Air quality

Air quality in Vernon, Normandy today

Updated

Good (US AQI 32) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 1:00 am (00:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Vernon, Normandy, France, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
32 Good
PM2.5
4.8 µg/m³ 0.3× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
14 µg/m³
Ozone
61 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
ozone sub-index 32
Best hour today
11:00 am AQI 25
European AQI
21

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Air quality in Vernon, Normandy right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Vernon, Normandy, France is 32, 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 32. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.

PM2.5 is 4.8 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 14 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 61 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 1.7 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 149 µg/m³.

NASA FIRMS shows 24 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 201 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.

Vernon, Normandy AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 25 around Mon 11:00 am to 32 around Mon 1:00 am, staying "Good" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 24.

Local time (Europe/Paris)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 1:00 am32Good4.81461
Mon 4:00 am29Good4.31356
Mon 7:00 am27Good5.71347
Mon 10:00 am26Good3.91057
Mon 1:00 pm25Good3.3763
Mon 4:00 pm27Good3.7755
Mon 7:00 pm27Good5.1947
Mon 10:00 pm25Good5844
Tue 1:00 am25Good4644
Tue 4:00 am24Good3.6547
Tue 7:00 am23Good4.6747
Tue 10:00 am23Good3553
Tue 1:00 pm23Good3.5559
Tue 4:00 pm25Good3.5553
Tue 7:00 pm25Good4.91153
Tue 10:00 pm25Good6.41352
Wed 1:00 am24Good5.61451

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 Vernon, Normandy today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 11:00 am (AQI 25, Good) and the worst around 6:00 am (AQI 28). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Vernon, Normandy vs the rest of France

Across 23 France cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 29 (Good). Vernon, Normandy at 32 is about average.

It ranks 21 of 23 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Nice (22) and the most polluted Dieppe (38).

For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.

Air quality in cities near Vernon, Normandy

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Boulogne-Billancourt64 km28Good5.6
Paris 16 Passy65 km28Good5.6
Paris 15 Vaugirard67 km28Good5.6
Paris 14 Observatoire69 km28Good5.6
Paris70 km28Good5.6
Paris 13 Gobelins71 km28Good5.6
Marne La Vallée91 km29Good6
Dieppe96 km38Good3.9

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Vernon, Normandy, 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 32, 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 AQICategoryWhat it means
0-50GoodAir quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
51-100ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
101-150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsPeople with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
151-200UnhealthyEveryone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
201-300Very UnhealthyHealth alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors.
301-500HazardousEmergency 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.