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Rio de Janeiro vs Taboão da Serra AQI Comparison

Side-by-side OpenAQ-derived air quality comparison for Rio de Janeiro and Taboão da Serra. Values use mapped daily PM2.5 and PM10 observations normalized to US EPA AQI.

Lower average AQI: Rio de Janeiro (4-pt gap)PM2.5: Rio de Janeiro 13.5 ug/m3 · Taboão da Serra 14.6 ug/m3

Source: OpenAQ local exports mapped to AQI Now cities; city summaries cover 2024-01-012024-12-31 and 2024-01-012024-12-31.

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Rio de Janeiro vs Taboão da Serra

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

52
PM2.5
13.5 ug/m3
PM10
36.0 ug/m3
Worst month
September
Trend
n/a

EPA category: Moderate

Taboão da Serra

Sao Paulo, Brazil

56
PM2.5
14.6 ug/m3
PM10
n/a ug/m3
Worst month
September
Trend
n/a

EPA category: Moderate

Lower average AQI in this selected period: Rio de Janeiro. Values are historical OpenAQ-derived city summaries, not live readings.

Yearly EPA AQI trend

0501002024Rio de JaneiroTaboão da Serra

Seasonal EPA AQI heatmap

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rio de Janeiro
40
39
36
54
61
75
66
65
76
41
34
37
Taboão da Serra
28
-
41
58
57
71
70
86
93
53
40
38

What this comparison measures

  • Average EPA AQI — city-level daily AQI values averaged across the OpenAQ coverage window.
  • PM2.5 and PM10 — mapped monitor concentrations aggregated to daily city averages.
  • Seasonality — worst and cleanest months from the monthly city rollups.
  • Trend — difference between the earliest and latest yearly AQI average in this build.
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