Ciudad Apodaca vs Saltillo AQI Comparison

Side-by-side OpenAQ-derived air quality comparison for Ciudad Apodaca and Saltillo. Values use mapped daily PM2.5 and PM10 observations normalized to US EPA AQI.

Lower average AQI: Ciudad Apodaca (46-pt gap)PM2.5: Ciudad Apodaca 23.5 ug/m3 · Saltillo 36.0 ug/m3

Source: OpenAQ local exports mapped to AQI Now cities; city summaries cover 2024-01-01–2024-12-24 and 2024-01-15–2024-12-27.

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Ciudad Apodaca vs Saltillo

Ciudad Apodaca

Nuevo Leon, Mexico

PM2.5: 23.5 ug/m3
PM10: 74.6 ug/m3
Worst month: May
Trend: n/a

EPA category: Moderate

Saltillo

Coahuila, Mexico

117

PM2.5: 36.0 ug/m3
PM10: 111.6 ug/m3
Worst month: April
Trend: n/a

EPA category: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

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

Yearly EPA AQI trend

Seasonal EPA AQI heatmap

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Ciudad Apodaca

102

Saltillo

162

100

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.