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

The latest data Last 7 days Calama pollution April 2019 - March 2019 Quality of life
Current data from stations: Complejo Deportivo 23 de Marzo Colegio Pedro Vergara Keller Estación Centro
Locations: « Provincia de El Loa Calama Chiuchíu »
Pollution and air quality forecast for Calama. Today is Saturday, May 3, 2025. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Calama:
  1. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 12 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 26 (Moderate)
  3. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 16 (Moderate)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Calama, Tuesday, April 16, 2024: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

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


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

What is the level of PM10 today in Calama? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Calama is: 26 (Moderate) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 54 (September 2017). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Calama is usually recorded in: July (33).

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Calama? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 16 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Calama in the last 7 days was: 18 (Wednesday, April 10, 2024) and the lowest: 14 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 16 (September 2017). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: May (5.1).



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

SO2 12 (Good)

PM10 26 (Moderate)

PM2,5 16 (Moderate)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Calama

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
pm25 17
Moderate		 18
Moderate		 17
Moderate		 17
Moderate		 17
Moderate		 18
Moderate		 18
Moderate		 14
Moderate
pm10 49
Moderate		 52
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups		 47
Moderate		 42
Moderate		 46
Moderate		 45
Moderate		 27
Moderate		 26
Moderate
so2 13
Good		 12
Good		 12
Good		 12
Good		 13
Good		 12
Good		 12
Good		 12
Good
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Air pollution in Calama from April 2019 to March 2019
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 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 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09 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
so2 3.2 (Good) 3.4 (Good) 5.6 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 4.7 (Good) 4.1 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 5 (Good) 7.2 (Good) 6.5 (Good) 3 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 5 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 7.6 (Good) 5.4 (Good) 11 (Good) 6.5 (Good) 5.7 (Good) 5.2 (Good) 4.4 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 4.3 (Good) 4.3 (Good) 4.1 (Good) 6.1 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 8 (Good) 8 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 7 (Good) 6.4 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 4.3 (Good) 4.9 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 6 (Good) 12 (Good) 3.6 (Good) 3.4 (Good) 6.2 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 4.8 (Good) 4 (Good) 3.3 (Good) 3.2 (Good) 6.5 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 3.5 (Good) 3.9 (Good) 10 (Good) 6.9 (Good)
pm25 6.3 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 7 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 13 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 8.9 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 8.7 (Good) 12 (Good) 8.7 (Good) 10 (Good) 8.7 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 10 (Good) 10 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 9.7 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 7.2 (Good) 6.6 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 7 (Good) 6.4 (Good) 6.6 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 6.5 (Good) 6.1 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 5.1 (Good) 9 (Good)
pm10 35 (Moderate) 39 (Moderate) 35 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 37 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 37 (Moderate) 36 (Moderate) 44 (Moderate) 48 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 37 (Moderate) 39 (Moderate) 35 (Moderate) 36 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 48 (Moderate) 42 (Moderate) 36 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 34 (Moderate) 34 (Moderate) 35 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 42 (Moderate) 44 (Moderate) 47 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 44 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 38 (Moderate) 44 (Moderate) 39 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 45 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 35 (Moderate) 37 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 38 (Moderate) 38 (Moderate) 37 (Moderate) 36 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 42 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 39 (Moderate)
o3 22 (Good) 18 (Good) 33 (Good) 56 (Good) 69 (Good) 65 (Good) 51 (Good) 49 (Good) 48 (Good) 45 (Good) 33 (Good) 45 (Good) 26 (Good) 35 (Good) 42 (Good) 46 (Good) 60 (Good) 56 (Good) 46 (Good) 51 (Good) 39 (Good) 31 (Good) 36 (Good) 23 (Good) 22 (Good) 22 (Good) 40 (Good) 56 (Good) 59 (Good) 50 (Good) 55 (Good) 45 (Good) 45 (Good) 34 (Good) 35 (Good) 28 (Good) 31 (Good) 57 (Good) 52 (Good) 57 (Good) 38 (Good) 34 (Good) 24 (Good) 27 (Good) 37 (Good) 40 (Good) 60 (Good) 71 (Moderate) 59 (Good) 59 (Good) 44 (Good) 39 (Good) 32 (Good) 35 (Good)
co 362 (Good) 331 (Good) 386 (Good) 394 (Good) 460 (Good) 492 (Good) 425 (Good) 544 (Good) 586 (Good) 529 (Good) 390 (Good) 876 (Good) 1 (Good) 862 (Good) 734 (Good) 482 (Good) 474 (Good) 603 (Good) 840 (Good) 463 (Good) 446 (Good) 509 (Good) 310 (Good) 249 (Good) 187 (Good) 378 (Good) 314 (Good) 268 (Good) 399 (Good) 488 (Good) 407 (Good) 434 (Good) 544 (Good) 450 (Good) 389 (Good) 420 (Good) 373 (Good) 370 (Good) 439 (Good) 292 (Good) 143 (Good) 186 (Good) 192 (Good) 301 (Good) 231 (Good) 314 (Good) 340 (Good) 388 (Good) 348 (Good) 1 (Good) 544 (Good) 529 (Good) 562 (Good) 512 (Good)
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Quality of life in Calama

Green and Parks in the City

Calama 25%

Argentina: 65% Uruguay: 65% Paraguay: 46% Bolivia: 55% Montenegro: 53%

particulate matter PM2.5

Calama 29 (Moderate)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Calama 6.3%

Argentina: 64% Uruguay: 67% Paraguay: 49% Bolivia: 40% Montenegro: 69%

particulate matter PM10

Calama 71 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Air Pollution

Calama 83%

Argentina: 42% Uruguay: 29% Paraguay: 56% Bolivia: 64% Montenegro: 40%

Garbage Disposal

Calama 13%

Argentina: 48% Uruguay: 34% Paraguay: 30% Bolivia: 34% Montenegro: 42%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Calama 50%

Argentina: 69% Uruguay: 73% Paraguay: 57% Montenegro: 71%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Calama 13%

Argentina: 43% Uruguay: 38% Paraguay: 26% Bolivia: 32% Montenegro: 51%

Noise and Light pollution

Calama 75%

Argentina: 53% Uruguay: 48% Paraguay: 52% Bolivia: 59% Montenegro: 32%

Water Pollution

Calama 88%

Argentina: 55% Uruguay: 46% Paraguay: 65% Bolivia: 66% Montenegro: 38%
Source: Numbeo


Complejo Deportivo 23 de Marzo

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9:00 AM

SO2 11 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

PM10 33 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

PM2,5 18 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

Colegio Pedro Vergara Keller

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9:00 AM

PM2,5 14 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 21 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

Estación Centro

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 9:00 AM

SO2 13 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

PM10 25 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

PM2,5 15 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

Complejo Deportivo 23 de Marzo

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 - - 17 17 16 16 17 17
pm10 33 - 54 57 49 55 62 61
so2 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 12

Colegio Pedro Vergara Keller

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
pm10 20 26 42 44 42 46 50 45
pm25 14 17 19 19 20 18 19 19

Estación Centro

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 15 19 18 16 16 16 17 16
so2 13 12 12 14 13 13 13 14
pm10 26 28 37 38 36 41 44 42

Chiu Chiu

index 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 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09
so2 0.88 2.8 3.6 1.6 2.7 3.5 6 3.4 6.3 3.6 1.1 6.7 6.6 4.6 6.1 4.1 12 9.3 18 6.1 3.2 3.9 3.7 4.9 3.1 4.7 3.9 6.6 8.3 7.3 8.3 6.6 5.5 6 7 3.2 4.5 6.5 5.1 20

Club Deportivo 23 de Marzo

2019-04   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
pm25 6.8 8.1 13 9.8 7.8 7.6 7.3 7 8 7.3 7.9 9.4 5.4 6.5
pm10 40 38 41 32 31 42 40 41 38 50 40 47 37 38

Colegio Pedro Vergara Keller

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 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09
pm10 46 40 42 36 45 43 44 40 39 35 28 43 33 57 42 65 44 48 45 47 49 49 58 61 51 48 37 44 51 43 51 56 57 45 42 52 36 35 39 36 48 47 48 48 56 44 46 43 42 48 39 46 36 49
pm25 9 7.3 7.7 7.4 10 7.8 8.2 7.5 9.3 6.3 5.8 7.5 5.5 18 8.3 5.9 8.4 7.6 13 16 9.3 10 17 18 23 19 8.1 12 15 14 9.1 12 11 10 10 17 7.5 8.8 7.4 11 13 15 15 14 13 9.4 9.8 11 12 13 12 12 15 14

Complejo Deportivo 23 de Marzo

2015-09   2019-04
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 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 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09
pm25 6.9 5 3.6 6.5 7.1 4.8 8 9.2 10 11 11 16 15 19 17 5.6 7.1 7.4 8.1 7.8 8.4 8.1 8.2 7.5 8.5 7.5 8.3 7.3 6.9 6.1 8 7.8 9.4 11 11 8.4 8.6 11 6.4 4 5.5
pm10 35 33 26 35 40 37 42 37 37 44 50 45 43 44 41 19 37 46 47 48 46 39 36 32 32 31 35 38 38 40 41 44 42 45 46 39 44 39 45 42 43

Estación Centro

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 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09
pm10 34 27 28 31 24 28 31 32 30 39 30 35 31 27 29 26 25 33 29 31 25 23 30 32 28 33 31 34 35 29 26 59 40 34 28 32 35 35 34 29 35 36 37 42 42 36 40 40 34 40 40 39 46 43
co 143 186 192 301 231 314 340 388 348 1 544 529 562 512 362 331 386 394 460 492 425 544 586 529 390 876 1 862 734 482 474 603 840 463 446 509 310 249 187 378 314 268 399 488 407 434 544 450 389 420 373 370 439 292
so2 3.6 3.4 6.2 7.1 4.8 4 3.3 3.2 6.5 4.6 3.5 3.9 10 6.9 5.5 4.1 7.7 7.4 6.7 4.8 10 6.5 8.1 9.4 4.8 6.8 6.9 5.4 7.3 5 3.4 1.6 3.1 6.9 8.2 6.6 5.2 3.5 5.6 4 4.4 5.6 7.4 8.7 7.7 8.8 8.5 6.7 12 5.5 5.3 5 7 4.2
pm25 6 4.3 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.4 3.6 5.5 5 5.8 4.7 5.1 4.4 4.9 5.4 6.3 7.1 6.3 4.5 4.7 4.7 6.4 4.7 5.9 10 14 11 11 11 8 5.6 29 8.2 8.5 7.8 10 11 13 11 13 10 8.7 9.2 12 11 10 12 15 14 13 13 13 15 10
o3 38 34 24 27 37 40 60 71 59 59 44 39 32 35 22 18 33 56 69 65 51 49 48 45 33 45 26 35 42 46 60 56 46 51 39 31 36 23 22 22 40 56 59 50 55 45 45 34 35 28 31 57 52 57

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