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

Current data from stations: Belfast Centre Belfast Stockman's Lane
Pollution and air quality forecast for Belfast. Today is Monday, May 6, 2024. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Belfast:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 5 (Good)
  2. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 1 (Good)
  3. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 12 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 4 (Good)
  5. ozone (O3) - 73 (Moderate)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Belfast, Tuesday, April 16, 2024: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

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


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Belfast? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 5 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Belfast in the last 7 days was: 5 (Thursday, April 11, 2024) and the lowest: 4 (Wednesday, April 10, 2024). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 21 (April 2019). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: May (6.4).

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

What is the level of PM10 today in Belfast? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Belfast is: 12 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 29 (November 2016). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Belfast is usually recorded in: February (1.6).

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

How is the O3 level today in Belfast? (ozone (O3))
73 (Moderate)



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

PM2,5 5 (Good)

SO2 1 (Good)

PM10 12 (Good)

NO2 4 (Good)

O3 73 (Moderate)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Belfast

index 2024-04-10 2024-04-11 2024-04-12 2024-04-13 2024-04-14 2024-04-15 2024-04-16
pm10 10
Good
11
Good
9
Good
9
Good
12
Good
9
Good
12
Good
so2 1
Good
0
Good
0
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
o3 34
Good
43
Good
40
Good
56
Good
57
Good
71
Moderate
73
Moderate
pm25 4
Good
5
Good
4
Good
5
Good
5
Good
4
Good
5
Good
no2 11
Good
25
Good
21
Good
14
Good
16
Good
20
Good
4
Good
data source »
Air pollution in Belfast 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 64 (Good) 66 (Good) 44 (Good) 29 (Good) 30 (Good) 27 (Good) 23 (Good) 30 (Good) 32 (Good) 40 (Good) 38 (Good) 47 (Good) 56 (Good) 66 (Good) 56 (Good) 45 (Good) 30 (Good) 29 (Good) 33 (Good) 40 (Good) 38 (Good) 30 (Good) 41 (Good) 47 (Good) 55 (Good) 55 (Good) 46 (Good) 44 (Good) 40 (Good) 37 (Good) 35 (Good) 40 (Good) 39 (Good) 34 (Good) 38 (Good) 44 (Good) 56 (Good) 63 (Good) 46 (Good) 47 (Good) 38 (Good) 29 (Good) 26 (Good) 33 (Good) 35 (Good) 39 (Good) 36 (Good) 47 (Good) 61 (Good) 56 (Good) 49 (Good) 35 (Good)
no2 19 (Good) 19 (Good) 30 (Good) 41 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 46 (Moderate) 46 (Moderate) 39 (Good) 31 (Good) 28 (Good) 25 (Good) 32 (Good) 33 (Good) 33 (Good) 40 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 46 (Moderate) 46 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 36 (Good) 32 (Good) 31 (Good) 38 (Good) 37 (Good) 33 (Good) 39 (Good) 42 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 42 (Moderate) 47 (Moderate) 39 (Good) 38 (Good) 32 (Good) 29 (Good) 33 (Good) 33 (Good) 34 (Good) 41 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 49 (Moderate) 52 (Moderate) 62 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 36 (Good) 32 (Good) 31 (Good) 36 (Good) 33 (Good) 34 (Good) 38 (Good) 70 (Moderate)
so2 4.2 (Good) 3.4 (Good) 2.4 (Good) 2.2 (Good) 3.5 (Good) 3 (Good) 2.9 (Good) 4.1 (Good) 7.2 (Good) 7 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 14 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 15 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 5.7 (Good) 4 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 7.4 (Good) 4.7 (Good) 4 (Good) 3.2 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 3 (Good) 6.9 (Good) 9.7 (Good) 9.7 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 16 (Good) 5.4 (Good) 12 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 6.6 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 12 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 11 (Good) 15 (Good) 10 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 19 (Good)
pm25 6.4 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 11 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 12 (Good) 10 (Good) 12 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 9.8 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 17 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 13 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 10 (Good) 8.7 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 10 (Good) 9 (Good) 13 (Moderate) 8.9 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 12 (Good) 9.6 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 8.5 (Good) - (Good)
pm10 14 (Good) 19 (Good) 17 (Good) 15 (Good) 15 (Good) 16 (Good) 20 (Good) 15 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 13 (Good) 13 (Good) 26 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 24 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 14 (Good) 18 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 17 (Good) 19 (Good) 19 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 16 (Good) 17 (Good) 17 (Good) 15 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 23 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 18 (Good) 16 (Good) 22 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 16 (Good) 1.6 (Good)
data source »

Quality of life in Belfast

Green and Parks in the City

Belfast 72%

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

particulate matter PM2.5

Belfast 10 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Belfast 85%

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

particulate matter PM10

Belfast 19 (Good)

Air Pollution

Belfast 23%

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

Garbage Disposal

Belfast 74%

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

Availability and quality of drinking water

Belfast 86%

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

Cleanliness and tidiness

Belfast 67%

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

Noise and Light pollution

Belfast 34%

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

Water Pollution

Belfast 21%

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


Belfast Centre

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 12:00 AM

PM2,5 5 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

SO2 1 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

PM10 10 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

NO2 3 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

O3 73 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

Belfast Stockman's Lane

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 12:00 AM

PM10 14 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

NO2 5 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

Belfast Centre

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10
pm10 10 7.4 9.9 7.8 7.9 9.1 7.5
so2 1 1 0.65 0.74 0.48 0.43 1
o3 73 71 57 56 40 43 34
pm25 5 4.1 5 4.6 4.3 5 4
no2 3 9.1 14 11 17 17 13

Belfast Stockman's Lane

index 2024-04-16 2024-04-15 2024-04-14 2024-04-13 2024-04-12 2024-04-11 2024-04-10
pm10 14 11 14 11 11 13 13
no2 5 32 19 16 26 33 9.5

Belfast Centre

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 64 66 44 29 30 27 23 30 32 40 38 47 56 66 56 45 30 29 33 40 38 30 41 47 55 55 46 44 40 37 35 40 39 34 38 44 56 63 46 47 38 29 26 33 35 39 36 47 61 56 49 35
no2 14 16 27 46 47 45 40 28 18 16 15 22 22 28 23 29 39 35 32 25 20 22 20 30 27 27 33 32 32 33 32 25 22 15 16 18 24 19 31 31 36 42 49 31 21 18 18 28 26 27 27 62
so2 4.2 3.4 2.4 2.2 3.5 3 2.9 4.1 7.2 7 7.5 7.8 11 11 6.8 5.3 14 8.5 15 7.1 5.7 4 8.8 7.4 4.7 4 3.2 4.2 3 6.9 9.7 9.7 9.4 16 5.4 12 14 13 8.5 9.1 6.6 5.8 9.4 12 7.5 11 15 10 6.7 5.3 4.5 19
pm25 6.4 8.8 7.1 7.3 8.6 9.5 11 6.7 8.2 9.3 12 10 12 21 9.8 16 13 14 12 11 10 15 12 17 15 14 13 11 12 10 8.7 7.8 9.2 9.8 10 9 13 8.9 11 10 14 14 20 13 9.8 12 9.6 14 11 7.5 8.5 -
pm10 12 16 13 14 14 14 20 13 13 12 9.5 11 12 26 13 21 14 15 15 14 13 17 23 23 18 18 19 18 14 12 12 13 13 11 11 11 18 23 21 16 20 22 27 32 16 16 15 22 19 16 8.5 -

Belfast Stockman's Lane

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 23 22 33 37 39 47 52 50 44 40 35 43 44 38 57 51 54 56 48 55 52 42 42 46 48 40 44 52 49 52 62 53 55 50 42 48 42 48 51 55 63 63 75 51 52 46 44 45 40 42 49 77
pm10 16 22 21 16 16 17 20 18 16 15 16 15 14 27 20 26 15 14 13 9.9 8.7 12 14 18 17 15 19 19 15 15 20 22 22 19 16 18 24 24 25 21 26 26 31 25 22 20 17 23 21 18 23 1.6

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