Victoria Air Quality Map
Check current AQHI observations around Greater Victoria while keeping observed health risk separate from the modelled wildfire-smoke forecast.
How to read AQHI around Victoria
Greater Victoria air quality can reflect wildfire smoke, marine traffic, road traffic, ozone, residential heating, and rapidly changing coastal weather. AQHI combines the health effects of multiple pollutants at participating stations; it does not identify a smoke source by itself or guarantee the same conditions across the Saanich Peninsula, downtown, and western communities.
Observation, not a city-wide constant
AQHI values come from participating reporting locations and communicate combined health risk from multiple air pollutants. The nearest observation may not match every neighbourhood around Victoria, and a missing marker is not evidence of clean air. Wildfire smoke is one possible contributor rather than the definition of AQHI.
A focused starting view, not a clipped dataset
This page starts the national FireRadar layer around Victoria. The underlying AQHI station layer is not clipped to municipal boundaries, so nearby conditions remain visible as you pan or zoom. FireRadar does not infer a uniform value inside a city boundary.
Health and safety limitation
FireRadar is an informational environmental map. Follow Environment and Climate Change Canada, provincial health agencies, local public-health guidance, and emergency authorities for health or safety decisions. This page does not diagnose exposure, determine whether outdoor activity is safe, or predict individual health effects.
Related Victoria wildfire context
Smoke and air quality can change even when no confirmed wildfire is close to Victoria. Use the local wildfire page for current official incidents, the fire-danger page for broad fire-weather context, and the province view when you need a wider regional picture.