Air quality
Air quality in São João de Meriti today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 75) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 5:16 pm (20:16 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for São João de Meriti, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 75 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 9.7 µg/m³ 0.6× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 12 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 91 µg/m³
Air quality in São João de Meriti right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for São João de Meriti, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 75, 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 9.7 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 12 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 91 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 14 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
NASA FIRMS shows 9 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 25 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
São João de Meriti vs the rest of Brazil
Across 144 Brazil cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 54 (Moderate). São João de Meriti at 75 is 21 points worse than average.
It ranks 136 of 144 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Caxias do Sul (24) and the most polluted Manaus (139).
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near São João de Meriti
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilópolis | 4 km | 78 | Moderate | 7.7 |
| Belford Roxo | 5 km | 78 | Moderate | 7.7 |
| Duque de Caxias | 7 km | 75 | Moderate | 9.7 |
| Nova Iguaçu | 9 km | 78 | Moderate | 7.7 |
| Queimados | 21 km | 78 | Moderate | 7.7 |
| Barra da Tijuca | 22 km | 75 | Moderate | 9.7 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 23 km | 75 | Moderate | 9.7 |
| Niterói | 29 km | 75 | Moderate | 9.7 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of São João de Meriti, 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 75, 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.