Guadalajara air quality
Jalisco, Mexico · Live AQI and hourly forecast for the next 5 days · updated Sat 18:00 local time
Moderate
Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should ease off long, intense outdoor effort.
- Next 24 hours
- 35–56US AQI, highest around Sat 18:00
- Best time outside
- Sun 05:00–8:00US AQI about 36
- PM2.5 vs WHO guideline
- 0.4×6.7 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 Guadalajara right now
| Pollutant | Now | Next 24 h vs WHO | US AQI band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.1 µg/m³ | 0.4× | Good |
| Coarse particles (PM10) | 4.4 µg/m³ | 0.2× | Good |
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10 µg/m³ | 0.4× | Good |
| Ozone (O3) | 85 µg/m³ | 1.0× | Good |
| Sulphur dioxide (SO2) | 2.0 µg/m³ | 0.1× | Good |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 542 µg/m³ | 0.1× | Good |
| Desert dust | 0 µg/m³ | ||
| Smoke and haze (aerosol optical depth) | 0.08 | ||
| UV index | 0.1 |
“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 57 around Mon 11:00, lowest 35 around Sun 07:00.
5-day air quality forecast for Guadalajara
Daily range of the hourly US AQI, from lowest to highest, on a scale of 0 to 150.
| Day | US AQI | At worst | PM2.5 avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 26 Sept | 47–59 | 7.8 | ||
| Sun 27 Sept | 35–46 | 7.8 | ||
| Mon 28 Sept | 43–57 | 12 | ||
| Tue 29 Sept | 54–66 | 12 | ||
| Wed 30 Sept | 46–56 | 8.1 |
Common questions about the air in Guadalajara
Is the air in Guadalajara safe today?
For most people, yes. Right now the US AQI in Guadalajara is 56, which counts as moderate. Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should ease off long, intense outdoor effort.
When is the best time to be outside in Guadalajara?
Sun 05:00–8:00. That is the cleanest stretch in the next 24 hours, with the US AQI averaging about 36. The worst hour is around Sat 18:00, at 56.
What is the main pollutant in Guadalajara?
Ozone (O3). It drives the index right now, at 85 µg/m³. Formed by sunlight acting on traffic and plant emissions. Highest on hot, still afternoons, often downwind of cities.
How does Guadalajara's air compare with the WHO guideline?
Within the guideline. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 6.7 µg/m³, against the World Health Organization's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³. The other pollutants stay within their guideline levels.
How many cigarettes is a day of Guadalajara's air?
About 0.3 cigarettes. Over the next 24 hours PM2.5 averages about 6.7 µg/m³. By Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb, 22 µg/m³ breathed for a day is roughly one cigarette.
Will air quality in Guadalajara improve this week?
Sunday looks cleanest. Its AQI peaks at 46, against 66 on Tuesday, the worst day in the forecast.
Air quality near Guadalajara
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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 20.66°N, 103.35°W, updated 2026-09-27 00:00 UTC.