Air quality in Punta del Este today
The air in Punta del Este (Uruguay) now and over the next 48 hours: the US AQI and the European AQI, fine particles (PM2.5, PM10), ozone and nitrogen dioxide, compared with the WHO 2021 guidelines, with what it means for outdoor sport, children, older people and open windows.
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AQI right now
Good. Main pollutant: PM2.5 (all pollutants within the WHO guidelines).
What to do today
- Outdoor sport Go ahead: running, cycling and play outside carry no air-quality risk.
- Children, older people, asthma No restrictions.
- Windows Open them and air the rooms.
AQI in Punta del Este hour by hour, next 48 hours
- Good
- Moderate
- Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Unhealthy
- Very unhealthy
- Hazardous
Cleanest hour in the next 24 h: Sat 22:00 (AQI 46). Worst hour: Sun 10:00 (AQI 52).
US AQI per hour, local time. Bars coloured by category.
Compared with the WHO 2021 guidelines
| Pollutant | Next 24 h | WHO guideline | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 10 µg/m³ | 15 µg/m³ | within |
| PM10 | 17 µg/m³ | 45 µg/m³ | within |
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) | 0.5 µg/m³ | 25 µg/m³ | within |
| Ozone (O₃) | 62 µg/m³ | 100 µg/m³ | within |
PM2.5, PM10 and NO₂: 24-hour mean of the forecast against the 24-hour guideline; ozone: highest 8-hour mean against the 8-hour guideline.
Forecast for Sat 18:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 21:41 UTC
Air quality map around Punta del Este
Live PM2.5 field (NOAA GEFS-Aerosols): a different model, so it can disagree with the numbers above by a few units.
More about Punta del Este
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Questions
- What is the AQI in Punta del Este right now?
- US AQI 49 (Good), European AQI 31; PM2.5 10 µg/m³ (Sat 18:00).
- Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Punta del Este today?
- Go ahead: running, cycling and play outside carry no air-quality risk.
- What is the main pollutant in Punta del Este?
- PM2.5 (all pollutants within the WHO guidelines).
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The CAMS global air-quality forecast of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, read through Open-Meteo: a model on a ~40 km grid, not a monitoring station. Where a nearby monitor disagrees, the monitor is right.
Nearby cities
Montevideo · Buenos Aires · Mar del Plata · Rosario · Porto Alegre · Córdoba
How it is computed
Hourly CAMS forecast (Copernicus) for the coordinates of Punta del Este via Open-Meteo; US AQI per the US EPA breakpoints, European AQI per the EEA bands, WHO 2021 air-quality guidelines. The page is rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.