Air quality in Barcelona today
Spain · Updated Friday 05:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Moderate European AQI
Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 12 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 19 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 36 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 37 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Barcelona right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Barcelona is expected to be worst around Sat 01:00 (AQI 71, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 14:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 06:00 | 46 | Moderate | 13 |
| Fri 09:00 | 56 | Moderate | 19 |
| Fri 12:00 | 45 | Moderate | 15 |
| Fri 15:00 | 35 | Fair | 10 |
| Fri 18:00 | 43 | Moderate | 8 |
| Fri 21:00 | 49 | Moderate | 11 |
| Sat 00:00 | 69 | Poor | 15 |
| Sat 03:00 | 65 | Poor | 25 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Barcelona was 47, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 9 Sept, the most polluted 8 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Barcelona good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Barcelona is 46, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Barcelona?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Barcelona. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Barcelona be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Barcelona is expected to be worst around Sat 01:00 (AQI 71, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 14:00.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wheezair shows model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), served by Open-Meteo: about 11 km resolution in Europe and 40 km elsewhere, updated daily. They are not station measurements, so a busy street can be worse than its city's value.