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

Current data from stations: Glasgow Great Western Road Glasgow Townhead
Locations: « Glasgow City Glasgow
Pollution and air quality forecast for Glasgow. Today is Thursday, May 16, 2024. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Glasgow:
  1. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 6 (Good)
  2. ozone (O3) - 83 (Moderate)
  3. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 4 (Good)
  4. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 2 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Glasgow, Tuesday, April 16, 2024: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

Today (Tuesday, April 16, 2024) air quality is moderate in Glasgow. Some pollutants in Glasgow may slightly affect very few hypersensitive individuals. Air pollutants in Glasgow may cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people.


How high is the level of NO2? (nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
6 (Good)

How is the O3 level today in Glasgow? (ozone (O3))
83 (Moderate)

What is the level of PM10 today in Glasgow? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Glasgow is: 4 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 21 (February 2016). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Glasgow is usually recorded in: August (6.9).

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Glasgow? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 2 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Glasgow in the last 7 days was: 5 (Sunday, April 14, 2024) and the lowest: 2 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 15 (February 2016). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: October (4.5).



Current data Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 1:00 AM

NO2 6 (Good)

O3 83 (Moderate)

PM10 4 (Good)

PM2,5 2 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Glasgow

index 2024-04-10 2024-04-11 2024-04-12 2024-04-13 2024-04-14 2024-04-15 2024-04-16
no2 10
Good
8
Good
8
Good
7
Good
6
Good
12
Good
8
Good
pm10 6
Good
7
Good
7
Good
7
Good
9
Good
6
Good
4
Good
o3 59
Good
70
Moderate
61
Good
74
Moderate
82
Moderate
85
Moderate
84
Moderate
pm25 3
Good
4
Good
4
Good
4
Good
5
Good
3
Good
2
Good
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Air pollution in Glasgow from February 2016 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 2019-08 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 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03 2016-02
no2 10 (Good) 10 (Good) 21 (Good) 23 (Good) 23 (Good) 34 (Good) 36 (Good) 25 (Good) 20 (Good) 16 (Good) 16 (Good) 14 (Good) 19 (Good) 20 (Good) 21 (Good) 34 (Good) 40 (Good) 40 (Good) 29 (Good) 28 (Good) 19 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 22 (Good) 26 (Good) 35 (Good) 36 (Good) 45 (Moderate) 40 (Good) 24 (Good) 25 (Good) 16 (Good) 15 (Good) 15 (Good) 17 (Good) 20 (Good) 32 (Good) 29 (Good) 38 (Good) 35 (Good) 51 (Moderate) 29 (Good) 23 (Good) 21 (Good) 17 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 23 (Good) 31 (Good) 62 (Moderate)
o3 60 (Good) 67 (Good) 54 (Good) 54 (Good) 49 (Good) 38 (Good) 20 (Good) 34 (Good) 34 (Good) 43 (Good) 40 (Good) 51 (Good) 54 (Good) 70 (Good) 58 (Good) 40 (Good) 32 (Good) 25 (Good) 34 (Good) 37 (Good) 41 (Good) 33 (Good) 43 (Good) 53 (Good) 63 (Good) 61 (Good) 51 (Good) 39 (Good) 34 (Good) 28 (Good) 31 (Good) 38 (Good) 32 (Good) 33 (Good) 35 (Good) 44 (Good) 60 (Good) 64 (Good) 46 (Good) 45 (Good) 31 (Good) 34 (Good) 21 (Good) 27 (Good) 34 (Good) 35 (Good) 35 (Good) 49 (Good) 65 (Good) 54 (Good) 43 (Good) 24 (Good)
pm25 4.7 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 5 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 4.9 (Good) 4.9 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 6.2 (Good) 12 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 7.4 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 5 (Good) 7 (Good) 6.6 (Good) 8 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 9.6 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 7.4 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 6.1 (Good) 5.5 (Good) 5.1 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 6.5 (Good) 9 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 11 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 9.9 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 5 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 5.2 (Good) 7.2 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 6.6 (Good) 15 (Moderate)
pm10 7.4 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 10 (Good) 9.6 (Good) 13 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 8.3 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 19 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 6.9 (Good) 9.7 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 14 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 12 (Good) 10 (Good) 10 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 18 (Good) 14 (Good) 17 (Good) 15 (Good) 16 (Good) 16 (Good) 15 (Good) 13 (Good) 10 (Good) 11 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 21 (Moderate)
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Quality of life in Glasgow

Green and Parks in the City

Glasgow 82%

Isle of Man: 78% Ireland: 72% Netherlands: 82% Belgium: 64% Faroe Islands: 87%

particulate matter PM2.5

Glasgow 8 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Glasgow 78%

Isle of Man: 83% Ireland: 78% Netherlands: 88% Belgium: 64% Faroe Islands: 100%

particulate matter PM10

Glasgow 12 (Good)

Air Pollution

Glasgow 33%

Isle of Man: 13% Ireland: 24% Netherlands: 21% Belgium: 45% Faroe Islands: 0%

Garbage Disposal

Glasgow 56%

Isle of Man: 78% Ireland: 61% Netherlands: 79% Belgium: 54% Faroe Islands: 88%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Glasgow 86%

Isle of Man: 88% Ireland: 72% Netherlands: 92% Belgium: 70% Faroe Islands: 98%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Glasgow 46%

Isle of Man: 69% Ireland: 52% Netherlands: 77% Belgium: 46% Faroe Islands: 94%

Noise and Light pollution

Glasgow 42%

Isle of Man: 12% Ireland: 37% Netherlands: 31% Belgium: 54% Faroe Islands: 21%

Water Pollution

Glasgow 17%

Isle of Man: 13% Ireland: 37% Netherlands: 17% Belgium: 42% Faroe Islands: 7.7%
Source: Numbeo


Glasgow Great Western Road

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 1:00 AM

NO2 5 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

Glasgow Townhead

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 1:00 AM

O3 83 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

NO2 7 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

PM10 4 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

PM2,5 2 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

Glasgow Great Western Road

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10
no2 6.5 13 5.3 6.5 7.9 8.5 12

Glasgow Townhead

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10
pm10 4 5.9 9.3 6.9 7.1 7.4 6
no2 8.5 10 7 7.7 8.6 8.4 7.4
o3 84 85 82 74 61 70 59
pm25 2 2.9 4.7 4 4.3 4.3 3

Glasgow Great Western Road

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 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03 2016-02
no2 11 10 22 23 22 35 35 28 22 16 19 17 23 22 23 37 43 41 32 31 21 15 15 18 18 23 26 36 37 47 42 24 27 17 15 16 17 22 35 32 40 38 55 29 26 22 19 15 17 23 32 64

Glasgow Townhead

2016-02   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 2019-08 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 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03 2016-02
pm25 4.7 6.7 5.8 5 5.8 5.8 8.9 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.6 14 6.2 12 7.1 7.4 6.7 5 7 6.6 8 11 12 9.6 11 11 10 9.8 8.6 7.4 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.1 8.9 6.5 9 9.1 11 8.6 9.9 6.8 5 6.7 5.2 7.2 8.2 5.8 6.6 15
pm10 7.4 11 11 9.3 10 9.6 13 8.5 9.5 8.8 8.3 8.2 8.2 21 11 19 12 11 10 9.1 8.8 6.9 9.7 14 13 11 12 14 15 14 13 12 10 10 12 11 18 14 17 15 16 16 15 13 10 11 9.2 13 14 11 10 21
o3 60 67 54 54 49 38 20 34 34 43 40 51 54 70 58 40 32 25 34 37 41 33 43 53 63 61 51 39 34 28 31 38 32 33 35 44 60 64 46 45 31 34 21 27 34 35 35 49 65 54 43 24
no2 9.3 9.6 20 22 23 32 37 23 19 16 13 10 15 19 19 31 37 38 26 26 17 14 13 14 17 21 26 34 35 44 38 23 23 15 14 14 16 18 29 27 36 33 47 29 19 19 16 17 18 23 29 61

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