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

Pollution and air quality forecast for Atacama. Today is Friday, April 26, 2024. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Atacama:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 8 (Good)
  2. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 11 (Good)
  3. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 48 (Moderate)
  4. ozone (O3) - 115 (Moderate)
  5. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 34 (Moderate)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 360 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Atacama, Tuesday, April 16, 2024: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

Today (Tuesday, April 16, 2024) air quality is moderate in Atacama. Some pollutants in Atacama may slightly affect very few hypersensitive individuals. Air pollutants in Atacama may cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people.


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Atacama? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 8 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Atacama in the last 7 days was: 18 (Friday, April 12, 2024) and the lowest: 4 (Friday, May 27, 2022). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 31 (June 2016). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: January (5.9).

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

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

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

What is the level of PM10 today in Atacama? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Atacama is: 34 (Moderate) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 75 (June 2016). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Atacama is usually recorded in: December (28).

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



Current data Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9:00 AM

PM2,5 8 (Good)

SO2 11 (Good)

NO2 48 (Moderate)

O3 115 (Moderate)

PM10 34 (Moderate)

CO 360 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Atacama

index 2024-04-09 2024-04-10 2024-04-11 2024-04-12 2024-04-13 2024-04-14 2024-04-15 2024-04-16 2022-05-27
pm25 14
Moderate
14
Moderate
15
Moderate
18
Moderate
15
Moderate
14
Moderate
12
Good
12
Good
4
Good
so2 14
Good
14
Good
14
Good
14
Good
14
Good
14
Good
15
Good
15
Good
2
Good
pm10 36
Moderate
36
Moderate
38
Moderate
41
Moderate
42
Moderate
41
Moderate
36
Moderate
39
Moderate
14
Good
no2 -
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
10
Good
o3 -
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
98
Moderate
co -
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
-
Good
249
Good
data source »
Air pollution in Atacama from September 2015 to May 2020
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03 2016-02 2016-01 2015-12 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09
pm25 18 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 10 (Good) 12 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 8 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 9.6 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 10 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 12 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 19 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 9.7 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 10 (Good) 12 (Good) 23 (Moderate) 19 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 17 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 31 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 9.6 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 5.9 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good)
so2 10 (Good) 7.9 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 5.7 (Good) 6 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 8.3 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 13 (Good) 15 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 6 (Good) 4.8 (Good) 8.3 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 8.1 (Good) 9 (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good)
pm10 44 (Moderate) 44 (Moderate) 37 (Moderate) 38 (Moderate) 32 (Moderate) 32 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 36 (Moderate) 31 (Moderate) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 62 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 61 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 56 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 44 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 35 (Moderate) 32 (Moderate) 31 (Moderate) 39 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 53 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 51 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 57 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 56 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 37 (Moderate) 36 (Moderate) 31 (Moderate) 31 (Moderate) 28 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 39 (Moderate) 38 (Moderate) 55 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 48 (Moderate) 53 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 40 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 35 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 42 (Moderate) 49 (Moderate) 59 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 67 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 75 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 43 (Moderate) 42 (Moderate) 37 (Moderate) 34 (Moderate) 37 (Moderate) 37 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 45 (Moderate)
o3 30 (Good) 40 (Good) 38 (Good) 43 (Good) 48 (Good) 46 (Good) 44 (Good) 31 (Good) 34 (Good) 23 (Good) 18 (Good) 18 (Good) 20 (Good) 35 (Good) 43 (Good) 40 (Good) 44 (Good) 38 (Good) 23 (Good) 20 (Good) 24 (Good) 29 (Good) 14 (Good) 21 (Good) 26 (Good) 36 (Good) 41 (Good) 41 (Good) 40 (Good) 38 (Good) 34 (Good) 31 (Good) 24 (Good) 16 (Good) 13 (Good) 15 (Good) 24 (Good) 37 (Good) 39 (Good) 51 (Good) 42 (Good) 38 (Good) 32 (Good) 28 (Good) 20 (Good) 11 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 11 (Good) 15 (Good) 31 (Good) 32 (Good) 32 (Good) 37 (Good) 34 (Good) 29 (Good) 22 (Good)
data source »

Huasco Sivica

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 8:00 AM

PM2,5 12 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

SM2

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9:00 AM

SO2 18 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

SM3

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)

SM4

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)

SM5

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)

Copiapo Sivica

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9:00 AM

PM2,5 21 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 53 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

SO2 13 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

Copiapó

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9:00 AM

SO2 16 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

Los Volcanes

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9:00 AM

SO2 12 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

Paipote

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9:00 AM

SO2 14 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

San Fernando

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9:00 AM

PM2,5 6.6 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 50 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

Huasco Sivica

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10 2024-04-09
pm25 12 12 16 13 15 14 14 15

SM2

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10 2024-04-09
so2 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17

SM3

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

SM4

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

SM5

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

Copiapo Sivica

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10 2024-04-09
pm25 19 18 19 17 17 17 19 19
so2 - 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
pm10 44 44 38 32 30 33 35 40

Copiapó

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10 2024-04-09
so2 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15

Los Volcanes

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10 2024-04-09
so2 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 12

Paipote

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10 2024-04-09
so2 14 14 13 14 13 13 14 14

San Fernando

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10 2024-04-09
pm25 6.8 5.1 7.7 14 21 15 9.7 7.7
pm10 34 29 44 52 52 43 36 32

Huasco Sivica

2015-09   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03 2016-02 2016-01 2015-12 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09
pm25 12 8.3 6.2 8.1 6.7 10 8.1 7.7 6.6 12 13 9.3 12 9 8.2 7.1 6.5 9 11 13 14 12 14 12 11 13 12 7.7 8.3 8.8 11 34 10 12 10 7.7 11 7.9 7.5 8.8 7.9 6.5 11 12 13 11 14 10 7.5 7.8 5.9 3 7 7.1 8.4 10

SM2

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09
so2 10 7.4 7.3 7.7 7.8 9.4 9.6 9.1 21 5.4 6.1 5 5.9 2.8 4.7 5.6 11 6.8 8.3 11

SM3

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09
so2 7.7 7.1 11 8.6 7.5 8.2 12 8.3 8.7 19 7.6 8.6 6.7 5.3 5 8.5 4.8 7.7 8.8 9.5

SM4

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09
so2 6.6 6.7 4.5 4.5 4.4 5.7 10 13 7.9 11 10 8.3 13 6.5 5.6 8.3 7.9 14 7.7 8.2

SM5

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09
so2 7.2 7.8 7.8 8.2 7.5 9.9 10 11 7.4 8.5 8.6 10 10 9.2 3.8 11 5.2 6 7.5 7.6

Copiapo Sivica

2015-09   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03 2016-02 2016-01 2015-12 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09
pm10 37 34 30 30 26 31 31 43 34 63 51 57 46 39 34 30 29 41 53 44 53 49 56 55 35 40 28 32 27 32 41 39 38 59 47 64 50 43 33 41 41 50 58 57 71 73 93 57 45 38 38 34 42 48 50 57
pm25 14 11 11 8 6.7 8.3 9.2 11 9.5 19 18 18 14 12 10 6.8 8.4 9.8 14 14 20 19 18 23 14 13 13 13 12 14 16 15 18 21 16 16 14 12 11 12 10 11 12 16 22 20 30 18 11 11 11 8.9 11 11 14 14

Copiapó

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06
so2 9.3 5.2 3.1 2.2 5 8.2 8.4 4.5 1.2 9.3 6.1 4.2

Los Volcanes

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06
so2 16 6.7 5.8 2.8 2.1 5 4.8 3.1 6.9 7.7 48 3.4

Paipote

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06
so2 16 14 10 8.3 7.5 8.3 14 8.7 10 28 20 23

San Fernando

2015-09   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03 2016-02 2016-01 2015-12 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09
o3 30 40 38 43 48 46 44 31 34 23 18 18 20 35 43 40 44 38 23 20 24 29 14 21 26 36 41 41 40 38 34 31 24 16 13 15 24 37 39 51 42 38 32 28 20 11 7.8 11 15 31 32 32 37 34 29 22
pm10 51 55 44 46 39 33 30 29 27 46 72 66 67 49 46 41 35 21 25 39 54 53 58 56 40 32 33 30 29 28 26 40 38 52 48 41 31 38 32 42 28 29 26 42 47 62 57 52 41 47 35 34 32 27 30 33
pm25 27 20 13 20 8.3 6.4 6.6 9.4 13 28 47 41 39 23 12 13 10 7.6 11 15 19 26 45 33 19 9 8.2 8.8 7 8 8.6 20 28 41 39 29 17 13 13 22 14 14 14 24 34 60 49 34 23 - - - - - - -
so2 - - - 3.3 - - - - 3.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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