Air quality
Air quality in Vĩnh Châu today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 55) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 9:00 am (02:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Vĩnh Châu, Can Tho City, Vietnam, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 55 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 13 µg/m³ 0.9× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 20 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 96 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 55
- Best hour today
- 9:00 am AQI 55
- European AQI
- 38
Air quality in Vĩnh Châu right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Vĩnh Châu, Can Tho City, Vietnam is 55, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 55. 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 13 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 20 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 96 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 0.9 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: UV index 4.7, carbon monoxide 156 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 5 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 286 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Vĩnh Châu AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 54 around Tue 9:00 am to 57 around Mon 3:00 pm, staying "Moderate" throughout.
The following day looks similar, averaging about 52.
| Local time (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 9:00 am | 55 | Moderate | 13.3 | 20 | 96 |
| Mon 12:00 pm | 56 | Moderate | 13.2 | 20 | 100 |
| Mon 3:00 pm | 57 | Moderate | 12.5 | 19 | 97 |
| Mon 6:00 pm | 57 | Moderate | 12 | 18 | 93 |
| Mon 9:00 pm | 57 | Moderate | 10.5 | 16 | 91 |
| Tue 12:00 am | 56 | Moderate | 10.9 | 17 | 89 |
| Tue 3:00 am | 56 | Moderate | 9.8 | 15 | 87 |
| Tue 6:00 am | 55 | Moderate | 9.5 | 14 | 88 |
| Tue 9:00 am | 54 | Moderate | 10.4 | 15 | 95 |
| Tue 12:00 pm | 54 | Moderate | 11.4 | 17 | 102 |
| Tue 3:00 pm | 53 | Moderate | 10.8 | 16 | 98 |
| Tue 6:00 pm | 53 | Moderate | 10 | 15 | 90 |
| Tue 9:00 pm | 53 | Moderate | 9.1 | 14 | 87 |
| Wed 12:00 am | 52 | Moderate | 7.7 | 12 | 86 |
| Wed 3:00 am | 51 | Moderate | 6.7 | 10 | 87 |
| Wed 6:00 am | 50 | Good | 5.6 | 9 | 85 |
| Wed 9:00 am | 49 | Good | 6.1 | 9 | 87 |
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 Vĩnh Châu today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 9:00 am (AQI 55, Moderate) and the worst around 3:00 pm (AQI 57). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.
Vĩnh Châu vs the rest of Vietnam
Across 64 Vietnam cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 83 (Moderate). Vĩnh Châu at 55 is 28 points cleaner than average.
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Vĩnh Châu
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cần Thơ | 82 km | 75 | Moderate | 18.3 |
| Bình Thủy | 87 km | 75 | Moderate | 18.3 |
| Rạch Giá | 125 km | 69 | Moderate | 18.2 |
| Long Xuyên | 132 km | 76 | Moderate | 19.3 |
| Vũng Tàu | 166 km | 56 | Moderate | 11.3 |
| Quận Sáu | 174 km | 66 | Moderate | 17.8 |
| Quận Mười Một | 176 km | 66 | Moderate | 17.8 |
| Quận Năm | 176 km | 66 | Moderate | 17.8 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Vĩnh Châu, 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 55, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to PM2.5, 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.