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

Pollution and air quality forecast for Budapest. Today is Thursday, March 28, 2024. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Budapest:
  1. ozone (O3) - 29 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 16 (Moderate)
  3. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 45 (Moderate)
  4. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 20 (Moderate)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 4 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Budapest, Wednesday, January 17, 2024: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

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


How is the O3 level today in Budapest? (ozone (O3))
29 (Good)

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Budapest? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 16 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Budapest in the last 7 days was: 18 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024) and the lowest: 6 (Tuesday, January 16, 2024). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 9.1 (May 2020). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: April (8.5).

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

What is the level of PM10 today in Budapest? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Budapest is: 20 (Moderate) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 242 (October 2017). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Budapest is usually recorded in: May (18).

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



Current data Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

O3 29 (Good)

PM2,5 16 (Moderate)

NO2 45 (Moderate)

PM10 20 (Moderate)

SO2 4 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Budapest

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
pm10 35
Moderate
39
Moderate
17
Good
14
Good
21
Moderate
22
Moderate
15
Good
26
Moderate
no2 59
Moderate
38
Good
25
Good
20
Good
26
Good
24
Good
29
Good
45
Moderate
o3 17
Good
29
Good
40
Good
43
Good
36
Good
52
Good
50
Good
21
Good
so2 6
Good
7
Good
6
Good
5
Good
6
Good
6
Good
4
Good
4
Good
pm25 -
Good
-
Good
11
Good
7
Good
12
Good
15
Moderate
6
Good
18
Moderate
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Air pollution in Budapest from September 2017 to May 2020

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 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
o3 65 (Good) 64 (Good) 51 (Good) 45 (Good) 20 (Good) 26 (Good) 21 (Good) 34 (Good) 43 (Good) 58 (Good) 70 (Moderate) 61 (Good) 44 (Good) 55 (Good) 54 (Good) 35 (Good) 33 (Good) 21 (Good) 22 (Good) 35 (Good) 53 (Good) 71 (Moderate) 75 (Moderate) 69 (Good) 67 (Good) 67 (Good) 46 (Good) 36 (Good) 21 (Good) 24 (Good) 23 (Good) 34 (Good) 36 (Good)
pm25 9.1 (Good) 8.5 (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good)
no2 17 (Good) 27 (Good) 33 (Good) 29 (Good) 38 (Good) 32 (Good) 33 (Good) 37 (Good) 30 (Good) 28 (Good) 25 (Good) 24 (Good) 26 (Good) 28 (Good) 35 (Good) 37 (Good) 34 (Good) 38 (Good) 35 (Good) 42 (Moderate) 38 (Good) 31 (Good) 22 (Good) 23 (Good) 27 (Good) 31 (Good) 35 (Good) 33 (Good) 35 (Good) 39 (Good) 33 (Good) 38 (Good) 34 (Good)
so2 4.3 (Good) 4.8 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 5.6 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 5.7 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 4.4 (Good) 5 (Good) 4.8 (Good) 3.5 (Good) 3.2 (Good) 5.6 (Good) 2.8 (Good) 3.4 (Good) 5.1 (Good) 5.9 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 6.1 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 4 (Good) 3.6 (Good) 3.5 (Good) 4.3 (Good) 4 (Good) 3.9 (Good) 3.8 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 5.9 (Good) 4.8 (Good) 4.4 (Good)
pm10 18 (Good) 30 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 42 (Moderate) 28 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 35 (Moderate) 28 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 35 (Moderate) 39 (Moderate) 42 (Moderate) 48 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 61 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 23 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 31 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 38 (Moderate) 38 (Moderate) 42 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 242 (Very bad Hazardous) 27 (Moderate)
co 367 (Good) 481 (Good) 627 (Good) 604 (Good) 837 (Good) 701 (Good) 671 (Good) 451 (Good) 449 (Good) 414 (Good) 212 (Good) 339 (Good) 596 (Good) 528 (Good) 622 (Good) 774 (Good) 180 (Good) 528 (Good) 548 (Good) 482 (Good) 533 (Good) 567 (Good) 404 (Good) 502 (Good) 556 (Good) 633 (Good) 713 (Good) 721 (Good) 309 (Good) 713 (Good) 575 (Good) 385 (Good) 606 (Good)
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Quality of life in Budapest

Green and Parks in the City

Budapest 55%

Slovakia: 57% Slovenia: 86% Serbia: 56% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 52% Austria: 78%

particulate matter PM2.5

Budapest 21 (Moderate)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Budapest 59%

Slovakia: 73% Slovenia: 88% Serbia: 54% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 52% Austria: 84%

particulate matter PM10

Budapest 30 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Budapest 59%

Slovakia: 35% Slovenia: 26% Serbia: 64% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 64% Austria: 21%

Garbage Disposal

Budapest 62%

Slovakia: 65% Slovenia: 87% Serbia: 40% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 48% Austria: 84%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Budapest 79%

Slovakia: 87% Slovenia: 96% Serbia: 64% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70% Austria: 91%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Budapest 47%

Slovakia: 57% Slovenia: 86% Serbia: 38% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 50% Austria: 82%

Noise and Light pollution

Budapest 49%

Slovakia: 42% Slovenia: 38% Serbia: 50% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 38% Austria: 34%

Water Pollution

Budapest 32%

Slovakia: 29% Slovenia: 17% Serbia: 52% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 46% Austria: 14%
Source: Numbeo


Budapest Gilice

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

O3 22 (Good)

ozone (O3)

PM2,5 16 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

NO2 33 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

PM10 27 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

SO2 1.2 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

Budapest Pesthidegkut

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

SO2 2.4 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

O3 36 (Good)

ozone (O3)

PM10 15 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

NO2 27 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

Budapest Szena

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

PM10 8.6 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

SO2 6.5 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

NO2 64 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

Budapest Teleki

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

PM10 30 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

SO2 7.2 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

NO2 55 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

Budapest Gilice

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 33 15 28 32 18 23 66 52
no2 45 27 27 28 21 31 45 65
o3 12 43 33 22 34 26 25 13
so2 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.4 2 4 3.1
pm25 18 6.1 15 12 7.4 11 - -

Budapest Pesthidegkut

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
so2 2.1 2.3 3.4 2.6 1.9 1.8 2.6 1.7
o3 30 56 71 49 51 54 33 20
pm10 23 14 15 24 15 11 28 31
no2 28 19 11 12 11 11 27 43

Budapest Szena

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 19 17 22 13 13 17 20 22
no2 61 42 26 37 28 31 41 66
so2 6.2 6.2 6.9 6.2 6.4 7 8 7.3

Budapest Teleki

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
so2 7.9 6.4 10 12 12 12 15 12
no2 47 29 31 26 18 25 40 63
pm10 30 12 25 16 10 17 43 37

HU0022A

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 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 20 34 33 22 52 33 25 23 25 28 26 40 15 35 30 44 37 39 40 43 35 29 23 26 31 12 30 30 59 25 28 30 27
co - 491 569 508 870 702 710 524 403 383 172 668 745 657 717 821 1 587 689 602 398 712 676 626 608 759 767 866 1 863 651 705 689
so2 2.4 3.8 3.7 3.7 4.4 4 3.3 2.3 3.4 4.4 4 2.7 2.1 2.5 1.9 2.6 2.1 2.5 2.9 3 3.3 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.5 2 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.8 2.8 3
no2 7.5 24 30 25 32 26 25 30 25 25 19 18 21 21 32 39 32 33 27 37 32 23 18 17 18 19 17 22 30 29 28 28 24
o3 57 57 43 35 16 22 20 33 41 55 66 51 35 43 42 27 25 16 20 33 51 69 70 65 61 62 39 26 16 19 20 31 37
pm25 9.1 8.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

HU0036A

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 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 12 20 25 14 35 22 21 23 16 18 17 20 12 29 20 32 32 36 37 39 25 150 18 20 22 26 34 42 32 22 17 17 23
co 221 300 675 595 761 512 374 279 197 247 241 260 254 355 643 762 716 665 533 416 238 145 100 91 129 284 498 469 381 468 426 316 381
so2 3.9 2.6 2.8 3 2.1 3 6.9 5.5 4.9 4.7 3.8 1.7 - 6 2.5 1.7 5.2 4.8 4.7 5 6.1 6 5.2 4 4 4.3 3.4 4 3.9 2.9 3.7 4.2 3.9
o3 73 72 59 55 24 29 22 35 46 61 75 70 53 67 65 43 41 27 23 37 55 74 80 73 73 72 54 46 26 29 27 37 36
no2 9.4 16 20 18 30 23 22 20 15 13 8.5 8.7 11 13 16 24 22 26 24 22 16 11 6.3 7.6 11 15 25 21 20 42 21 - -

HU0041A

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 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 23 34 34 25 48 34 34 40 32 33 36 34 28 40 35 45 41 45 51 52 36 33 28 28 37 44 51 45 45 33 27 892 30
co 457 435 683 651 855 845 873 818 536 517 107 6 632 667 527 759 1 1 1 907 759 644 339 487 784 699 736 657 1 998 618 518 623
so2 4.8 5.2 6.7 8.4 7.6 8.5 6.9 5.2 3.8 5.7 6.6 6.4 5.5 12 4.2 5.8 5.1 6.3 6.8 6.3 5.1 4.3 3.3 3.9 6.5 7 6.2 5.9 7 5.3 5.7 6.6 6.1
no2 26 36 42 37 46 41 44 51 40 39 45 41 40 45 50 - 39 45 44 55 55 50 36 37 45 53 55 45 48 45 43 43 39

HU0045A

index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 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 19 32 29 24 34 24 24 34 22 23 22 25 16 37 27 41 29 38 41 56 35 30 22 25 32 40 37 34 32 24 26 29 28
co 423 698 579 660 861 746 726 181 658 507 326 420 751 431 600 754 1 860 968 1 735 767 499 805 704 791 852 893 851 523 604 1 729
so2 6 7.5 8 7.1 6.9 2.9 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4 4.7 3 2 2.2 2.5 3.5 8.2 10 12 10 6.8 3.4 3.9 3.8 4.5 2.3 3.9 3.3 7.7 11 12 5.7 4.7
no2 27 32 39 36 43 39 39 47 39 37 30 30 31 33 41 48 41 49 45 53 49 39 28 30 34 38 45 44 43 41 40 41 38

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