Lousã vs Vila Real AQI Comparison

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

Lower average AQI: Vila Real (52-pt gap)PM2.5: Lousã 18.3 ug/m3 · Vila Real 2.2 ug/m3

Source: OpenAQ local exports mapped to AQI Now cities; city summaries cover 2024-01-01–2024-12-31 and 2024-01-01–2024-12-30.

Compare two cities

City A

City B

Lousã vs Vila Real

Lousã

Coimbra, Portugal

PM2.5: 18.3 ug/m3
PM10: 17.5 ug/m3
Worst month: December
Trend: n/a

EPA category: Moderate

Vila Real

Vila Real, Portugal

PM2.5: 2.2 ug/m3
PM10: 9.2 ug/m3
Worst month: September
Trend: n/a

EPA category: Good

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

Yearly EPA AQI trend

Seasonal EPA AQI heatmap

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Lousã

101

102

Vila Real

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.