Worst air pollution Val-d'Or, today and tomorrow

Today (16 July): Air quality in Val-d'Or is poor. AQI and NO2 are poor; PM2.5 and PM1 are fair; O3 is medium; PM10, SO2, CO, and HCHO are good. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (NO2: 61.1/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in Val-d'Or is medium. AQI improves to medium; PM2.5 decreases to good; NO2 decreases to medium; PM1 decreases to good; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (NO2: 44.7/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Val-d'Or's air quality reflects its gold-mining industry legacy in remote Abitibi, with mining and legacy smelting operations contributing local particulates amid otherwise clean boreal-region conditions.

Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 17:00

AQI:

Poor

61.1/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Fair

20.8/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

7.0/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Poor

61.1/100

O3 (ozone):

Medium

45.0/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

6.4/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

8.8/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Fair

24.5/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 00:00

AQI:

Medium

44.7/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

14.2/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

4.1/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Medium

44.7/100

O3 (ozone):

Medium

43.0/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

7.1/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

3.5/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

18.2/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Val-d'Or right now?

On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in Val-d'Or is poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 61.1/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (NO2: 61.1/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Val-d'Or?

On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in Val-d'Or will be better than today, with AQI forecast at medium at 44.7/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (NO2: 44.7/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in Val-d'Or?

The air over Val-d'Or varies through the year, influenced by gold-mining operations amid Abitibi's boreal forest. For much of the year the air is clean and forest-fresh, but summer and early autumn carry real risk of smoke episodes when wildfires burn nearby or further north. Dust from mining operations adds a small, steady contribution on top of the seasonal wildfire risk.

Are air quality levels in Val-d'Or 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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