Primary Pollutant

(AQI)

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Major Air Pollutants in United Kingdom

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PM2.5

The current PM2.5 concentration in United Kingdom is ✓below the recommended limit given by the WHO 24 hrs air quality guidelines value.

United Kingdom - States Air Pollution Level

STATES Status AQI AQI-US AQI-IN PM2.5 PM10 Temp Humid
Brent MODERATE 52 52 25 13 22 11 87
Solihull GOOD 27 27 29 3 5 10 87
Greenwich GOOD 44 44 28 10 25 12 88
Dundee City GOOD 29 29 10 7 8 12 88
Blackpool MODERATE 53 53 29 13 18 13 82
East Sussex MODERATE 66 66 31 19 25 12 88
Vale Of Glamorgan,The GOOD 25 25 14 6 8 12 77
Kingston Upon Hull,City Of MODERATE 53 53 44 13 22 12 88
Angus GOOD 25 25 7 6 7 11 94
Dorset MODERATE 59 59 29 16 0 10 94
Norfolk GOOD 25 25 14 6 9 9 93
Torfaen GOOD 26 26 28 5 3 12 77
Derry And Strabane GOOD 25 25 10 6 6 7 96
Plymouth MODERATE 66 66 31 19 28 15 77
Wigan MODERATE 55 55 30 14 18 12 88
Aberdeen City GOOD 44 44 30 11 25 10 94
Sunderland GOOD 29 29 31 7 10 11 94
Tower Hamlets GOOD 25 25 16 4 10 12 85
Kent MODERATE 55 55 24 14 24 12 88
South Lanarkshire GOOD 32 32 13 8 9 11 88
Leeds GOOD 36 36 36 9 10 10 87
Falkirk GOOD 23 23 12 5 7 11 94
London,City Of MODERATE 55 55 32 14 28 12 88
Lewisham MODERATE 57 57 32 15 22 12 88
Renfrewshire GOOD 21 21 12 3 5 11 87
Newport GOOD 48 48 25 11 25 12 77
Glasgow City GOOD 33 33 26 8 14 11 87
East Ayrshire GOOD 34 34 8 7 8 11 87
Camden MODERATE 54 54 25 15 22 12 88
Devon GOOD 46 46 19 11 19 15 67
Warwickshire MODERATE 57 57 42 15 22 11 84
Fife MODERATE 56 56 37 15 37 11 94
Richmond Upon Thames MODERATE 53 53 29 14 20 12 88
Neath Port Talbot GOOD 48 48 35 11 31 15 69
Cambridgeshire GOOD 29 29 27 7 14 9 90
Cornwall GOOD 46 46 23 11 23 14 77
Inverclyde GOOD 28 28 18 5 6 12 84
Wrexham MODERATE 53 53 25 13 22 13 77
Monmouthshire MODERATE 53 53 28 13 28 12 80
Wirral MODERATE 53 53 35 13 20 12 88
Reading GOOD 48 48 22 11 16 11 87
Cardiff MODERATE 58 58 38 16 24 12 77
Northamptonshire MODERATE 55 55 33 14 24 10 94
Salford GOOD 45 45 31 12 19 12 88
Midlothian GOOD 24 24 23 6 6 11 94
Cumbria GOOD 46 46 32 11 16 9 93
Birmingham GOOD 46 46 36 10 18 12 82
Perth And Kinross GOOD 40 40 16 10 12 11 94
North Lanarkshire GOOD 29 29 15 6 7 11 94
Sheffield GOOD 44 44 37 11 20 10 87
Southend On Sea MODERATE 53 53 35 12 22 10 94
Derbyshire GOOD 43 43 29 9 18 11 87
Rhondda Cynon Taff GOOD 46 46 21 11 21 12 77
Manchester MODERATE 54 54 36 13 20 12 88
Clackmannanshire GOOD 29 29 12 7 8 11 94
Ealing MODERATE 58 58 39 15 38 12 88
Redbridge GOOD 18 18 18 3 8 12 88
York GOOD 36 36 35 8 13 10 87
Caerphilly GOOD 50 50 26 12 25 12 77
Pembrokeshire GOOD 38 38 35 9 16 15 67
Harrow GOOD 9 9 10 2 10 12 88
Edinburgh,City Of GOOD 31 31 20 7 11 11 94
East Renfrewshire MODERATE 55 55 37 14 34 11 87
Southampton MODERATE 61 61 28 17 25 13 77
Swansea MODERATE 58 58 34 16 16 14 74
Leicester MODERATE 53 53 44 13 23 9 93
Gateshead GOOD 30 30 12 7 12 11 94
Coventry GOOD 50 50 43 12 23 10 87
Lambeth GOOD 38 38 25 9 30 11 87
Stockton On Tees GOOD 29 29 24 6 16 11 87
Armagh,Banbridge And Craigavon GOOD 25 25 24 3 23 9 100
Bristol,City Of MODERATE 53 53 43 13 29 12 82
East Dunbartonshire GOOD 33 33 16 7 8 11 89
Nottingham MODERATE 55 55 23 14 23 9 93
Medway MODERATE 82 82 46 27 32 11 94
Belfast GOOD 12 12 7 2 5 9 100
South Ayrshire GOOD 34 34 10 8 10 11 87
Newham MODERATE 59 59 42 16 19 12 88
Merton MODERATE 57 57 25 15 25 12 82
Stockport GOOD 20 20 22 0 22 12 88
Isle Of Anglesey GOOD 8 8 4 2 4 13 94
West Dunbartonshire GOOD 46 46 18 10 12 11 87
East Lothian GOOD 38 38 15 9 9 11 94
Bury GOOD 18 18 19 0 19 12 88
Hillingdon GOOD 40 40 20 10 16 12 82
Lisburn And Castlereagh GOOD 46 46 18 11 15 9 100
Stirling GOOD 25 25 10 6 7 11 94
Warrington GOOD 46 46 20 11 14 12 88
Knowsley GOOD 42 42 25 10 16 12 88
Stoke On Trent MODERATE 61 61 28 17 25 11 82
Thurrock GOOD 50 50 21 12 18 10 94
Lancashire GOOD 42 42 33 10 18 11 87
Bexley MODERATE 58 58 29 16 25 12 88
Croydon GOOD 42 42 17 10 0 12 82
Waltham Forest MODERATE 59 59 34 16 34 10 94
West Lothian GOOD 46 46 29 12 29 11 94
North Ayrshire MODERATE 55 55 31 14 31 11 87
Oxfordshire GOOD 50 50 42 12 19 11 87
Trafford GOOD 16 16 17 0 17 11 87
Redcar And Cleveland GOOD 46 46 31 11 16 11 87
West Sussex MODERATE 68 68 38 20 18 12 82
Ards And North Down GOOD 8 8 6 2 4 9 100
Hampshire GOOD 46 46 41 11 24 15 67
Bournemouth MODERATE 74 74 44 23 0 13 77
Portsmouth MODERATE 61 61 28 17 24 11 87
Highland GOOD 33 33 7 6 7 10 94
Essex MODERATE 53 53 21 12 16 9 93
Surrey GOOD 19 19 21 0 0 11 87

United Kingdom - Metro Cities AQI

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AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
12˚C / 88%
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46
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
12˚C / 82%
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AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
12˚C / 88%
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35
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
11˚C / 87%
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53
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
12˚C / 82%
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44
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
10˚C / 87%
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38
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
10˚C / 87%
23
55
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
9˚C / 93%


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FAQs of United Kingdom's Air Quality Index

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Some facts about air pollution level in United Kingdom and what quality of air you breathe in your region.


The real-time air quality in United Kingdom is 25 GOOD AQI now. This was last updated 26 minutes ago .

The current concentration of PM2.5 in United Kingdom is 0 (µg/m³). The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends 15 µg/m³ as the threshold concentration of PM2.5 for 24 hrs mean. Currently, the concentration is 0.00 times the recommended limit.

Generally, the air quality at United Kingdom starts deteriorating in late October. The winters are the worst-hit season in terms of air pollution.

You should wear a good N95 mask when you go outdoor in United Kingdom until the AQI is improving upto moderate range.

Office going people should avoid personal vehicles and use public transportations or carpooling.

(i) The primary causes of outdoor air pollution are solid, liquid particles called aerosols & gase from vehicles emissions, construction activities, factories, burning stubble & fossil fuels and wildfire, etc.

(ii) Main causes of indoor air pollution are harmful gases from cooking fuels (such as wood, crop wastes, charcoal, coal and dung), damp, mould smoke, chemicals from cleaning materials, etc.

Indoor air pollution in United Kingdom is as dangerous as outdoor pollution, because the air pollutants come inside the houses or buildings through doors, windows and ventilation.

In United Kingdom, you must use an air purifier or fresh air machine at home or office indoor and close all the doors, windows and ventilations when the outdoor air quality index (aqi) in United Kingdom is very high. Proper ventilation is highly recommended only when outdoor air quality is improving and moderate AQI range.



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