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Air quality · Managua Department, Nicaragua

Managua Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 06:00 local time (UTC-6), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

17 Good

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI06:00 UTC-6, 3 Nov Main pollutant: PM2.5

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

This page uses EPA’s NowCast, which follows the last few hours, as the US government’s AirNow does. On a 24-hour average of particles, as many apps show, it is 15.

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 17 around 04:00 to 43 around 19:00 (3 Nov).

843rd most polluted of 849 cities worldwide right now.

What to do today

  • Long walk or run outside OK
  • Kids playing outside OK
  • Airing the house Open
  • Mask outdoors Not needed

Based on the US EPA’s health statement: “Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.” General guidance, not medical advice.

Last 24 hours and next 48

Past hours Forecast

07:00 · 21 08:00 · 22 09:00 · 23 10:00 · 24 11:00 · 26 12:00 · 27 13:00 · 28 14:00 · 30 15:00 · 31 16:00 · 30 17:00 · 29 18:00 · 28 19:00 · 26 20:00 · 25 21:00 · 23 22:00 · 21 23:00 · 20 00:00 · 19 01:00 · 18 02:00 · 17 03:00 · 17 04:00 · 16 05:00 · 15 06:00 · 17 07:00 · 18 08:00 · 19 09:00 · 21 10:00 · 24 11:00 · 28 12:00 · 32 13:00 · 33 14:00 · 32 15:00 · 34 16:00 · 34 17:00 · 34 18:00 · 40 19:00 · 43 20:00 · 42 21:00 · 39 22:00 · 38 23:00 · 34 00:00 · 31 01:00 · 22 02:00 · 18 03:00 · 18 04:00 · 17 05:00 · 17 06:00 · 18 07:00 · 26 08:00 · 24 09:00 · 26 10:00 · 27 11:00 · 31 12:00 · 36 13:00 · 42 14:00 · 44 15:00 · 42 16:00 · 38 17:00 · 36 18:00 · 38 19:00 · 47 20:00 · 51 21:00 · 52 22:00 · 51 23:00 · 48 00:00 · 43 01:00 · 38 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC-6. Particles use EPA’s NowCast (a 12-hour weighted average), ozone and CO an 8-hour average. Lighter bars are the CAMS forecast.

Show as a table
TimeAQI
Mon 07:0021
Mon 08:0022
Mon 09:0023
Mon 10:0024
Mon 11:0026
Mon 12:0027
Mon 13:0028
Mon 14:0030
Mon 15:0031
Mon 16:0030
Mon 17:0029
Mon 18:0028
Mon 19:0026
Mon 20:0025
Mon 21:0023
Mon 22:0021
Mon 23:0020
Tue 00:0019
Tue 01:0018
Tue 02:0017
Tue 03:0017
Tue 04:0016
Tue 05:0015
Tue 06:00 · Now17
Tue 07:00 · Forecast18
Tue 08:00 · Forecast19
Tue 09:00 · Forecast21
Tue 10:00 · Forecast24
Tue 11:00 · Forecast28
Tue 12:00 · Forecast32
Tue 13:00 · Forecast33
Tue 14:00 · Forecast32
Tue 15:00 · Forecast34
Tue 16:00 · Forecast34
Tue 17:00 · Forecast34
Tue 18:00 · Forecast40
Tue 19:00 · Forecast43
Tue 20:00 · Forecast42
Tue 21:00 · Forecast39
Tue 22:00 · Forecast38
Tue 23:00 · Forecast34
Wed 00:00 · Forecast31
Wed 01:00 · Forecast22
Wed 02:00 · Forecast18
Wed 03:00 · Forecast18
Wed 04:00 · Forecast17
Wed 05:00 · Forecast17
Wed 06:00 · Forecast18
Wed 07:00 · Forecast26
Wed 08:00 · Forecast24
Wed 09:00 · Forecast26
Wed 10:00 · Forecast27
Wed 11:00 · Forecast31
Wed 12:00 · Forecast36
Wed 13:00 · Forecast42
Wed 14:00 · Forecast44
Wed 15:00 · Forecast42
Wed 16:00 · Forecast38
Wed 17:00 · Forecast36
Wed 18:00 · Forecast38
Wed 19:00 · Forecast47
Wed 20:00 · Forecast51
Wed 21:00 · Forecast52
Wed 22:00 · Forecast51
Wed 23:00 · Forecast48
Thu 00:00 · Forecast43
Thu 01:00 · Forecast38

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 3.8 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 2.7 µg/m³ · within WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 17
  • PM10 4 µg/m³ 3
  • O₃ 31 µg/m³ 15
  • NO₂ 5 µg/m³ 2
  • SO₂ 2 µg/m³ 0
  • CO 0.25 mg/m³ 1

Modelled concentrations at the city’s location (CAMS). The sub-index uses the same averaging as the headline, so the highest one is the AQI.

Nearby cities

City AQI
Tegucigalpa Honduras 34
San José Costa Rica 46
San Salvador El Salvador 53
San Pedro Sula Honduras 67
Guatemala City Guatemala 62
Panama City Panama 17
Tuxtla Mexico 53

Where this number comes from

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) forecasts air pollution worldwide on a grid (about 11 km over Europe, about 45 km elsewhere). We take the grid value at Managua’s coordinates and score it with the US EPA’s method. It is a model, not a measurement: a nearby monitoring station can read quite differently, especially next to busy roads or during fires and dust storms.

Full methodology · Data: CAMS via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0); city list: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

  • Good 0–50
  • Moderate 51–100
  • Unhealthy for sensitive groups 101–150
  • Unhealthy 151–200
  • Very unhealthy 201–300
  • Hazardous 301–500

Questions

What is the AQI in Managua right now?
17 on the US EPA scale (Good) at 06:00 UTC-6, 3 Nov. PM2.5 is the pollutant with the highest sub-index. This is a modelled estimate from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), not a reading from a monitoring station.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Managua today?
For most people, yes. The EPA’s statement for “Good”: Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. General guidance, not medical advice.

Will the air in Managua get better or worse tomorrow?
Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 17 around 04:00 to 43 around 19:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Managua compare with other cities?
Right now it is the 843rd most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for Managua?
Apps differ in source (government stations, low-cost sensors or a model like this one), in scale (US EPA, European, or a national index) and in averaging (hourly or NowCast, 8-hour, 24-hour). This page uses the US EPA AQI with EPA’s NowCast for particles, computed from the CAMS forecast for the city’s location.