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

The latest data Last 7 days Birmingham pollution February 2016 - May 2020 Quality of life
Current data from stations: Birmingham A4540 Roadside Birmingham Acocks Green
Locations: « England Birmingham Hall Green » Digbeth » Washwood Heath »
Pollution and air quality forecast for Birmingham. Today is Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Birmingham:
  1. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 50 (Moderate)
  2. ozone (O3) - 37 (Good)
  3. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 18 (Moderate)
  4. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 77 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 7 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 1700 (Good)
  7. black carbon (BC) - 1 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Birmingham, Friday, May 27, 2022: 3.

air quality index: 2
AQI 3 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

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

Today (Friday, May 27, 2022) air quality is moderately polluted in Birmingham. Healthy people may experience slight irritations and sensitive persons will be slightly affected to a larger extent by the pollutions in Birmingham.


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

How is the O3 level today in Birmingham? (ozone (O3))
37 (Good)

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Birmingham? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 18 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Birmingham in the last 7 days was: 7 (Saturday, April 13, 2024) and the lowest: -64 (Friday, May 27, 2022). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 21 (February 2019). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: September (5.6).

What is the level of PM10 today in Birmingham? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Birmingham is: 77 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 40 (February 2019). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Birmingham is usually recorded in: July (10).

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

How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
1700 (Good)

What is the level of black carbon pollution? (black carbon (BC))
1 (Good)



Current data Friday, May 27, 2022, 2:15 PM

NO2 50 (Moderate)

O3 37 (Good)

PM2,5 18 (Moderate)

PM10 77 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

SO2 7 (Good)

CO 1700 (Good)

BC 1 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Birmingham

index 2024-04-10 2024-04-11 2024-04-12 2024-04-13 2024-04-14 2024-04-15 2024-04-16 2022-05-27
pm25 5
Good		 3
Good		 5
Good		 7
Good		 6
Good		 4
Good		 5
Good		 -64
Good
o3 51
Good		 48
Good		 53
Good		 59
Good		 70
Moderate		 76
Moderate		 75
Moderate		 4
Good
no2 21
Good		 23
Good		 22
Good		 19
Good		 16
Good		 16
Good		 12
Good		 -121
Good
pm10 15
Good		 10
Good		 17
Good		 20
Moderate		 16
Good		 12
Good		 12
Good		 -34
Good
so2 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 5
Good
co -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 735
Good
bc -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 -
Good		 1
Good
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Air pollution in Birmingham from February 2016 to May 2020
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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
o3 57 (Good) 66 (Good) 55 (Good) 58 (Good) 43 (Good) 37 (Good) 30 (Good) 36 (Good) 38 (Good) 46 (Good) 41 (Good) 49 (Good) 58 (Good) 67 (Good) 60 (Good) 38 (Good) 34 (Good) 35 (Good) 32 (Good) 35 (Good) 42 (Good) 35 (Good) 58 (Good) 56 (Good) 64 (Good) 55 (Good) 46 (Good) 40 (Good) 39 (Good) 35 (Good) 29 (Good) 37 (Good) 33 (Good) 37 (Good) 43 (Good) 47 (Good) 55 (Good) 54 (Good) 49 (Good) 40 (Good) 23 (Good) 21 (Good) 27 (Good) 30 (Good) 35 (Good) 44 (Good) 42 (Good) 47 (Good) 62 (Good) 48 (Good) 47 (Good) 39 (Good)
no2 18 (Good) 17 (Good) 21 (Good) 20 (Good) 26 (Good) 28 (Good) 31 (Good) 26 (Good) 19 (Good) 21 (Good) 17 (Good) 17 (Good) 19 (Good) 21 (Good) 21 (Good) 33 (Good) 38 (Good) 30 (Good) 27 (Good) 27 (Good) 21 (Good) 16 (Good) 17 (Good) 15 (Good) 20 (Good) 21 (Good) 26 (Good) 30 (Good) 29 (Good) 29 (Good) 35 (Good) 23 (Good) 22 (Good) 20 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 18 (Good) 27 (Good) 26 (Good) 33 (Good) 40 (Good) 38 (Good) 34 (Good) 25 (Good) 15 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 13 (Good) 16 (Good) 22 (Good) 27 (Good) 39 (Good)
pm25 9.1 (Good) 12 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 6.1 (Good) 8.1 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 10 (Good) 6.3 (Good) 5.6 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 6.2 (Good) 6.3 (Good) 7.9 (Good) 18 (Moderate) 8.5 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 13 (Good) 8.3 (Good) 6.3 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 11 (Good) 13 (Good) 18 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 9 (Good) 12 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 10 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 8.1 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 8.3 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 10 (Good) 13 (Moderate) 9.4 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate)
pm10 14 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 11 (Good) 13 (Good) 12 (Good) 15 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 27 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 40 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 16 (Good) 23 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 18 (Good) 15 (Good) 25 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 18 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 12 (Good) 14 (Good) 12 (Good) 10 (Good) 12 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 17 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 19 (Good) 17 (Good) 12 (Good) 16 (Good) 20 (Good) 16 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 28 (Moderate)
so2 - (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) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) 2.3 (Good) 3.9 (Good) 6.3 (Good)
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Quality of life in Birmingham

Green and Parks in the City

Birmingham 57%

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

particulate matter PM2.5

Birmingham 10 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Birmingham 65%

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

particulate matter PM10

Birmingham 16 (Good)

Air Pollution

Birmingham 47%

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

Garbage Disposal

Birmingham 51%

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

Availability and quality of drinking water

Birmingham 72%

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

Cleanliness and tidiness

Birmingham 41%

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

Noise and Light pollution

Birmingham 56%

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

Water Pollution

Birmingham 29%

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


Birmingham A4540 Roadside

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 1:00 AM

NO2 12 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

O3 75 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

PM2,5 5 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 12 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

Birmingham Acocks Green

Friday, May 27, 2022, 2:15 PM

O3 -1 (Good)

ozone (O3)

PM2,5 31 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 141 (Very Unhealthy)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

SO2 6.5 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

NO2 89 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

CO 1700 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

BC 1.4 (Good)

black carbon (BC)

Birmingham A4540 Roadside

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10
pm25 5 4.3 6 7.2 5 3.1 5
o3 75 76 70 59 53 48 51
no2 12 16 16 19 22 23 21
pm10 12 12 16 20 17 9.9 15

Birmingham Acocks Green

index 2022-05-27
o3 3.7
pm25 -64
pm10 -34.08
so2 5.1
no2 -121.45
co 735
bc 1.4

Birmingham A4540 Roadside

2016-11   2020-05
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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
pm10 14 21 16 13 14 13 15 12 11 13 12 11 13 27 17 40 22 16 23 18 15 14 18 15 25 17 18 15 14 15 14 12 14 12 10 13 16 17 16 19 25 24 11
o3 57 64 53 51 35 31 21 26 31 38 30 42 50 60 53 32 29 29 26 29 33 29 50 52 58 49 39 36 35 31 25 33 29 32 39 43 52 48 43 36 20 18 23
no2 22 21 28 28 35 37 36 32 26 28 22 23 25 24 26 40 47 39 34 36 29 22 22 18 24 28 34 37 37 37 45 30 31 28 21 25 22 36 34 43 47 44 41
pm25 8.9 12 9.7 6.6 8.4 9.1 11 6.8 5.8 7.3 6.5 6.6 8.2 19 9.1 27 12 9 14 9.3 7.3 6.9 11 12 18 17 15 12 10 8.4 12 9.1 10 8.8 7.3 8.7 10 11 9.9 14 19 20 4.8

Birmingham Acocks Green

2016-02   2020-05
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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 13 12 15 11 17 19 27 20 12 13 11 9.8 13 19 15 27 30 22 20 19 13 9 12 11 17 15 18 24 21 21 25 15 12 12 11 10 13 19 18 23 33 32 27 25 15 11 10 13 16 17 21 37
o3 57 67 58 65 51 44 39 47 46 54 53 55 66 74 67 44 40 41 37 40 51 41 66 60 70 60 53 45 43 39 34 40 37 41 47 51 58 60 54 44 27 23 30 30 35 44 42 47 62 41 47 37
pm25 9.2 12 9.3 5.7 7.7 8.2 9.9 5.8 5.5 6.8 5.9 6 7.6 18 7.9 15 11 7.4 12 7.3 5.3 8.1 12 13 18 14 13 12 12 9.6 12 8.7 9.8 8.1 7 8.8 11 12 11 15 18 17 10 9.8 8.8 7.7 5.5 9.6 13 9.1 14 20
pm10 14 19 14 10 12 12 14 9.7 10 12 11 9.8 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Birmingham Tyburn

2016-02   2017-06
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index 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
o3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 55 48 41
no2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 33 41
pm25 7 11 11 11 14 17 17 10 8.5 9.1 8.6 8 11 13 9.7 16 21
so2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.3 3.9 6.3
pm10 11 17 19 19 21 26 29 20 18 19 17 12 16 20 16 21 28

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