Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom Historical Air Quality Analysis
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August Air Quality Analysis
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
AQI Trends: Highest and Lowest
Same Day Analysis (2nd August ):
On this day, AQI across the 5 years varied significantly: 2025 ranks 4th highest AQI at 18 of Good air quality, showing improvement over 2024, 2023 and 2021 on the same day.
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World Air Quality Report

Day & Night AQI Trend: 2nd Aug - 3rd Aug 2025
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
5 AM2nd Aug 2025
9 PM
4 AM3rd Aug 2025
35AQI
29AQI
39AQI
33AQI
In the last 24 hours,
Preston's AQI reached its highest point of 39 at 11 PM during the Night, while the lowest point, 29, was recorded at 6 PM during the Day between 2nd Aug and 3rd Aug 2025.
Day & Night AQI Trend : Jul - Aug 2025
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
15°C12/19°C
16°C15/18°C
15°C13/18°C
14°C11/17°C
14°C9/18°C
17°C13/20°C
17°C13/22°C
20°C12/27°C
22°C15/29°C
21°C13/27°C
18°C13/23°C
14°C13/16°C
17°C13/21°C
17°C14/21°C
18°C14/21°C
17°C15/20°C
17°C14/20°C
16°C12/20°C
16°C14/19°C
16°C13/19°C
17°C13/21°C
16°C11/21°C
16°C13/19°C
16°C13/19°C
15°C12/19°C
15°C11/18°C
17°C14/20°C
16°C13/19°C
14°C11/19°C
15°C10/18°C
--°C/°C
33AQI
33AQI
33AQI
33AQI
2025 Days Vs Air Quality
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
80%
172
19%
41
0.4%
1
Total number of days with different AQI categories in last 215 days in 2025 (150 days remaining)
Under WHO’s Safe Air Quality Limits: 80%
Health Risk Level:
Low
In 2025, 80% of 215 days were within WHO’s safe air quality limits. The risk of health issues is Low, but the long-term effects, especially on vulnerable individuals, remain uncertain.
Annual Air Quality Insights
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
AQI levels in 2025
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
29AQI
32AQI
41AQI
36AQI
29AQI
24AQI
25AQI
38AQI
62AQI
63AQI
58AQI
61AQI
38AQI
28AQI
43AQI
54AQI
57AQI
61AQI
68AQI
65AQI
55AQI
63AQI
34AQI
40AQI
30AQI
24AQI
28AQI
24AQI
29AQI
28AQI
29AQI
46AQI
32AQI
27AQI
28AQI
30AQI
48AQI
30AQI
46AQI
64AQI
47AQI
56AQI
66AQI
45AQI
48AQI
70AQI
56AQI
59AQI
64AQI
81AQI
42AQI
30AQI
32AQI
29AQI
29AQI
25AQI
25AQI
28AQI
46AQI
54AQI
46AQI
29AQI
35AQI
37AQI
66AQI
55AQI
58AQI
94AQI
101AQI
36AQI
26AQI
25AQI
32AQI
27AQI
35AQI
22AQI
44AQI
67AQI
88AQI
83AQI
65AQI
64AQI
70AQI
36AQI
35AQI
26AQI
23AQI
27AQI
45AQI
44AQI
31AQI
39AQI
49AQI
55AQI
35AQI
30AQI
31AQI
45AQI
47AQI
52AQI
67AQI
58AQI
30AQI
19AQI
25AQI
18AQI
17AQI
26AQI
33AQI
29AQI
32AQI
24AQI
26AQI
41AQI
32AQI
61AQI
42AQI
22AQI
37AQI
59AQI
59AQI
28AQI
25AQI
18AQI
19AQI
23AQI
28AQI
22AQI
33AQI
34AQI
36AQI
41AQI
34AQI
36AQI
36AQI
34AQI
36AQI
35AQI
32AQI
36AQI
44AQI
26AQI
26AQI
25AQI
18AQI
19AQI
16AQI
19AQI
16AQI
16AQI
18AQI
22AQI
22AQI
21AQI
23AQI
18AQI
15AQI
15AQI
24AQI
64AQI
51AQI
45AQI
45AQI
35AQI
30AQI
25AQI
27AQI
32AQI
33AQI
29AQI
40AQI
48AQI
49AQI
25AQI
22AQI
17AQI
16AQI
18AQI
15AQI
21AQI
22AQI
23AQI
17AQI
16AQI
20AQI
18AQI
16AQI
17AQI
20AQI
19AQI
22AQI
24AQI
24AQI
23AQI
32AQI
22AQI
21AQI
25AQI
23AQI
23AQI
34AQI
26AQI
18AQI
50AQI
57AQI
60AQI
38AQI
28AQI
25AQI
24AQI
19AQI
21AQI
19AQI
18AQI
42AQI
44AQI
48AQI
37AQI
29AQI
29AQI
26AQI
19AQI
No. of days
202536AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
March48AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
August19AQI
202434AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
November48AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
July23AQI
202334AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
April44AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
August23AQI
202238AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
March60AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
August26AQI
202136AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
March50AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
October27AQI
202033AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
March49AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
July20AQI
Most & Least Polluted Years Over the Last 6 Years
Preston's annual 2025 AQI (36) shows an average percentage change of 4.4% (worsened AQI) compared to previous years: 2020 (33), 2021 (36), 2022 (38), 2023 (34), 2024 (34).