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

Latest air quality data: Medellín
Pollution and air quality forecast for Medellín. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Medellín:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 13 (Moderate)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 13 (Good)
  3. ozone (O3) - 36 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 34 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 7 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 1729 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Medellín, Wednesday, August 26, 2026: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

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


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Medellín? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 13 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Medellín in the last 7 days was: 14 (Friday, August 21, 2026) and the lowest: 8 (Sunday, August 23, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 48 (March 2020). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: May (12).

What is the level of PM10 today in Medellín? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Medellín is: 13 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 69 (March 2020). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Medellín is usually recorded in: May (27).

How is the O3 level today in Medellín? (ozone (O3))
36 (Good)

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

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

How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
1729 (Good)



Current data Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM

PM2,5 13 (Moderate)

PM10 13 (Good)

O3 36 (Good)

NO2 34 (Good)

SO2 7 (Good)

CO 1729 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Medellín

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
11
Good
9
Good
8
Good
10
Good
14
Moderate
11
Good
13
Moderate
pm10 10
Good
11
Good
9
Good
8
Good
10
Good
14
Good
11
Good
13
Good
o3 66
Good
62
Good
53
Good
65
Good
67
Good
64
Good
57
Good
57
Good
no2 15
Good
16
Good
14
Good
8
Good
9
Good
17
Good
21
Good
16
Good
so2 4
Good
5
Good
5
Good
4
Good
4
Good
5
Good
5
Good
5
Good
co 687
Good
642
Good
670
Good
358
Good
490
Good
612
Good
761
Good
768
Good
data source »
Air pollution in Medellín from November 2018 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 2018-12 2018-11
pm10 27 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 69 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 62 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 56 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 59 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 58 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 53 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 53 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 55 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 43 (Moderate) 45 (Moderate) 51 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 49 (Moderate) 69 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 67 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 51 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 55 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 55 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)
pm25 12 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 48 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 30 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 19 (Moderate) 19 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 36 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 33 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate)
o3:ppm 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good)
no2:ppm - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good)
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Quality of life in Medellín

Green and Parks in the City

Medellín 66%

Panama: 51% Ecuador: 64% Costa Rica: 61% Nicaragua: 43% Peru: 45%

particulate matter PM2.5

Medellín 36 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Medellín 39%

Panama: 55% Ecuador: 52% Costa Rica: 62% Nicaragua: 52% Peru: 36%

particulate matter PM10

Medellín 60 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Air Pollution

Medellín 77%

Panama: 42% Ecuador: 53% Costa Rica: 36% Nicaragua: 39% Peru: 76%

Garbage Disposal

Medellín 70%

Panama: 33% Ecuador: 48% Costa Rica: 50% Nicaragua: 30% Peru: 36%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Medellín 86%

Panama: 66% Ecuador: 63% Costa Rica: 83% Nicaragua: 49% Peru: 38%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Medellín 70%

Panama: 37% Ecuador: 46% Costa Rica: 46% Nicaragua: 29% Peru: 29%

Noise and Light pollution

Medellín 61%

Panama: 60% Ecuador: 57% Costa Rica: 47% Nicaragua: 63% Peru: 68%

Water Pollution

Medellín 39%

Panama: 57% Ecuador: 56% Costa Rica: 44% Nicaragua: 73% Peru: 76%
Source: Numbeo


Medellín

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM

PM2,5 13 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 13 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 36 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 34 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 6.7 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 1729 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Medellín

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 13 11 14 10 7.7 8.8 11 9.4
pm10 13 11 14 10 7.8 9 11 9.6
o3 57 57 64 67 65 53 62 66
no2 16 21 17 9.5 7.6 14 16 15
so2 5 5.1 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.5 4.9 4.5
co 768 761 612 490 358 670 642 687

CEN-TRAF - Estación Tráfico Centro

2018-11   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 2018-12 2018-11
pm10 30 32 79 72 65 64 60 56 56 60 44 45 48 49 68 66 50 51 50
pm25 13 19 53 36 25 26 26 25 26 31 20 22 27 30 42 39 26 25 26

MED-ARAN - Medellín, Aranjuez - I.E Ciro Mendia

2018-11   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 2018-12 2018-11
pm25 13 17 48 31 20 22 21 19 18 23 15 17 21 24 37 36 22 23 21

MED-BEME - Medellin, Belén - I.E Pedro Justo Berrio

2018-11   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 2018-12 2018-11
pm25 13 14 44 29 18 21 23 20 17 23 17 21 22 18 33 30 20 19 22

MED-EXSA - Exito San Antonio - Medellin

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 2018-12 2018-11
pm10 25 26 60 52 47 54 56 51 50 50 42 46 53 50 70 68 51 58 60

MED-MIRA - Tanque Miraflores

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 2018-12 2018-11
o3:ppm 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0

MED-UDEM - Universidad de Medellin

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 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 2018-11
o3:ppm 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

MED-UNNV - Medellín, centro occidente - Universidad Nacional, sede El Volador

2018-11   2020-02
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 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 2018-12 2018-11
no2:ppm 0.02 0.02 0.02 - - - 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
o3:ppm - 0.01 0.01 - - - 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
pm25 27 16 18 18 15 16 18 15 15 20 20 33 30 19 17 18

MED-VILL - Medellín, Villahermosa - Planta de producción de agua potable EPM

2018-11   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 2018-12 2018-11
pm25 11 16 46 29 21 22 19 15 16 19 12 14 18 21 34 31 18 18 19

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Colombia

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTColombia🌧️21°RainToday · ↑22° ↓14°💨 4 km/h · 💧 59%Mon24.08🌧️22°14°Tue25.08🌧️21°13°Wed26.08🌧️22°12°Thu27.08🌧️23°13°Fri28.08☀️23°13°Sat29.08🌧️22°15°Sun30.08🌧️20°15°Mon31.08🌧️21°14°Tue1.09🌧️22°14°Wed2.09🌧️22°15°Thu3.09🌧️22°14°Fri4.09🌧️21°13°Sat5.09🌧️20°14°Sun6.09🌧️22°14°Mon7.09🌧️21°14°Tue8.09🌧️20°14°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for Colombia: today around 22°C (rain), lows near 14°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 — Colombia

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTColombia03681111+9.1UV VERY HIGHtoday, day maxSPF 50, long sleeves and shade between 10:00-16:00.⏱ Unprotected fair skin can burn in about 20 min9Wed26.089Thu27.0810Fri28.089Sat29.089Sun30.0810Mon31.089Tue1.0910Wed2.094Thu3.0910Fri4.0910Sat5.099Sun6.099Mon7.0910Tue8.099Wed9.097Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in Colombia today is 9.1 (very high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 20 minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Medellín today?
The current average PM2.5 across Medellín is about 13 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Medellín?
Right now PM2.5 in Medellín averages about 13 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 Medellín?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Medellín was recorded on Friday, August 21 (about 14 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Medellín today?
The UV index in Medellín today is 9.1 (very high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 20 minutes.
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Medellín?
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.