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Caracas air quality

Venezuela · Live AQI and hourly forecast for the next 5 days · updated Sat 20:00 local time

56

Moderate

US AQI, mostly PM2.5

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should ease off long, intense outdoor effort.

Next 24 hours
43–56US AQI, highest around Sat 20:00
Best time outside
Sun 17:00–20:00US AQI about 44
PM2.5 vs WHO guideline
0.5×7.7 µg/m³ over 24 h, guideline 15
Cigarette equivalent
≈ 0.3 a dayBerkeley Earth rule of thumb
European AQI
Fairlevel 2 of 6

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Pollutants in Caracas right now

PollutantNowNext 24 h vs WHOUS AQI band
Fine particles (PM2.5) 10 µg/m³ 0.5× Moderate
Coarse particles (PM10) 12 µg/m³ 0.2× Good
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 25 µg/m³ 0.3× Good
Ozone (O3) 19 µg/m³ 0.6× Good
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 3.5 µg/m³ 0.1× Good
Carbon monoxide (CO) 1,747 µg/m³ 0.1× Good
Desert dust0 µg/m³
Smoke and haze (aerosol optical depth)0.15
UV index0.0

“Next 24 h vs WHO” compares the forecast with the World Health Organization’s 2021 guideline levels: 24-hour means of 15 µg/m³ for PM2.5, 45 for PM10, 25 for NO2, 40 for SO2 and 4 mg/m³ for CO, and 100 µg/m³ over 8 hours for ozone. Above 1× is above the guideline.

Next 48 hours

Hourly US AQI. Highest 56 around Sat 20:00, lowest 42 around Sun 21:00.

Good 0–50Moderate 51–100Sensitive 101–150Unhealthy 151–200Very unhealthy 201–300Hazardous 301+

5-day air quality forecast for Caracas

Daily range of the hourly US AQI, from lowest to highest, on a scale of 0 to 150.

DayUS AQIAt worstWorst hourPM2.5 avgUV max
Sat 26 Sept 53–56 Moderate 17:00 11 11
Sun 27 Sept 42–53 Moderate 0:00 8.0 9.1
Mon 28 Sept 44–49 Good 21:00 8.7 9.9
Tue 29 Sept 38–49 Good 0:00 6.7 9.8
Wed 30 Sept 29–37 Good 0:00 5.3 11

Common questions about the air in Caracas

  1. Is the air in Caracas safe today?

    For most people, yes. Right now the US AQI in Caracas is 56, which counts as moderate. Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should ease off long, intense outdoor effort.

  2. When is the best time to be outside in Caracas?

    Sun 17:00–20:00. That is the cleanest stretch in the next 24 hours, with the US AQI averaging about 44. The worst hour is around Sat 20:00, at 56.

  3. What is the main pollutant in Caracas?

    Fine particles (PM2.5). It drives the index right now, at 10 µg/m³. Tiny particles from combustion, fires and dust that reach deep into the lungs. The main driver of AQI worldwide.

  4. How does Caracas's air compare with the WHO guideline?

    Within the guideline. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 7.7 µg/m³, against the World Health Organization's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³. The other pollutants stay within their guideline levels.

  5. How many cigarettes is a day of Caracas's air?

    About 0.3 cigarettes. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 7.7 µg/m³. By Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb, 22 µg/m³ breathed for a day is roughly one cigarette.

  6. Will air quality in Caracas improve this week?

    Wednesday looks cleanest. Its AQI peaks at 37, against 56 on Saturday, the worst day in the forecast.

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About this forecast

Forecast from CAMS global via Open-Meteo: the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) model at about 40 km resolution (10 km inside Europe), refreshed twice a day. Models smooth out street-level peaks, so busy roads and industrial sites can be worse than shown; ground stations, where there are any nearby, show what monitors actually measure. The US AQI follows the US EPA scale and the European AQI the EEA bands. Readings for 10.48°N, 66.90°W, updated 2026-09-27 00:00 UTC.