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

The latest data Last 7 days Manchester pollution February 2016 - May 2020 Quality of life
Current data from stations: Manchester Piccadilly Manchester Sharston
Locations: « England Manchester Ringway » Moss Nook »
Pollution and air quality forecast for Manchester. Today is Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Manchester:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 6 (Good)
  2. ozone (O3) - 81 (Moderate)
  3. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 1 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 4 (Good)
  5. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 13 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Manchester, Tuesday, April 16, 2024: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

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


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Manchester? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 6 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Manchester in the last 7 days was: 7 (Saturday, April 13, 2024) and the lowest: 4 (Thursday, April 11, 2024). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 23 (February 2016). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: September (4).

How is the O3 level today in Manchester? (ozone (O3))
81 (Moderate)

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

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

What is the level of PM10 today in Manchester? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Manchester is: 13 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 20 (April 2020). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Manchester is usually recorded in: May (13).



Current data Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 12:00 AM

PM2,5 6 (Good)

O3 81 (Moderate)

SO2 1 (Good)

NO2 4 (Good)

PM10 13 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Manchester

index 2024-04-10 2024-04-11 2024-04-12 2024-04-13 2024-04-14 2024-04-15 2024-04-16
no2 13
Good		 14
Good		 14
Good		 17
Good		 12
Good		 9
Good		 4
Good
so2 0
Good		 0
Good		 0
Good		 0
Good		 0
Good		 1
Good		 1
Good
o3 44
Good		 47
Good		 55
Good		 49
Good		 67
Good		 77
Moderate		 81
Moderate
pm10 11
Good		 8
Good		 10
Good		 14
Good		 15
Good		 12
Good		 13
Good
pm25 5
Good		 4
Good		 4
Good		 7
Good		 7
Good		 5
Good		 6
Good
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Air pollution in Manchester 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
o3 55 (Good) 63 (Good) 50 (Good) 47 (Good) 34 (Good) 29 (Good) 21 (Good) 25 (Good) 26 (Good) 37 (Good) 35 (Good) 41 (Good) 49 (Good) 59 (Good) 49 (Good) 31 (Good) 26 (Good) 25 (Good) 28 (Good) 29 (Good) 29 (Good) 27 (Good) 45 (Good) 49 (Good) 57 (Good) 51 (Good) 46 (Good) 36 (Good) 36 (Good) 27 (Good) 27 (Good) 32 (Good) 27 (Good) 30 (Good) 34 (Good) 42 (Good) 51 (Good) 48 (Good) 37 (Good) 35 (Good) 22 (Good) 20 (Good) 19 (Good) 22 (Good) 33 (Good) 36 (Good) 31 (Good) 39 (Good) 55 (Good) 39 (Good) 32 (Good) 19 (Good)
no2 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 25 (Good) 27 (Good) 31 (Good) 34 (Good) 35 (Good) 30 (Good) 24 (Good) 20 (Good) 19 (Good) 23 (Good) 25 (Good) 31 (Good) 29 (Good) 41 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 37 (Good) 32 (Good) 31 (Good) 27 (Good) 21 (Good) 21 (Good) 21 (Good) 25 (Good) 29 (Good) 34 (Good) 39 (Good) 36 (Good) 42 (Moderate) 40 (Good) 27 (Good) 26 (Good) 23 (Good) 21 (Good) 23 (Good) 25 (Good) 29 (Good) 36 (Good) 35 (Good) 43 (Moderate) 44 (Moderate) 47 (Moderate) 34 (Good) 25 (Good) 22 (Good) 22 (Good) 26 (Good) 27 (Good) 40 (Moderate) 47 (Moderate) 66 (Moderate)
so2 6.1 (Good) 5.7 (Good) 10 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 14 (Good) 7.9 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 3.9 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 7.9 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 5 (Good) 4 (Good) 5.4 (Good) 6.4 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 5.9 (Good) 5.7 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 5.1 (Good) 5.4 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 6.3 (Good) 6 (Good) 4.8 (Good) 4.7 (Good) 2.2 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 5.5 (Good) 7 (Good) 9.7 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 6.5 (Good) 3.7 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 3.6 (Good) 2.8 (Good) 5.9 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 3.8 (Good) 3.9 (Good) 3.6 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 2.6 (Good) 0.86 (Good)
pm25 7.1 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 8.1 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 7 (Good) 11 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 4 (Good) 5.4 (Good) 10 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 11 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 10 (Good) 19 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 8.5 (Good) 12 (Good) 8 (Good) 5.6 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 13 (Moderate) 13 (Moderate) 13 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 10 (Good) 11 (Good) 6.9 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 4.9 (Good) 5.9 (Good) 4.9 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 11 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 7.7 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 4.7 (Good) 4.4 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 13 (Moderate) 10 (Good) 13 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate)
pm10 13 (Good) 20 (Good) 18 (Good) 15 (Good) 15 (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)
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Quality of life in Manchester

Green and Parks in the City

Manchester 53%

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

particulate matter PM2.5

Manchester 10 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Manchester 60%

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

particulate matter PM10

Manchester 15 (Good)

Air Pollution

Manchester 50%

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

Garbage Disposal

Manchester 46%

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

Availability and quality of drinking water

Manchester 72%

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

Cleanliness and tidiness

Manchester 39%

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

Noise and Light pollution

Manchester 56%

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

Water Pollution

Manchester 38%

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


Manchester Piccadilly

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 1:00 AM

PM2,5 6 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

O3 78 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

SO2 1 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

NO2 4 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

PM10 13 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

Manchester Sharston

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 12:00 AM

O3 83 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

NO2 3 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

Manchester Piccadilly

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10
no2 4 11 13 22 22 21 20
so2 1 0.59 0.44 0.19 0.25 0.08 0
o3 78 74 66 47 48 40 35
pm10 13 12 15 14 9.7 8.2 11
pm25 6 5 6.8 6.9 4.2 3.8 5

Manchester Sharston

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10
o3 83 80 69 51 63 54 53
no2 3 6.4 11 12 6.8 7.5 5.1

Manchester Piccadilly

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
o3 55 62 43 39 24 19 15 19 21 31 31 34 44 51 41 22 22 18 19 23 22 21 37 41 49 41 37 27 26 18 17 23 20 24 29 34 43 34 24 20 13 13 13 17 22 27 27 33 47 39 32 19
no2 16 18 33 34 37 42 44 39 31 25 23 29 29 40 34 50 46 44 39 36 32 24 24 25 30 35 39 46 42 49 46 33 31 26 24 28 32 36 45 45 51 55 56 45 32 28 28 33 37 40 47 66
so2 6.1 5.7 10 8.8 14 7.9 8.9 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.5 7.9 8.8 9.2 5 4 5.4 6.4 4.2 5.9 5.7 4.2 8.8 5.1 5.4 7.7 6.3 6 4.8 4.7 2.2 4.2 5.5 7 9.7 6.8 6.5 3.7 4.2 3.6 2.8 5.9 4.6 6.7 9.3 3.8 3.9 3.6 6.7 8.4 2.6 0.86
pm25 7.1 11 10 8.1 8.4 7 11 4.2 4 5.4 10 9.2 11 20 10 19 14 8.5 12 8 5.6 8.6 13 13 13 11 12 11 10 10 11 6.9 8.2 4.9 5.9 4.9 8.9 7.3 8.6 11 16 14 7.7 7.3 6.7 4.7 4.4 9.4 13 10 13 23
pm10 13 20 18 15 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Manchester Sharston

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
no2 11 11 17 19 25 26 27 21 18 15 16 17 20 23 23 31 39 31 24 25 22 18 18 17 21 22 29 33 29 36 34 21 22 20 17 17 18 22 27 25 34 33 37 23 18 16 16 19 18
o3 56 65 57 55 43 39 28 32 32 43 40 48 55 68 57 41 31 32 37 35 36 33 54 57 65 61 55 45 45 36 36 41 35 37 40 49 58 61 51 50 30 28 25 28 44 44 36 45 63

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