Worst air pollution Barbalha, today and tomorrow
Today (16 July): Air quality in Barbalha is fair. AQI and O3 are fair; PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 9:00 AM (O3: 23.5/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in Barbalha is fair. PM2.5 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (O3: 25.3/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Barbalha's air quality reflects the Crato-Barbalha metropolitan area in the Ceará Cariri valley at the Araripe plateau base, with vehicle emissions from the CE-060 and surrounding agricultural and pharmaceutical botanical garden operations contributing local sources. The Araripe plateau's unique microclimate provides a humid forest refuge in the surrounding semi-arid landscape, while drought and Caatinga burning in the wider region contribute seasonal PM10 and the plateau's forested eastern scarp provides some clean-air buffering.
Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 09:00
AQI:
Fair
23.5/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
12.3/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
5.0/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
0.0/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
23.5/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
0.4/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
0.6/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
5.9/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 23:00
AQI:
Fair
25.3/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Fair
20.6/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
8.0/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
0.0/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
25.3/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
0.4/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
0.6/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
12.5/100
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Is air quality bad in Barbalha right now?
On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in Barbalha is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 23.5/100. Pollution peaks around 9:00 AM (O3: 23.5/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Barbalha?
On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in Barbalha will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 25.3/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (O3: 25.3/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Barbalha?
The most noticeable dips in Barbalha's air quality come when fruit orchards and the elevated chapada vegetation above pollen peaks, or because of vehicle emissions from the CE-060 and surrounding agricultural and pharmaceutical botanical garden operations; cooler, breezier weather later in the year tends to bring things back down.
Are air quality levels in Barbalha based on measurements or forecasts?
It is forecasts derived by downscaling forecasts provided by EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) by taking into account local conditions such as traffic patterns. CAMS bases its forecast on satellite measurements of particles and chemical compounds in the atmosphere. Airmine’s services were developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) team.
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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 16 July 2026 at 10:33 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)
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