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

The latest data Last 7 days Essen pollution September 2017 - May 2020 Quality of life
Current data from stations: Essen-Vogelheim Essen-Ost Steeler Straße Essen Gladbecker Straße Essen-Schuir (LANUV)
Locations: « Kreisfreie Stadt Essen Essen Kolonie Emscher » Huttrop » Haarzopf » Altenessen »
Pollution and air quality forecast for Essen. Today is Saturday, May 3, 2025. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Essen:
  1. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 59 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)
  2. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 7 (Good)
  3. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 14 (Moderate)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 46 (Moderate)
  5. ozone (O3) - 47 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Essen, Wednesday, January 17, 2024: 3.

air quality index: 2
AQI 3 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

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

Today (Wednesday, January 17, 2024) air quality is moderately polluted in Essen. Healthy people may experience slight irritations and sensitive persons will be slightly affected to a larger extent by the pollutions in Essen.


What is the level of PM10 today in Essen? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Essen is: 59 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 32 (February 2019). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Essen is usually recorded in: October (4.4).

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

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Essen? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 14 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Essen in the last 7 days was: 35 (Thursday, January 11, 2024) and the lowest: 11 (Monday, January 15, 2024). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 19 (February 2019). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: October (2.4).

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

How is the O3 level today in Essen? (ozone (O3))
47 (Good)



Current data Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 9:00 AM

PM10 59 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

32 (Good)

SO2 7 (Good)

PM2,5 14 (Moderate)

NO2 46 (Moderate)

O3 47 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Essen

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 44
Moderate		 43
Moderate		 42
Moderate		 28
Good		 17
Good		 24
Good		 28
Good		 30
Good
pm25 24
Moderate		 35
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups		 21
Moderate		 19
Moderate		 17
Moderate		 11
Good		 11
Good		 13
Moderate
no 30
Good		 40
Good		 22
Good		 7
Good		 4
Good		 5
Good		 10
Good		 9
Good
so2 9
Good		 9
Good		 6
Good		 6
Good		 6
Good		 10
Good		 9
Good		 6
Good
pm10 46
Moderate		 52
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups		 42
Moderate		 27
Moderate		 24
Moderate		 17
Good		 23
Moderate		 28
Moderate
o3 19
Good		 15
Good		 11
Good		 20
Good		 27
Good		 40
Good		 36
Good		 42
Good
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Air pollution in Essen from September 2017 to May 2020
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 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
so2 4 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 3.3 (Good) 4.3 (Good) 3.8 (Good) 2.1 (Good) - (Good) 0.9 (Good) 1.5 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 4 (Good) 3.8 (Good) 3.2 (Good) 4.1 (Good) 4.3 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 3.7 (Good) 2.5 (Good) 4.1 (Good) 3.6 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 4.3 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 4 (Good) 4 (Good) 4 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 3.9 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 2.7 (Good)
pm25 13 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 8.3 (Good) 6.9 (Good) 12 (Good) 6.8 (Good) - (Good) 2.4 (Good) 3.6 (Good) 6.2 (Good) 9.9 (Good) 10 (Good) 18 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 19 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 10 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 11 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 17 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 12 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 14 (Moderate)
pm10 18 (Good) 25 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 13 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 4.4 (Good) 6.1 (Good) 10 (Good) 18 (Good) 17 (Good) 27 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 32 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate) 28 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 19 (Good) 22 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 28 (Moderate)
no2 20 (Good) 24 (Good) 19 (Good) 18 (Good) 33 (Good) 25 (Good) - (Good) 5.8 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 18 (Good) 22 (Good) 24 (Good) 27 (Good) 25 (Good) 40 (Good) 28 (Good) 24 (Good) 28 (Good) 30 (Good) 32 (Good) 26 (Good) 32 (Good) 26 (Good) 30 (Good) 27 (Good) 31 (Good) 36 (Good) 29 (Good) 31 (Good) 34 (Good) 29 (Good) 36 (Good)
o3 68 (Good) 67 (Good) 54 (Good) 50 (Good) 28 (Good) 30 (Good) - (Good) 14 (Good) 12 (Good) 43 (Good) 72 (Moderate) 49 (Good) 61 (Good) 50 (Good) 35 (Good) 32 (Good) 33 (Good) 23 (Good) 34 (Good) 36 (Good) 49 (Good) 52 (Good) 43 (Good) 63 (Good) 60 (Good) 47 (Good) 33 (Good) 34 (Good) 28 (Good) 19 (Good) 27 (Good) 28 (Good)
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Quality of life in Essen

Green and Parks in the City

Essen 71%

Luxembourg: 83% Netherlands: 82% Czech Republic: 77% Belgium: 64% Liechtenstein: 88%

particulate matter PM2.5

Essen 13 (Moderate)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Essen 68%

Luxembourg: 85% Netherlands: 88% Czech Republic: 77% Belgium: 64% Liechtenstein: 94%

particulate matter PM10

Essen 21 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Essen 29%

Luxembourg: 19% Netherlands: 21% Czech Republic: 35% Belgium: 45% Liechtenstein: 6.3%

Garbage Disposal

Essen 75%

Luxembourg: 84% Netherlands: 79% Czech Republic: 74% Belgium: 54% Liechtenstein: 100%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Essen 66%

Luxembourg: 83% Netherlands: 92% Czech Republic: 84% Belgium: 70% Liechtenstein: 100%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Essen 53%

Luxembourg: 82% Netherlands: 77% Czech Republic: 65% Belgium: 46% Liechtenstein: 94%

Noise and Light pollution

Essen 44%

Luxembourg: 29% Netherlands: 31% Czech Republic: 44% Belgium: 54% Liechtenstein: 19%

Water Pollution

Essen 25%

Luxembourg: 19% Netherlands: 17% Czech Republic: 28% Belgium: 42% Liechtenstein: 0%
Source: Numbeo


Essen-Vogelheim

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 9:00 AM

PM10 23 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

23 (Good)

index_name_no

SO2 6.6 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

PM2,5 17 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

NO2 50 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

Essen-Ost Steeler Straße

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 9:00 AM

30 (Good)

index_name_no

PM10 55 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

NO2 52 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

Essen Gladbecker Straße

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 9:00 AM

75 (Good)

index_name_no

PM10 100 (Unhealthy)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

NO2 65 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

Essen-Schuir (LANUV)

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 9:00 AM

PM2,5 11 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

O3 47 (Good)

ozone (O3)

0.87 (Good)

index_name_no

NO2 17 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

Essen-Vogelheim

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 28 30 26 18 28 37 37 40
pm25 12 11 11 19 20 27 32 22
no 1.4 5.1 1.1 2.1 3.6 7.5 20 9.1
so2 6 8.8 10 5.7 5.9 6.4 8.8 8.9
pm10 15 19 18 21 23 34 40 30

Essen-Ost Steeler Straße

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 24 25 16 23 26 40 50 43
no 9.6 12 7.6 5.9 8.9 27 34 29
no2 32 25 23 16 26 42 43 47

Essen Gladbecker Straße

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 40 27 21 15 26 46 52 51
pm10 46 25 17 27 32 51 65 64
no 23 10 5.5 3 5.4 33 86 75

Essen-Schuir (LANUV)

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
no 0.28 14 7.8 4.4 8.6 20 20 7.7
pm25 14 11 10 14 18 16 38 26
no2 19 31 27 19 31 42 41 39
o3 42 36 40 27 20 11 15 19

DENW024

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 2019-09 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 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 13 18 8.3 7.2 12 6.7 - 2.4 4.7 6.9 10 11 20 14 24 15 11 14 14 12 16 14 13 15 18 19 18 14 12 13 10 15
pm10 16 26 15 13 21 13 7.8 4.3 6.2 9.3 17 15 28 21 32 21 17 21 25 22 22 25 29 28 27 24 28 19 19 21 19 25
so2 4 6.7 3.3 4.3 3.8 2.1 - 0.9 1.5 4.6 4 3.8 3.2 4.1 4.3 4.6 3.7 2.5 4.1 3.6 4.5 5.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 4 4 4 4.5 3.9 4.2 2.7
no2 19 26 17 16 30 23 - 4.8 4.8 13 20 20 28 26 45 27 22 27 30 31 26 25 20 29 23 27 29 25 25 28 23 29

DENW043

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-10 2019-09 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 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
pm10 16 20 13 12 17 12 3.8 4.8 7.8 16 14 23 16 23 17 14 15 16 20 18 19 23 22 24 21 23 15 16 20 15 23
no2 20 24 19 17 31 25 6.9 8.8 17 22 24 29 24 41 28 23 29 31 33 27 35 27 30 28 33 38 31 33 38 31 43

DENW134

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-10 2019-09 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 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
pm10 21 29 17 15 27 20 5.3 7.2 14 21 21 31 25 41 26 21 25 29 24 21 22 28 30 34 27 27 21 21 24 20 37
no2 28 30 22 18 33 32 6.7 8.2 22 32 32 37 27 46 33 27 32 34 38 33 40 34 38 35 41 43 33 34 38 32 47

DENW247

2017-09   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-10 2019-09 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 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 - - 8.3 6.6 12 6.9 - 2.5 5.5 9.7 9.2 15 11 14 13 8.7 13 12 11 12 11 19 13 14 16 16 9.1 7.9 11 6.8 14
no2 13 17 19 20 37 20 4.7 8.9 23 14 19 15 22 26 25 23 22 26 27 19 27 24 23 22 25 33 26 31 34 31 24
o3 68 67 54 50 28 30 14 12 43 72 49 61 50 35 32 33 23 34 36 49 52 43 63 60 47 33 34 28 19 27 28

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