Air Pollution in Brussels Capital: Real-time Air Quality Index and smog alert.

Pollution and air quality forecast for Brussels Capital. Today is Thursday, April 18, 2024. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Brussels Capital:
  1. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 49 (Moderate)
  2. carbon monoxide (CO) - 413 (Good)
  3. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 3 (Good)
  4. ozone (O3) - 21 (Good)
  5. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 13 (Moderate)
  6. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 24 (Moderate)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Brussels Capital, Wednesday, January 17, 2024: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

What is the air quality in Brussels Capital today? Is the air polluted in Brussels Capital?. Is there smog?

Today (Wednesday, January 17, 2024) air quality is moderate in Brussels Capital. Some pollutants in Brussels Capital may slightly affect very few hypersensitive individuals. Air pollutants in Brussels Capital may cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people.


How high is the level of NO2? (nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
49 (Moderate)

How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
413 (Good)

What is the level of SO2 pollution? (sulfur dioxide (SO2))
3 (Good)

How is the O3 level today in Brussels Capital? (ozone (O3))
21 (Good)

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Brussels Capital? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 13 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Brussels Capital in the last 7 days was: 27 (Thursday, January 11, 2024) and the lowest: 7 (Monday, January 15, 2024). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 23 (September 2017). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: October (4.2).

What is the level of PM10 today in Brussels Capital? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Brussels Capital is: 24 (Moderate) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 39 (February 2019). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Brussels Capital is usually recorded in: October (7.1).



Current data Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

NO2 49 (Moderate)

CO 413 (Good)

SO2 3 (Good)

O3 21 (Good)

PM2,5 13 (Moderate)

PM10 24 (Moderate)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Brussels Capital

index 2024-01-10 2024-01-11 2024-01-12 2024-01-13 2024-01-14 2024-01-15 2024-01-16 2024-01-17
no2 46
Moderate
50
Moderate
48
Moderate
28
Good
18
Good
30
Good
35
Good
35
Good
co 512
Good
594
Good
432
Good
346
Good
335
Good
300
Good
355
Good
376
Good
pm25 19
Moderate
27
Moderate
19
Moderate
18
Moderate
17
Moderate
7
Good
11
Good
10
Good
so2 5
Good
4
Good
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
pm10 26
Moderate
36
Moderate
27
Moderate
23
Moderate
20
Moderate
11
Good
18
Good
14
Good
o3 12
Good
9
Good
18
Good
24
Good
25
Good
34
Good
24
Good
20
Good
data source »
Air pollution in Brussels Capital from September 2019 to May 2020
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2019-09
no2 18 (Good) 22 (Good) 20 (Good) 16 (Good) 25 (Good) 16 (Good) 14 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 11 (Good) 23 (Good) 27 (Good) 27 (Good) 27 (Good) 49 (Moderate) 22 (Good) 30 (Good) 30 (Good) 27 (Good) 18 (Good) 24 (Good) 22 (Good) 33 (Good) 31 (Good) 34 (Good) 38 (Good) 30 (Good) 31 (Good) 37 (Good) 23 (Good) 40 (Good) 16 (Good)
co 0.23 (Good) 0.24 (Good) 0.23 (Good) 0.21 (Good) 0.28 (Good) 0.2 (Good) 0.15 (Good) 0.1 (Good) 0.14 (Good) 0.2 (Good) 0.23 (Good) 0.26 (Good) 0.34 (Good) 0.44 (Good) 0.23 (Good) 0.36 (Good) 0.31 (Good) 0.3 (Good) 0.23 (Good) 0.18 (Good) 0.2 (Good) 0.28 (Good) 0.29 (Good) 0.3 (Good) 0.31 (Good) 0.26 (Good) 0.27 (Good) 2.7 (Good) 19 (Good) 32 (Good) 0.21 (Good)
o3 57 (Good) 55 (Good) 48 (Good) 46 (Good) 27 (Good) 15 (Good) 10 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 48 (Good) 41 (Good) 41 (Good) 46 (Good) 45 (Good) 14 (Good) 38 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 26 (Good) 35 (Good) 44 (Good) 40 (Good) 38 (Good) 44 (Good) 36 (Good) 26 (Good) 33 (Good) 26 (Good) 19 (Good) 32 (Good) 6.5 (Good) - (Good)
pm25 13 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 12 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 8.7 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 5 (Good) 13 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 9.1 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 8.2 (Good) 11 (Good) 13 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 17 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 9.6 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 9.2 (Good) 23 (Moderate) - (Good)
pm10 21 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 13 (Good) 16 (Good) 13 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 28 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 39 (Moderate) 16 (Good) 19 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 14 (Good) 19 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 16 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 31 (Moderate) - (Good)
so2 23 (Good) 27 (Good) 24 (Good) 22 (Good) 25 (Good) 11 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 15 (Good) 16 (Good) 12 (Good) 18 (Good) 15 (Good) 44 (Good) 38 (Good) 36 (Good) 32 (Good) 33 (Good) 27 (Good) 30 (Good) 34 (Good) 45 (Good) 46 (Good) 36 (Good) 35 (Good) 37 (Good) 25 (Good) 23 (Good) - (Good)
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Quality of life in Brussels Capital

Green and Parks in the City

Brussels Capital 70%

Luxembourg: 83% Netherlands: 82% Germany: 78% Switzerland: 76% France: 61%

particulate matter PM2.5

Brussels Capital 18 (Moderate)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Brussels Capital 55%

Luxembourg: 85% Netherlands: 88% Germany: 80% Switzerland: 84% France: 68%

particulate matter PM10

Brussels Capital 26 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Brussels Capital 63%

Luxembourg: 19% Netherlands: 21% Germany: 25% Switzerland: 20% France: 36%

Garbage Disposal

Brussels Capital 44%

Luxembourg: 84% Netherlands: 79% Germany: 74% Switzerland: 82% France: 59%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Brussels Capital 64%

Luxembourg: 83% Netherlands: 92% Germany: 82% Switzerland: 90% France: 73%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Brussels Capital 36%

Luxembourg: 82% Netherlands: 77% Germany: 65% Switzerland: 82% France: 48%

Noise and Light pollution

Brussels Capital 55%

Luxembourg: 29% Netherlands: 31% Germany: 42% Switzerland: 38% France: 54%

Water Pollution

Brussels Capital 44%

Luxembourg: 19% Netherlands: 17% Germany: 23% Switzerland: 19% France: 39%
Source: Numbeo


41B004 - STE.CATHERI

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

NO2 57 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

BETB006

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

NO2 44 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

CO 365 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

BETB008

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

NO2 51 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

CO 445 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

47E013 - Vorst

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

NO2 42 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

41N043 - HAREN

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

NO2 52 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 2.5 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

O3 37 (Good)

ozone (O3)

PM2,5 15 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 28 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

41R001 - MOLENBEEK

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

PM2,5 12 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

O3 5 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 53 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 3.8 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 430 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

PM10 20 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

41R002 - IXELLES

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10:00 AM

NO2 46 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

41B004 - STE.CATHERI

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
no2 39 36 29 19 31 53 54 49

BETB006

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
co 402 344 278 323 318 420 542 467
no2 30 36 31 20 29 51 55 50

BETB008

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
co 388 390 338 397 382 439 620 566
no2 38 39 34 20 29 50 50 47

47E013 - Vorst

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
no2 24 26 21 15 21 43 50 44

41N043 - HAREN

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
pm25 - - 21 28 20
so2 - - 2.8 4 4.7
pm10 - - 28 37 28
no2 43 38 39 43 42
o3 - - 24 13 15

41R001 - MOLENBEEK

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
pm10 14 18 11 20 23 26 34 25
pm25 9.8 11 7 17 18 18 26 18
so2 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.3 4.6 5
o3 20 24 34 25 24 12 6.4 8.6
co 340 331 285 284 337 435 620 504
no2 36 35 29 16 28 53 51 49

41R002 - IXELLES

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
no2 36 38 36 20 32 49 50 44

BETB004

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
no2 15 21 22 16 25 20 15 11 8.8 26 22 24 24 52 20 35 32 28 19 28 22 36 34 38 41 31 37 41 22 44
o3 61 58 48 38 21 12 11 7.8 45 39 39 44 48 14 43 16 18 26 36 46 40 41 43 31 24 29 22 16 28 5.9
co 0.15 0.19 0.21 0.16 0.22 0.18 0.13 0.04 0.1 0.17 0.17 0.22 0.22 0.37 0.14 0.25 0.2 0.17 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.21 0.18 0.27 0.24 0.22 0.23 2.7 16 30

BETB006

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09
co 0.32 0.3 0.31 0.27 0.34 0.22 0.17 0.13 0.22 0.2 0.23 0.28 - 0.05 0.3 0.34 0.47
no2 15 16 16 17 21 13 13 9 13 11 23 29 25 44 30 29 26

BETB008

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09
co 0.25 0.28 0.14 0.23 0.35 0.23 0.18 0.13 0.19 0.1 0.18 0.22 0.23 0.61 0.24 0.37 0.3 0.3
no2 28 31 33 25 34 18 18 15 20 32 33 33 42 63 29 36 37 34

BETE013

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
no2 11 18 12 9.6 20 11 12 2.6 13 14 19 20 20 28 20 21 22 20 14 18 16 22 21 19 33 21 23 29 17 27

BETN043

2017-09   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
pm25 15 15 11 7.1 13 9.8 12 4.3 5.8 13 16 21 17 26 12 17 15 15 8.8 11 13 21 17 15 21 10 13 14 9.3 25
pm10 24 24 18 13 17 13 12 7.8 9.3 21 23 28 25 46 18 22 23 24 15 20 21 29 28 26 27 17 17 21 21 33
co 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.2 0.27 0.23 0.17 0.11 0.22 0.36 0.37 0.34 0.78 0.8 0.4 0.61 0.53 0.46 0.45 0.21 0.35 0.4 0.48 0.33 0.33 0.25 0.27 2.8 21 33
so2 8 12 16 14 13 8.5 4.3 4.2 21 19 19 19 19 27 8.9 52 47 44 40 42 34 39 40 45 46 30 33 34 26 23
no2 29 27 21 18 25 19 15 9.8 13 30 34 32 29 60 17 33 33 32 26 28 22 37 36 37 35 31 28 38 24 44
o3 45 47 46 48 28 15 8.9 9 48 37 39 42 45 13 34 14 17 25 30 37 38 33 40 38 29 34 29 20 35 5

BETR001

2017-09   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
pm25 11 14 10 6.5 11 9.3 5.6 4.1 4.3 12 14 20 19 14 6.5 14 13 13 7.6 11 14 21 17 16 21 8.7 12 13 9.1 21
pm10 17 23 16 12 15 12 7.6 6.5 9 20 20 27 17 32 13 17 20 21 13 19 21 30 24 20 26 13 15 21 17 30
co 0.21 0.24 0.27 0.21 0.27 0.23 0.16 0.11 0.11 0.22 0.23 0.28 0.26 0.46 0.2 0.35 0.28 0.25 0.21 0.22 0.2 0.32 0.29 0.33 0.38 0.3 0.32 3.3 21 39
so2 20 26 18 19 26 5.7 22 23 11 9.8 12 15 8.7 20 5.4 52 42 40 36 38 33 36 34 35 41 31 28 35 24 31
no2 15 18 18 13 22 16 14 12 11 27 32 30 25 54 21 34 32 31 20 25 22 39 29 36 38 30 33 39 23 45
o3 64 59 49 53 32 18 10 10 51 47 46 51 44 14 - 17 19 26 39 49 42 41 50 38 27 36 27 20 32 8.6

BETR002

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
co 0.18 0.2 0.2 0.17 0.22 0.14 0.11 0.08 0.1 0.16 0.2 0.24 0.21 0.32 0.17 0.25 0.19 0.17 0.14 0.14 0.12 0.2 0.22 0.29 0.29 0.25 0.25 1.9 16 27
so2 42 43 38 34 36 20 15 12 9.5 12 13 14 7.4 9.1 30 28 25 23 21 21 14 15 29 54 52 46 43 44 25 14
no2 14 20 16 14 25 18 15 10 12 19 27 20 27 44 28 25 23 21 10 22 26 29 38 43 45 35 34 41 28 38

* Pollution data source: https://openaq.org (EEA Belgium) The data is licensed under CC-By 4.0