Worst air pollution Viçosa do Ceará, today and tomorrow
Today (20 September): Air quality in Viçosa do Ceará is good. AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 10:00 PM (PM2.5: 16.5/100).
Tomorrow (21 September 2026): Air quality in Viçosa do Ceará is good. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 10:00 AM (PM10: 19.4/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Viçosa do Ceará's air quality reflects the Ceará highland at 900 metres on the Ibiapaba plateau near the Piauí border, with vehicle emissions from the CE-187 and surrounding agricultural and ecotourism operations contributing modest local sources. The elevated plateau position provides naturally good background dispersal, while consistent Atlantic trade wind influence at altitude generally maintains cleaner conditions than the lowland semi-arid Sertão below and the surrounding Atlantic Forest-Cerrado ecotone provides a relatively clean environmental backdrop.
Today - 20 September | Pollution peaks at 22:00
AQI:
Good
16.5/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
16.5/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
16.2/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
0.1/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
11.3/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
0.3/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.3/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
0.6/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
8.9/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 21 September | Pollution peaks at 10:00
AQI:
Good
19.4/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
19.3/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
19.4/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
0.1/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
11.1/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
0.3/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.3/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
0.6/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
10.1/100
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Is air quality bad in Viçosa do Ceará right now?
On 20 September 2026, overall air quality in Viçosa do Ceará is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 16.5/100. Pollution peaks around 10:00 PM (PM2.5: 16.5/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Viçosa do Ceará?
On 21 September 2026, air quality conditions in Viçosa do Ceará will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at good at 19.4/100. Pollution peaks around 10:00 AM (PM10: 19.4/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Viçosa do Ceará?
The most noticeable dips in Viçosa do Ceará's air quality come when native cerrado trees and Atlantic Forest remnants on the serra slopes pollen peaks, or because of vehicle emissions from the CE-187 and surrounding agricultural and ecotourism operations; conditions usually ease once the wet season or windier weather returns.
Are air quality levels in Viçosa do Ceará 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.
Why doesn’t the forecast always reflect wildfire impacts?
Airmine’s forecast uses CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) as its background atmospheric model. While CAMS includes wildfire emissions, these are derived from satellite observations and are not available in real time. During rapidly evolving wildfire events, there may therefore be a delay before increased emissions are incorporated into the model. As a result, the forecast may temporarily underestimate PM₂.₅ and other pollutants associated with wildfire smoke.
During rapidly evolving wildfire events, CAMS may lag by approximately 1–2 days before increased wildfire emissions are fully represented, which can lead to temporary underestimation of PM₂.₅ concentrations in Airmine’s forecast.
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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 20 September 2026 at 14:33 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)
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