Air quality
Air quality in Porto Alegre today
Updated
Good (US AQI 27) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 8:12 pm (23:12 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 27 Good
- PM2.5
- 5.7 µg/m³ 0.4× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 7.4 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 49 µg/m³
Air quality in Porto Alegre right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is 27, 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.
PM2.5 is 5.7 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 7.4 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 49 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 4.8 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Porto Alegre vs the rest of Brazil
Across 171 Brazil cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 53 (Moderate). Porto Alegre at 27 is 26 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 7 of 171 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Caxias do Sul (25) and the most polluted Manaus (140).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Porto Alegre
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canoas | 14 km | 27 | Good | 5.7 |
| Montenegro | 44 km | 25 | Good | 5.1 |
| Caxias do Sul | 96 km | 25 | Good | 4.4 |
| Pelotas | 220 km | 25 | Good | 5.1 |
| Santa Maria | 251 km | 26 | Good | 3.9 |
| Orleans, Santa Catarina | 265 km | 26 | Good | 3.9 |
| São José, Santa Catarina | 285 km | 26 | Good | 3.9 |
| Concórdia, Santa Catarina | 321 km | 56 | Moderate | 6.9 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Porto Alegre, 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 27, 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).