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Ferraz de Vasconcelos, month by month

Ferraz de Vasconcelos has a measured daily mean on 1,271 days since 1 January 2023. Its worst month was September 2024, at 98 US AQI (34.5 µg/m³), 34th of 2,010 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was February 2026, at 48 US AQI (8.7 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 60 US AQI (14.0 µg/m³), against 67 US AQI (17.9 µg/m³) in 2024.

Every month since 2023

202364 for the year288 days measured106th of 1,355 in the world
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Ferraz de Vasconcelos's measured days, with its place on that month's world ranking under it. A month has a mean once 70% of its days are measured, the rule the monthly rankings use; under that, the square gives the days measured. Each square opens that month's ranking with Ferraz de Vasconcelos marked; each year, the year's. A dashed square is the running month, so far.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

Months without a mean, and why

3 months
MonthWhy
Mar 202311 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 20 missing from OpenAQ's archive.
Feb 20232 of 28 days measured; a month needs 20. The others: 1 with no readings from the monitor, 25 missing from OpenAQ's archive.
Jan 202318 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 6 with no readings from the monitor, 1 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours), 6 missing from OpenAQ's archive.

A day counts once 18 hours of it are measured; a month needs 70% of its days.

Ferraz de Vasconcelos's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rankEpisode
September 2024 9834.5 µg/m³29 of 3034thof 2,010Southern Brazil, 30 September to 4 October 2024
Southern Brazil, 22 to 28 September 2024and 2 more
August 2024 8829.0 µg/m³31 of 3149thof 2,010Southern Brazil, 30 August to 5 September 2024
Southern Brazil, 22 to 25 August 2024and 1 more
June 2024 8628.1 µg/m³30 of 3046thof 2,563Southern Brazil, 20 to 22 June 2024
Southern Brazil, 11 to 13 June 2024and 1 more
July 2024 8024.8 µg/m³31 of 3174thof 2,566Southern Brazil, 25 to 28 July 2024
Southern Brazil, 4 to 5 July 2024
August 2023 7622.6 µg/m³24 of 31100thof 1,980São Paulo, Brazil, August 2023
June 2023 7522.0 µg/m³23 of 30236thof 1,603–

Monthly means over the days measured; finished months only. World rank: its place on that month's world ranking of every city with enough days. Each month opens that ranking.

Ferraz de Vasconcelos's worst days

DayUS AQIEpisode
11 Sept 2024 16373.2 µg/m³Southern Brazil, 7 to 17 September 2024
9 Sept 2024 16373.0 µg/m³Southern Brazil, 7 to 17 September 2024
10 Sept 2024 16170.0 µg/m³Southern Brazil, 7 to 17 September 2024
8 Sept 2024 15763.6 µg/m³Southern Brazil, 7 to 17 September 2024
20 Aug 2024 15663.3 µg/m³Southern Brazil, 15 to 22 August 2024
17 Aug 2024 15561.9 µg/m³Southern Brazil, 15 to 22 August 2024
18 Aug 2024 15561.4 µg/m³Southern Brazil, 15 to 22 August 2024
19 Aug 2024 15459.8 µg/m³Southern Brazil, 15 to 22 August 2024
12 Sept 2024 15357.8 µg/m³Southern Brazil, 7 to 17 September 2024
4 Sept 2024 15257.2 µg/m³Southern Brazil, 30 August to 5 September 2024

Daily means, the highest since 1 Jan 2023; the WHO's daily guideline is 15 µg/m³. Each date opens that day's world ranking, and each episode the bad-air spell it was part of.

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SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Brazil, 1 Jan 2023 – 11 Oct 2026. Monitor data from CETESB, read from the publisher; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/br/ferraz-de-vasconcelos/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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Ferraz de Vasconcelos now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.

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