98 | Moderate | 31.8 | 33 | 62 |
| Mon 11:00 pm | 98 | Moderate | 31.1 | 32 | 49 |
| Tue 2:00 am | 97 | Moderate | 29.7 | 31 | 41 |
| Tue 5:00 am | 95 | Moderate | 29.3 | 30 | 39 |
| Tue 8:00 am | 92 | Moderate | 23.9 | 25 | 54 |
| Tue 11:00 am | 89 | Moderate | 24.2 | 25 | 112 |
| Tue 2:00 pm | 87 | Moderate | 23.9 | 25 | 137 |
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 Manaus today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 2:00 pm (AQI 137, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 6:00 pm (AQI 140). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.
Manaus vs the rest of Brazil
Across 171 Brazil cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 56 (Moderate). Manaus at 137 is 81 points worse than average.
It ranks 171 of 171 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Santa Maria (25) and the most polluted Manaus (137).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Manaus, 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.
Wildfire smoke
PM2.5 is forecast to reach 38 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 359 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 23 km away). Smoke is a likely contributor: keep windows closed, run an air purifier or HVAC filter, and check the fire map before heading out.
Advice for sensitive groups
At 137, children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with asthma, COPD or heart disease should limit time outdoors, especially strenuous activity. A well-fitted N95/FFP2 mask cuts particle exposure; it does not filter ozone.
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.