Worst air pollution Playa de Las Canteras - Las Palmas, today and tomorrow

On 30 August 2026, overall air quality in Playa de Las Canteras is moderate. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 59.7/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (PM10: 59.7/100).

On 31 August 2026, air quality conditions in Playa de Las Canteras will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at poor at 66.6/100. Pollution peaks around 3:00 AM (PM10: 66.6/100).

How does air quality change throughout the year in Playa de Las Canteras? Winter is generally the most challenging season, since low wind speeds and temperature inversions prevent traffic and wood-smoke pollution from dispersing. March through May tends to see steady improvement, with more unsettled weather patterns helping disperse traffic and heating pollution. The long, hot days of summer favour ozone build-up, which can spike on the stillest, sunniest afternoons. Conditions generally improve through autumn as cooling temperatures reduce ozone formation and returning rains help disperse remaining pollutants. Being closest to the Sahara, these islands see calima dust events more often than any other part of Spain, on top of an otherwise mild, trade-wind climate.

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.