Air Pollution in North Cowichan: Real-time Air Quality Index and smog alert.

Current data from stations: Duncan 4804
Pollution and air quality forecast for North Cowichan. Today is Friday, May 2, 2025. The following air pollution values have been recorded for North Cowichan:
  1. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 48 (Moderate)
  2. ozone (O3) - 115 (Moderate)
  3. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 22 (Moderate)
  4. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 3 (Good)
  5. carbon monoxide (CO) - 360 (Good)
  6. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 5 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for North Cowichan, Friday, May 27, 2022: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

What is the air quality in North Cowichan today? Is the air polluted in North Cowichan?. Is there smog?

Today (Friday, May 27, 2022) air quality is moderate in North Cowichan. Some pollutants in North Cowichan may slightly affect very few hypersensitive individuals. Air pollutants in North Cowichan may cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people.


How high is the level of NO2? (nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
48 (Moderate)

How is the O3 level today in North Cowichan? (ozone (O3))
115 (Moderate)

What is the level of PM10 today in North Cowichan? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in North Cowichan is: 22 (Moderate)

What is the current level of PM2.5 in North Cowichan? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 3 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in North Cowichan in the last 7 days was: 4 (Friday, May 27, 2022) and the lowest: 4 (Friday, May 27, 2022). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 9.3 (November 2018). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: November (9.3).

How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
360 (Good)

What is the level of SO2 pollution? (sulfur dioxide (SO2))
5 (Good)



Current data Friday, May 27, 2022, 3:00 PM

NO2 48 (Moderate)

O3 115 (Moderate)

PM10 22 (Moderate)

PM2,5 3 (Good)

CO 360 (Good)

SO2 5 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in North Cowichan

index 2022-05-27
no2 10
Good
o3 98
Moderate
pm10 14
Good
pm25 4
Good
co 249
Good
so2 2
Good
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Air pollution in North Cowichan from November 2018 to November 2018

index 2018-11
pm25 9.3 (Good)
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Quality of life in North Cowichan

Green and Parks in the City

North Cowichan 69%

United States: 70% Venezuela: 41% Iceland: 72%

particulate matter PM2.5

North Cowichan 8 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

North Cowichan 86%

United States: 75% The Bahamas: 53% Venezuela: 41% Iceland: 89%

particulate matter PM10

North Cowichan 14 (Good)

Air Pollution

North Cowichan 0%

United States: 29% The Bahamas: 52% Venezuela: 59% Iceland: 13%

Garbage Disposal

North Cowichan 81%

United States: 71% The Bahamas: 29% Venezuela: 18% Iceland: 79%

Availability and quality of drinking water

North Cowichan 94%

United States: 71% The Bahamas: 55% Venezuela: 28% Iceland: 96%

Cleanliness and tidiness

North Cowichan 75%

United States: 60% The Bahamas: 35% Venezuela: 22% Iceland: 75%

Noise and Light pollution

North Cowichan 36%

United States: 47% The Bahamas: 39% Venezuela: 47% Iceland: 23%

Water Pollution

North Cowichan 5.6%

United States: 44% The Bahamas: 58% Venezuela: 76% Iceland: 8.4%
Source: Numbeo


Duncan 4804

Friday, May 27, 2022, 3:00 PM

NO2 48 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

O3 115 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

PM10 22 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

PM2,5 2.5 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

CO 360 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

SO2 5 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

Duncan 4804

index 2022-05-27
no2 10
o3 98
pm10 14
pm25 4.1
co 249
so2 2.1

Crofton Substation

index 2018-11
pm25 9.3

* Pollution data source: https://openaq.org (AirNow) The data is licensed under CC-By 4.0