Current Air Quality in United Kingdom

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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 GOOD 42 42 19 10 19 14 75
Solihull GOOD 22 22 16 5 12 14 79
Greenwich GOOD 32 32 21 7 20 17 64
Dundee City GOOD 17 17 7 4 7 9 91
Blackpool GOOD 25 25 10 6 10 14 84
East Sussex GOOD 25 25 20 6 10 15 89
Vale Of Glamorgan,The GOOD 26 26 15 6 12 14 85
Highland GOOD 22 22 6 4 6 8 86
Kingston Upon Hull,City Of MODERATE 53 53 21 12 21 13 79
Angus GOOD 18 18 10 4 8 12 80
Dorset GOOD 38 38 17 9 0 12 89
Norfolk GOOD 26 26 15 6 12 17 81
Torfaen GOOD 25 25 16 5 11 14 82
Derry And Strabane GOOD 21 21 9 5 9 12 89
Plymouth GOOD 21 21 9 5 9 11 89
Wigan GOOD 17 17 15 4 7 13 81
Aberdeen City GOOD 18 18 8 4 8 12 80
Sunderland GOOD 17 17 14 4 6 12 82
Tower Hamlets GOOD 27 27 18 6 12 19 59
Kent GOOD 25 25 17 6 11 17 70
South Lanarkshire GOOD 27 27 8 4 7 11 93
Falkirk GOOD 19 19 8 4 6 11 92
London,City Of GOOD 44 44 21 11 18 16 64
Lewisham GOOD 26 26 18 6 12 17 62
Renfrewshire GOOD 22 22 11 4 8 11 89
Newport GOOD 24 24 9 5 9 12 89
Glasgow City GOOD 22 22 18 4 7 11 93
East Ayrshire GOOD 21 21 23 3 5 11 93
Camden GOOD 29 29 19 7 13 18 61
Devon GOOD 25 25 16 6 11 14 82
Warwickshire GOOD 21 21 11 5 8 12 89
Trafford GOOD 19 19 11 5 10 13 75
Fife GOOD 18 18 10 4 8 13 79
Richmond Upon Thames GOOD 28 28 16 7 12 17 64
Neath Port Talbot GOOD 30 30 20 7 18 13 87
Cambridgeshire GOOD 28 28 16 6 14 16 76
Cornwall GOOD 22 22 15 6 11 14 86
Inverclyde GOOD 20 20 16 3 5 8 93
Wrexham GOOD 18 18 7 4 7 9 95
Monmouthshire GOOD 38 38 20 9 16 11 93
Reading GOOD 23 23 13 5 10 12 86
Cardiff GOOD 29 29 15 7 16 12 92
Northamptonshire GOOD 25 25 10 6 9 10 94
Leeds GOOD 25 25 17 6 17 12 80
Salford GOOD 36 36 16 8 14 12 78
Midlothian GOOD 19 19 20 4 6 9 96
Cumbria GOOD 20 20 12 4 8 13 81
Birmingham GOOD 23 23 12 5 12 13 86
Perth And Kinross GOOD 19 19 9 4 8 13 81
North Lanarkshire GOOD 24 24 8 4 8 11 92
Sheffield GOOD 23 23 8 6 9 11 82
Southend On Sea GOOD 25 25 10 6 9 15 75
Derbyshire GOOD 16 16 15 2 7 10 87
Central Bedfordshire GOOD 26 26 16 5 12 17 70
Rhondda Cynon Taff GOOD 25 25 11 6 10 10 96
Manchester GOOD 22 22 12 5 9 12 80
Clackmannanshire GOOD 17 17 7 4 7 9 93
Ealing GOOD 28 28 24 7 20 15 73
Redbridge GOOD 30 30 16 7 14 18 66
York GOOD 17 17 12 4 10 11 86
Caerphilly GOOD 20 20 15 5 13 12 92
Pembrokeshire GOOD 17 17 16 4 8 13 91
Harrow GOOD 28 28 18 7 13 17 69
Edinburgh,City Of GOOD 18 18 8 4 7 13 83
East Renfrewshire GOOD 23 23 12 5 9 12 87
Southampton GOOD 25 25 10 6 10 12 89
Swansea GOOD 22 22 12 5 10 13 88
Leicester GOOD 21 21 10 5 8 11 92
Gateshead GOOD 21 21 12 5 9 11 82
Coventry GOOD 21 21 8 5 8 11 93
Isle Of Anglesey GOOD 24 24 14 6 11 14 82
Lambeth GOOD 21 21 23 4 23 17 61
Stockton On Tees GOOD 25 25 20 5 14 10 90
Armagh,Banbridge And Craigavon GOOD 19 19 10 4 8 13 85
Bristol,City Of GOOD 29 29 16 7 16 12 92
East Dunbartonshire GOOD 32 32 15 8 11 12 92
Nottingham GOOD 22 22 14 5 11 14 78
Medway GOOD 38 38 18 9 18 14 80
Belfast GOOD 18 18 10 4 6 11 93
South Ayrshire GOOD 22 22 24 3 6 12 89
Newham GOOD 29 29 14 7 14 16 66
Merton GOOD 26 26 17 6 12 17 63
Stockport GOOD 21 21 14 5 11 13 78
West Dunbartonshire GOOD 21 21 8 4 8 10 94
East Lothian GOOD 20 20 10 4 8 13 79
Bury GOOD 20 20 12 5 10 14 74
Antrim And Newtownabbey GOOD 19 19 5 3 7 10 94
Hillingdon GOOD 25 25 12 5 10 15 74
Lisburn And Castlereagh GOOD 20 20 10 5 9 11 91
Stirling GOOD 17 17 6 4 6 10 93
Warrington GOOD 17 17 12 4 12 12 82
Knowsley GOOD 26 26 15 6 13 13 80
Thurrock GOOD 28 28 16 7 12 18 64
Lancashire GOOD 17 17 12 4 7 12 89
Bexley GOOD 26 26 14 7 12 17 62
Croydon GOOD 25 25 10 6 0 14 75
Waltham Forest GOOD 27 27 17 7 12 19 58
West Lothian GOOD 20 20 10 4 8 13 81
North Ayrshire GOOD 21 21 16 4 8 12 86
Oxfordshire GOOD 21 21 23 4 7 11 93
Redcar And Cleveland GOOD 25 25 10 6 8 10 88
West Sussex GOOD 36 36 22 6 5 13 86
Ards And North Down GOOD 17 17 8 4 8 10 94
Hampshire GOOD 25 25 24 6 17 11 93
Bournemouth GOOD 32 32 21 8 11 13 85
Portsmouth GOOD 21 21 12 5 5 14 84
Essex GOOD 13 13 5 3 4 14 76
Surrey GOOD 27 27 16 6 12 17 69

United Kingdom - Metro Cities AQI

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44
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
16˚C / 64%
12
23
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
13˚C / 86%
12
22
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
12˚C / 80%
21
23
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
11˚C / 93%
16
29
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
12˚C / 92%
8
23
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
11˚C / 82%
14
22
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
14˚C / 78%


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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 14 GOOD AQI now. This was last updated .

The current concentration of PM2.5 in United Kingdom is 6 (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 0.24 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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