Worst air pollution Dom Pedro Old Course Golf Club – Old Course - Faro, today and tomorrow

On 21 July 2026, overall air quality in Dom Pedro Old Course Golf Club – Old Course is medium. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 56.0/100. Pollution peaks around 7:00 PM (O3: 56.0/100).

On 22 July 2026, air quality conditions in Dom Pedro Old Course Golf Club – Old Course will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at medium at 40.5/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (O3: 40.5/100).

In the busy Vilamoura resort area, golfers mostly notice seasonal tourist traffic rather than pollution, alongside a brief late-winter pollen bloom from pine and scrub vegetation. The dry Algarve summer from May generally keeps conditions clear despite the area's high visitor numbers.

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.

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.