Air quality in Plymouth today
Montserrat · Updated Friday 10:00 (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 | 17 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 43 µg/m³ | Moderate |
| NO₂ | 0 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 36 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Plymouth right now is PM10.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Plymouth is expected to be worst around Fri 11:00 (AQI 41, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 08:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11:00 | 41 | Moderate | 17 |
| Fri 14:00 | 36 | Fair | 13 |
| Fri 17:00 | 29 | Fair | 10 |
| Fri 20:00 | 28 | Fair | 9 |
| Fri 23:00 | 26 | Fair | 8 |
| Sat 02:00 | 21 | Fair | 6 |
| Sat 05:00 | 20 | Good | 5 |
| Sat 08:00 | 16 | Good | 4 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Plymouth was 23, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 5 Sept, the most polluted 12 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Plymouth good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Plymouth is 41, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Plymouth?
- At the moment PM10 contributes most to the air quality index in Plymouth. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Plymouth be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Plymouth is expected to be worst around Fri 11:00 (AQI 41, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 08:00.
- 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.