Air Pollution in France — Live AQI by City, PM2.5/PM10, Smog Alerts and Forecasts

3 weather warnings in effect for France ⛈️ Thunderstorms🌡️ Extreme heat💨 Strong wind

Locations

Paris

3.9 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 4.9 NO₂ 5.9 O₃ 58

Marseille 02

6.6 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 17 NO₂ 2.1 O₃ 89

Lyon

5.9 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 13 NO₂ 2.9 O₃ 81

Toulouse

11 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 30 NO₂ 2.8 O₃ 67

Nice

7.5 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 14 NO₂ 4.2 O₃ 47

Nantes

3.7 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 5 NO₂ 3.3 O₃ 68

Strasbourg

9.1 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 13 NO₂ 18 O₃ 37

Montpellier

6.7 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 17 NO₂ 4 O₃ 67

Bordeaux

4.7 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 9.8 NO₂ 5.9 O₃ 56

Lille

5.5 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 8.6 NO₂ 11 O₃ 50

Rennes

3.4 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 5.1 NO₂ 3 O₃ 56

Reims

4.5 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 6.9 NO₂ 3.6 O₃ 61

Le Havre

4 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 5.9 NO₂ 9.6 O₃ 63

Cergy-Pontoise

3.9 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 5.4 NO₂ 6 O₃ 54

Saint-Etienne

7.1 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 27 NO₂ 0.7 O₃ 80

Toulon

7.6 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 15 NO₂ 3 O₃ 79

Angers

3 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 3.5 NO₂ 3.3 O₃ 63

Grenoble

8.8 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 14 NO₂ 4.1 O₃ 46

Dijon

6 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 13 NO₂ 4 O₃ 73

Nîmes

7.3 PM2.5 µg/m³

Good

PM10 14 NO₂ 8.8 O₃ 50

Current data Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM

PM2,5 6 (Good)

PM10 12 (Good)

O3 62 (Good)

NO2 5 (Good)

SO2 1 (Good)

CO 143 (Good)

index	2026-08-27	2026-08-26	2026-08-25	2026-08-24	2026-08-23	2026-08-22	2026-08-21	2026-08-20
PM2,5	7 Good	6 Good	6 Good	6 Good	5 Good	4 Good	4 Good	6 Good
PM10	16 Good	10 Good	9 Good	10 Good	8 Good	7 Good	7 Good	10 Good
O3	71 Moderate	66 Good	71 Moderate	77 Moderate	68 Good	61 Good	60 Good	64 Good
NO2	6 Good	7 Good	7 Good	5 Good	4 Good	5 Good	6 Good	5 Good
SO2	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	0 Good	0 Good
CO	147 Good	158 Good	162 Good	169 Good	164 Good	159 Good	152 Good	149 Good

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pollution pm25 hikersbay.com — Air pollution in France from November 2016 to May 2020

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	2017-07	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2016-12	2016-11
	6.2 Good	9.7 Good	7.7 Good	6.5 Good	9.3 Good	7.8 Good	6.6 Good	5.5 Good	5 Good	6.2 Good	7.6 Good	5.8 Good	6.3 Good	8.6 Good	7.3 Good	16 Moderate	9.7 Good	8 Good	11 Good	9 Good	7.5 Good	6.5 Good	8.4 Good	6.9 Good	10 Good	7.3 Good	7.3 Good	11 Good	6.5 Good	7.7 Good	10 Good	6.9 Good	9.7 Good	6.3 Good	7.2 Good	7.9 Good	9.4 Good	8.3 Good	7.2 Good	26 Moderate	13 Good
PM10	12 Good	18 Good	13 Good	14 Good	15 Good	14 Good	11 Good	12 Good	12 Good	13 Good	17 Good	13 Good	12 Good	15 Good	15 Good	24 Moderate	16 Good	13 Good	17 Good	18 Good	16 Good	13 Good	17 Good	14 Good	17 Good	14 Good	13 Good	16 Good	12 Good	13 Good	16 Good	13 Good	16 Good	14 Good	16 Good	14 Good	17 Good	17 Good	17 Good	30 Moderate	20 Moderate
NO2	6.5 Good	7.7 Good	11 Good	10 Good	17 Good	15 Good	16 Good	12 Good	10 Good	9.1 Good	9.3 Good	8.8 Good	9.6 Good	14 Good	14 Good	25 Good	20 Good	17 Good	18 Good	17 Good	13 Good	9.5 Good	10 Good	9.2 Good	11 Good	12 Good	16 Good	18 Good	16 Good	18 Good	21 Good	16 Good	17 Good	8.3 Good	8.8 Good	11 Good	14 Good	16 Good	12 Good	27 Good	26 Good
O3	62 Good	71 Moderate	62 Good	60 Good	43 Good	43 Good	36 Good	45 Good	55 Good	58 Good	75 Moderate	65 Good	69 Good	70 Moderate	68 Good	40 Good	41 Good	39 Good	31 Good	41 Good	58 Good	56 Good	77 Moderate	61 Good	71 Moderate	69 Good	61 Good	47 Good	46 Good	42 Good	33 Good	42 Good	46 Good	54 Good	62 Good	61 Good	64 Good	57 Good	49 Good	22 Good	24 Good

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Quality of life in France

Green and Parks in the City

France 61%

Andorra: 69% Switzerland: 76% Luxembourg: 83% Belgium: 64% Liechtenstein: 88%

Pleasure of spending time in the city

France 68%

Andorra: 84% Switzerland: 84% Luxembourg: 85% Belgium: 64% Liechtenstein: 94%

Air Pollution

France 36%

Andorra: 29% Switzerland: 20% Luxembourg: 19% Belgium: 45% Liechtenstein: 6.3%

Garbage Disposal

France 59%

Andorra: 89% Switzerland: 82% Luxembourg: 84% Belgium: 54% Liechtenstein: 100%

Availability and quality of drinking water

France 73%

Andorra: 100% Switzerland: 90% Luxembourg: 83% Belgium: 70% Liechtenstein: 100%

Cleanliness and tidiness

France 48%

Andorra: 75% Switzerland: 82% Luxembourg: 82% Belgium: 46% Liechtenstein: 94%

Noise and Light pollution

France 54%

Andorra: 29% Switzerland: 38% Luxembourg: 29% Belgium: 54% Liechtenstein: 19%

Water Pollution

France 39%

Andorra: 19% Switzerland: 19% Luxembourg: 19% Belgium: 42% Liechtenstein: 0%

Source: Numbeo

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in France today?

The current average PM2.5 across France is about 6 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.

What is the current PM2.5 level in France?

Right now PM2.5 in France averages about 6 µg/m³ (“Good”). PM2.5 are fine particles small enough to reach the lungs and bloodstream.

Which cities in France have the best and worst air quality now?

Toulouse currently has the highest PM2.5 (11 µg/m³), while Angers has the cleanest air (3 µg/m³).

How is air quality measured?

Air quality here is based on PM2.5 — the concentration of fine particulate matter in µg/m³. Lower values mean cleaner air. Data is updated daily from Open-Meteo.

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