Worst air pollution Royal BC Museum - Victoria, today and tomorrow

Today (15 July): Air quality in Royal BC Museum is fair. NO2 is fair; AQI and O3 are medium; PM2.5, PM10, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 6:00 AM (O3: 47.2/100).
Tomorrow (16 July 2026): Air quality in Royal BC Museum is fair. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 5:00 AM (O3: 50.9/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Royal BC Museum's air quality reflects its Inner Harbour position, with float-plane traffic on the water and Belleville Street tour-bus activity contributing local emissions.

Today - 15 July | Pollution peaks at 06:00

AQI:

Medium

47.2/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

14.6/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

5.9/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Fair

33.4/100

O3 (ozone):

Medium

47.2/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

4.8/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

5.4/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

15.6/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 05:00

AQI:

Medium

50.9/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

12.5/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

4.1/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Fair

36.3/100

O3 (ozone):

Medium

50.9/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

4.1/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

7.0/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

15.1/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Royal BC Museum right now?

On 15 July 2026, overall air quality in Royal BC Museum is fair. NO2 is the main pollutant at 33.4/100. Pollution peaks around 6:00 AM (O3: 47.2/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Royal BC Museum?

On 16 July 2026, air quality conditions in Royal BC Museum will be similar to today, with NO2 forecast at fair at 36.3/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 AM (O3: 50.9/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in Royal BC Museum?

The Royal BC Museum's air quality changes through the year largely because of its downtown setting near the Inner Harbour. Winter brings frequent rain that keeps the air clean and washed, while summer's drier stretches can occasionally trap traffic emissions and, in bad wildfire years, smoke drifting in from the BC Interior. Frequent Pacific storms during the cooler months usually clear the air completely within a day.

Are air quality levels in Royal BC Museum 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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