Air Quality in Talcahuano Today — Live AQI, PM2.5 & PM10, Smog, Weather and Forecast

Latest air quality data: Talcahuano
Pollution and air quality forecast for Talcahuano. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Talcahuano:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 12 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 21 (Moderate)
  3. ozone (O3) - 57 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 2 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 1 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 95 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Talcahuano, Wednesday, August 26, 2026: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

What is the air quality in Talcahuano today? Is the air polluted in Talcahuano?. Is there smog?

Today (Wednesday, August 26, 2026) air quality is moderate in Talcahuano. Some pollutants in Talcahuano may slightly affect very few hypersensitive individuals. Air pollutants in Talcahuano may cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people.


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Talcahuano? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 12 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Talcahuano in the last 7 days was: 9 (Wednesday, August 26, 2026) and the lowest: 6 (Tuesday, August 25, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 48 (June 2016). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: September (11).

What is the level of PM10 today in Talcahuano? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Talcahuano is: 21 (Moderate) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 76 (July 2018). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Talcahuano is usually recorded in: September (27).

How is the O3 level today in Talcahuano? (ozone (O3))
57 (Good)

How high is the level of NO2? (nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
2 (Good)

What is the level of SO2 pollution? (sulfur dioxide (SO2))
1 (Good)

How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
95 (Good)



Current data Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM

PM2,5 12 (Good)

PM10 21 (Moderate)

O3 57 (Good)

NO2 2 (Good)

SO2 1 (Good)

CO 95 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Talcahuano

index 2026-08-26 2026-08-25 2026-08-24 2026-08-23 2026-08-22 2026-08-21 2026-08-20 2026-08-19
pm25 9
Good
6
Good
9
Good
7
Good
9
Good
6
Good
7
Good
6
Good
pm10 15
Good
9
Good
13
Good
8
Good
10
Good
7
Good
9
Good
8
Good
o3 63
Good
61
Good
47
Good
38
Good
40
Good
42
Good
47
Good
47
Good
no2 1
Good
2
Good
6
Good
6
Good
7
Good
5
Good
4
Good
4
Good
so2 1
Good
2
Good
4
Good
5
Good
3
Good
3
Good
2
Good
3
Good
co 81
Good
115
Good
116
Good
288
Good
196
Good
285
Good
202
Good
250
Good
data source »
Air pollution in Talcahuano from September 2015 to May 2020
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03 2016-02 2016-01 2015-12 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09
pm10 58 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 45 (Moderate) 51 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 66 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 73 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 74 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 59 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 47 (Moderate) 49 (Moderate) 57 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 61 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 62 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 67 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 63 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 62 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 65 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 61 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 42 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 48 (Moderate) 68 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 76 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 61 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 58 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 55 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 55 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 65 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 58 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 40 (Moderate) 46 (Moderate) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 44 (Moderate) 49 (Moderate) 51 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 45 (Moderate) 47 (Moderate) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 72 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 47 (Moderate) 57 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 41 (Moderate) 55 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 42 (Moderate) 74 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 42 (Moderate) 48 (Moderate) 65 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 72 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 56 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 58 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 52 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 48 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate)
co 2 (Good) 2 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 2 (Good) 1 (Good) 2 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 2 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 2 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 2 (Good) 2 (Good) 2 (Good) 2 (Good) 2 (Good) 2 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 2 (Good) 2 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good)
no2 3.8 (Good) 3.6 (Good) 3.5 (Good) 3.3 (Good) 3.9 (Good) 4 (Good) 4.4 (Good) 5 (Good) 5.7 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 5.9 (Good) 5.7 (Good) 4.7 (Good) 3.8 (Good) 3.9 (Good) 4.7 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 10 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 1.9 (Good) 2 (Good) 2.8 (Good) 4.1 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 20 (Good) 22 (Good) 21 (Good) 18 (Good) 17 (Good) 12 (Good) 8 (Good) 10 (Good) 13 (Good) 15 (Good) 17 (Good) 22 (Good) 19 (Good) 23 (Good) 20 (Good) 21 (Good) 15 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 12 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good)
so2 20 (Good) 15 (Good) 20 (Good) 19 (Good) 13 (Good) 20 (Good) 16 (Good) 13 (Good) 12 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 10 (Good) 5.7 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 14 (Good) 28 (Good) 17 (Good) 17 (Good) 19 (Good) 20 (Good) 17 (Good) 18 (Good) 16 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 15 (Good) 23 (Good) 24 (Good) 29 (Good) 42 (Good) 38 (Good) 23 (Good) 22 (Good) 14 (Good) 15 (Good) 21 (Good) 16 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 20 (Good) 19 (Good) 21 (Good) 14 (Good) 11 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 6.9 (Good) 6 (Good) 6.1 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 28 (Good) 17 (Good) 25 (Good) 21 (Good) 16 (Good) 9.5 (Good)
pm25 22 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 19 (Moderate) 17 (Moderate) 17 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 17 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 28 (Moderate) 32 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 19 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 13 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 44 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 36 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 28 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 17 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 17 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 28 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 19 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 48 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 26 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 19 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 11 (Good)
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Quality of life in Talcahuano

Green and Parks in the City

Talcahuano 38%

Argentina: 65% Uruguay: 65% Paraguay: 46% Bolivia: 55% Montenegro: 53%

particulate matter PM2.5

Talcahuano 25 (Moderate)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Talcahuano 44%

Argentina: 64% Uruguay: 67% Paraguay: 49% Bolivia: 40% Montenegro: 69%

particulate matter PM10

Talcahuano 49 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Talcahuano 67%

Argentina: 42% Uruguay: 29% Paraguay: 56% Bolivia: 64% Montenegro: 40%

Garbage Disposal

Talcahuano 50%

Argentina: 48% Uruguay: 34% Paraguay: 30% Bolivia: 34% Montenegro: 42%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Talcahuano 100%

Argentina: 69% Uruguay: 73% Paraguay: 57% Montenegro: 71%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Talcahuano 38%

Argentina: 43% Uruguay: 38% Paraguay: 26% Bolivia: 32% Montenegro: 51%

Noise and Light pollution

Talcahuano 0%

Argentina: 53% Uruguay: 48% Paraguay: 52% Bolivia: 59% Montenegro: 32%

Water Pollution

Talcahuano 0%

Argentina: 55% Uruguay: 46% Paraguay: 65% Bolivia: 66% Montenegro: 38%
Source: Numbeo


Talcahuano

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM

PM2,5 12 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 21 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 57 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 2 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 1.4 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 95 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Talcahuano

index 2026-08-19 2026-08-20 2026-08-21 2026-08-22 2026-08-23 2026-08-24 2026-08-25 2026-08-26
pm25 6.5 6.6 5.7 8.7 7.1 9.4 6.4 8.7
pm10 8.5 9.2 6.7 9.7 8 13 9.1 15
o3 47 47 42 40 38 47 61 63
no2 4.5 3.6 4.9 6.5 6 5.6 1.5 0.98
so2 3.1 2.3 2.7 3.2 4.5 4.3 1.6 1
co 250 202 285 196 288 116 115 81

Nueva Libertad

2015-09   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03 2016-02 2016-01 2015-12 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09
so2 20 15 20 19 13 20 16 13 12 9.4 10 5.7 7.5 14 28 17 17 19 20 17 18 16 12 11 12 15 23 24 29 42 38 23 22 14 15 21 16 14 14 20 19 21 14 11 8.6 6.9 6 6.1 11 11 28 17 25 21 16 9.5
no2 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.9 4 4.4 5 5.7 7.7 6.8 8.4 5.9 5.7 4.7 3.8 3.9 4.7 7.5 4.6 8.9 10 14 14 13 4.5 1.9 2 2.8 4.1 9.4 16 18 20 22 21 18 17 12 8 10 13 15 17 22 19 23 20 21 15 9.3 12 7.7 9.8 14 14
co 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
pm25 22 16 15 16 19 17 17 15 17 23 28 32 29 23 19 23 18 13 13 16 29 44 36 28 23 18 17 18 17 15 13 16 28 23 30 27 18 15 14 19 15 16 15 18 27 26 48 26 20 19 18 16 16 14 14 11
pm10 58 45 51 66 73 74 59 47 49 57 61 62 67 63 62 65 61 42 41 48 68 76 61 58 55 55 54 65 58 54 40 46 54 44 49 51 45 47 54 72 47 57 41 55 54 42 74 42 48 65 72 56 58 52 48 27

* Pollution data source: https://openaq.org (Chile - SINCA) The data is licensed under CC-By 4.0

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Chile

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTChile☁️22°CloudyToday · ↑24° ↓13°💨 4 km/h · 💧 72%Mon24.08☁️24°13°Tue25.08☁️24°13°Wed26.08☁️26°15°Thu27.08☁️20°14°Fri28.08☀️19°13°Sat29.08☁️20°14°Sun30.08☀️20°13°Mon31.08☀️24°14°Tue1.09☀️28°17°Wed2.09☀️26°18°Thu3.09☀️28°18°Fri4.09☀️25°18°Sat5.09☁️24°17°Sun6.09☀️24°16°Mon7.09☀️22°15°Tue8.09☁️23°15°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for Chile: today around 24°C (cloudy), lows near 13°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. A moderate breeze (about 15 km/h) is partially dispersing pollutants today.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Chile

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTChile03681111+5.2UV MODERATEtoday, day maxSeek shade around midday. SPF 30+, sunglasses and ahat for longer stays.⏱ Unprotected fair skin can burn in about 40 min5Wed26.086Thu27.086Fri28.086Sat29.086Sun30.087Mon31.087Tue1.097Wed2.097Thu3.096Fri4.097Sat5.097Sun6.097Mon7.097Tue8.097Wed9.097Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in Chile today is 5.2 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 40 minutes.

📍 Air quality in nearby cities

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Talcahuano today?
The current average PM2.5 across Talcahuano is about 12 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Talcahuano?
Right now PM2.5 in Talcahuano averages about 12 µg/m³ (“Good”). PM2.5 are fine particles small enough to reach the lungs and bloodstream.
Which day last week had the worst air in Talcahuano?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Talcahuano was recorded on Monday, August 24 (about 9 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Talcahuano today?
The UV index in Talcahuano today is 5.2 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 40 minutes.
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Talcahuano?
A moderate breeze (about 15 km/h) is partially dispersing pollutants today.
How is air quality measured?
Air quality here is based on PM2.5 — the concentration of fine particulate matter in µg/m³. Lower values mean cleaner air. Data is updated daily from Open-Meteo.