Air quality
Air quality in Panama City today
Updated
Good (US AQI 29) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 7:00 pm (00:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Panama City, Panamá, Panama, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 29 Good
- PM2.5
- 5.4 µg/m³ 0.4× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 7.9 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 48 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- ozone sub-index 29
- Best hour tomorrow
- 7:00 am AQI 22
- European AQI
- 21
Air quality in Panama City right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Panama City, Panamá, Panama is 29, which falls in the "Good" band (up to 50). Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
The index is driven mainly by ozone, whose own sub-index is 29. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.
PM2.5 is 5.4 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 7.9 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 48 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 4.5 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 374 µg/m³.
Panama City AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 22 around Mon 1:00 am to 39 around Mon 6:00 pm, staying "Good" throughout.
The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 34 against 27 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (America/Panama) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 7:00 pm | 29 | Good | 5.4 | 8 | 48 |
| Sun 10:00 pm | 26 | Good | 5.4 | 8 | 44 |
| Mon 1:00 am | 22 | Good | 3.9 | 6 | 45 |
| Mon 4:00 am | 23 | Good | 2.1 | 3 | 49 |
| Mon 7:00 am | 22 | Good | 1.1 | 1 | 47 |
| Mon 10:00 am | 23 | Good | 3.8 | 5 | 71 |
| Mon 1:00 pm | 29 | Good | 8.9 | 13 | 93 |
| Mon 4:00 pm | 36 | Good | 8.6 | 13 | 81 |
| Mon 7:00 pm | 38 | Good | 5.8 | 9 | 58 |
| Mon 10:00 pm | 33 | Good | 4.8 | 7 | 52 |
| Tue 1:00 am | 28 | Good | 4.5 | 7 | 50 |
| Tue 4:00 am | 28 | Good | 3.8 | 6 | 51 |
| Tue 7:00 am | 29 | Good | 3.9 | 6 | 50 |
| Tue 10:00 am | 31 | Good | 6.8 | 9 | 78 |
| Tue 1:00 pm | 34 | Good | 13.2 | 18 | 119 |
| Tue 4:00 pm | 45 | Good | 15.8 | 22 | 127 |
| Tue 7:00 pm | 58 | Moderate | 10.1 | 14 | 69 |
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 Panama City tomorrow
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 7:00 am (AQI 22, Good) and the worst around 6:00 pm (AQI 39). That is a swing of 17 points, so a run or walk around 7:00 am is noticeably better.
Panama City vs the rest of Panama
Across 3 Panama cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 28 (Good). Panama City at 29 is about average.
It ranks 1 of 3 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Panama City (28) and the most polluted Juan Díaz (28).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Panama City
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguelito | 8 km | 28 | Good | 5.7 |
| Juan Díaz | 10 km | 28 | Good | 5.7 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Panama City, 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
With the AQI at 29, there is no need for sensitive groups to change plans. People with asthma should still carry their reliever inhaler as usual.
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).