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
Aberdeen City GOOD 41 41 23 9 23 13 72
Antrim And Newtownabbey GOOD 25 25 24 6 9 12 82
Armagh,Banbridge And Craigavon GOOD 25 25 25 6 17 11 87
Belfast GOOD 28 28 24 7 15 12 82
Bexley GOOD 38 38 24 9 17 13 82
Birmingham GOOD 30 30 20 7 10 14 72
Blackpool GOOD 33 33 32 8 12 11 94
Brent GOOD 34 34 36 4 36 13 77
Bristol,City Of GOOD 38 38 33 9 20 14 72
Bury GOOD 11 11 6 0 6 13 88
Caerphilly GOOD 42 42 24 11 16 13 82
Cambridgeshire GOOD 25 25 21 6 21 15 63
Camden GOOD 48 48 28 12 15 13 77
Cardiff MODERATE 64 64 33 18 12 13 82
Central Bedfordshire GOOD 25 25 20 5 20 14 72
Clackmannanshire GOOD 42 42 19 10 19 13 72
Cornwall GOOD 38 38 39 9 29 12 90
Coventry GOOD 31 31 33 4 7 13 77
Croydon GOOD 50 50 20 12 0 15 67
Derbyshire GOOD 26 26 25 3 5 13 84
Derry And Strabane GOOD 40 40 19 10 10 14 77
Devon GOOD 29 29 22 7 22 14 77
Dorset GOOD 50 50 20 12 0 14 77
Dundee City GOOD 45 45 16 11 16 11 82
Ealing GOOD 29 29 28 7 22 13 77
East Ayrshire GOOD 33 33 24 8 16 14 67
East Dunbartonshire GOOD 34 34 19 8 16 14 70
East Lothian GOOD 29 29 12 7 11 14 67
East Renfrewshire GOOD 46 46 25 11 25 12 77
Edinburgh, City of GOOD 27 27 29 6 12 13 72
Edinburgh,City Of GOOD 37 37 22 9 19 13 72
Essex GOOD 8 8 4 2 4 14 72
Falkirk GOOD 33 33 18 8 16 13 71
Fife GOOD 35 35 16 8 16 13 73
Gateshead GOOD 33 33 16 8 15 13 72
Glasgow City GOOD 41 41 24 10 19 12 77
Greenwich GOOD 40 40 27 10 23 13 81
Hampshire GOOD 46 46 36 11 16 13 77
Highland GOOD 33 33 10 5 10 13 67
Hillingdon GOOD 36 36 25 8 13 15 67
Inverclyde GOOD 42 42 20 10 16 12 77
Kent MODERATE 53 53 34 13 22 14 72
Kingston Upon Hull,City Of GOOD 29 29 31 4 10 14 72
Knowsley GOOD 30 30 32 3 8 13 88
Lambeth GOOD 46 46 28 11 18 13 77
Lancashire GOOD 29 29 31 5 8 12 94
Leeds GOOD 32 32 32 6 16 11 82
Leicester GOOD 31 31 7 4 7 13 72
Lewisham GOOD 41 41 36 8 29 13 77
London,City Of GOOD 42 42 34 10 22 16 68
Manchester GOOD 30 30 14 4 8 13 88
Medway GOOD 46 46 46 11 46 14 82
Merton GOOD 32 32 35 7 35 15 67
Midlothian GOOD 27 27 29 4 6 13 72
Monmouthshire GOOD 50 50 25 12 25 13 77
Neath Port Talbot MODERATE 82 82 86 23 94 13 82
Newham GOOD 22 22 24 5 14 13 77
Newport MODERATE 56 56 28 14 28 13 82
Norfolk GOOD 33 33 36 7 11 14 72
North Ayrshire GOOD 38 38 16 9 16 14 67
North Lanarkshire GOOD 34 34 17 8 17 12 75
Northamptonshire GOOD 42 42 17 10 11 14 67
Nottingham GOOD 33 33 12 8 12 13 82
Pembrokeshire MODERATE 57 57 33 15 23 12 88
Perth And Kinross GOOD 47 47 44 13 44 11 82
Plymouth MODERATE 61 61 38 17 33 12 90
Portsmouth MODERATE 63 63 34 18 30 13 82
Reading GOOD 30 30 32 7 20 14 77
Redbridge GOOD 47 47 26 13 32 13 80
Redcar And Cleveland GOOD 29 29 6 2 6 13 72
Renfrewshire MODERATE 89 89 118 30 127 12 77
Richmond Upon Thames GOOD 40 40 26 9 17 13 77
Salford GOOD 32 32 16 6 16 13 88
Sheffield GOOD 26 26 19 5 6 13 77
South Ayrshire GOOD 28 28 26 7 14 14 63
South Lanarkshire GOOD 31 31 14 7 14 12 75
Southampton MODERATE 59 59 32 16 28 13 82
Southend On Sea GOOD 42 42 32 10 17 14 72
Stirling GOOD 42 42 16 10 14 12 77
Stockport GOOD 8 8 9 0 9 13 88
Stockton On Tees GOOD 29 29 18 5 6 14 70
Stoke On Trent GOOD 23 23 25 4 6 13 72
Sunderland GOOD 28 28 30 2 4 13 72
Swansea GOOD 46 46 39 11 39 12 88
Thurrock GOOD 38 38 26 9 26 14 72
Tower Hamlets GOOD 8 8 8 1 8 13 80
Trafford GOOD 7 7 6 0 6 13 88
Warrington GOOD 20 20 14 4 8 14 82
Warwickshire GOOD 34 34 25 7 10 13 77
West Dunbartonshire GOOD 42 42 16 10 16 12 77
West Lothian GOOD 32 32 14 8 16 14 67
West Sussex MODERATE 56 56 26 16 10 12 85
Wigan GOOD 25 25 23 6 10 14 77
Wirral GOOD 27 27 29 5 10 13 88
Wrexham GOOD 30 30 32 5 8 14 72
York GOOD 36 36 20 8 15 13 82

United Kingdom - Metro Cities AQI

34
42
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
16˚C / 68%
20
30
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
14˚C / 72%
14
30
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
13˚C / 88%
25
40
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
12˚C / 77%
33
38
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
14˚C / 72%
19
26
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
13˚C / 77%
32
30
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
11˚C / 82%
12
33
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
13˚C / 82%


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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 14 minutes ago .

The current concentration of PM2.5 in United Kingdom is 8 (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 0.32 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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