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Latest air quality data: Saint-Etienne
Pollution and air quality forecast for Saint-Etienne. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Saint-Etienne:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 7 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 27 (Moderate)
  3. ozone (O3) - 80 (Moderate)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 1 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 0 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 117 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Saint-Etienne, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

What is the air quality in Saint-Etienne today? Is the air polluted in Saint-Etienne?. Is there smog?

Today (Thursday, August 27, 2026) air quality is moderate in Saint-Etienne. Some pollutants in Saint-Etienne may slightly affect very few hypersensitive individuals. Air pollutants in Saint-Etienne may cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people.


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Saint-Etienne? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 7 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Saint-Etienne in the last 7 days was: 9 (Thursday, August 27, 2026) and the lowest: 3 (Tuesday, August 25, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 27 (February 2018). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: May (3.8).

What is the level of PM10 today in Saint-Etienne? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Saint-Etienne is: 27 (Moderate) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 21 (February 2019). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Saint-Etienne is usually recorded in: May (7.1).

How is the O3 level today in Saint-Etienne? (ozone (O3))
80 (Moderate)

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

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

How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
117 (Good)



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

PM2,5 7 (Good)

PM10 27 (Moderate)

O3 80 (Moderate)

NO2 1 (Good)

SO2 0 (Good)

CO 117 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Saint-Etienne

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
pm25 9
Good
5
Good
3
Good
5
Good
4
Good
3
Good
4
Good
5
Good
pm10 27
Moderate
7
Good
5
Good
8
Good
6
Good
5
Good
6
Good
8
Good
o3 80
Moderate
66
Good
71
Moderate
78
Moderate
70
Moderate
58
Good
55
Good
59
Good
no2 2
Good
4
Good
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
4
Good
3
Good
so2 0
Good
1
Good
0
Good
1
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
co 118
Good
139
Good
136
Good
154
Good
151
Good
141
Good
142
Good
129
Good
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Air pollution in Saint-Etienne from September 2017 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
pm25 3.8 (Good) 10 (Good) 10 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 9.1 (Good) 6 (Good) 6.3 (Good) 5 (Good) 6.9 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 7.2 (Good) 6.2 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 7.4 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 6.2 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 6.1 (Good) 7 (Good) 27 (Moderate) - (Good) 14 (Moderate) 10 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 8.2 (Good)
o3 68 (Good) 74 (Moderate) 61 (Good) 51 (Good) 27 (Good) 34 (Good) 36 (Good) 41 (Good) 58 (Good) 70 (Good) 86 (Moderate) 76 (Moderate) 70 (Good) 74 (Moderate) 67 (Good) 44 (Good) 40 (Good) 34 (Good) 32 (Good) 47 (Good) 68 (Good) 80 (Moderate) 85 (Moderate) 66 (Good) 70 (Good) 79 (Moderate) 59 (Good) 36 (Good) 40 (Good) 36 (Good) 35 (Good) 44 (Good) 51 (Good)
pm10 7.1 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 11 (Good) 18 (Good) 13 (Good) 8 (Good) 10 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 19 (Good) 15 (Good) 9.9 (Good) 13 (Good) 12 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 14 (Good) 11 (Good) 13 (Good) 18 (Good) 15 (Good) 13 (Good) 15 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 17 (Good) - (Good) 9 (Good) 13 (Good) 12 (Good) 14 (Good)
no2 5.3 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 13 (Good) 21 (Good) 32 (Good) 22 (Good) 22 (Good) 16 (Good) 12 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 10 (Good) 11 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 13 (Good) 17 (Good) 32 (Good) 27 (Good) 24 (Good) 25 (Good) 21 (Good) 17 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 20 (Good) 26 (Good) 23 (Good) 23 (Good) 24 (Good) 20 (Good) 23 (Good)
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Quality of life in Saint-Etienne

Green and Parks in the City

Saint-Etienne 69%

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

particulate matter PM2.5

Saint-Etienne 15 (Moderate)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Saint-Etienne 75%

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

particulate matter PM10

Saint-Etienne 20 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Saint-Etienne 31%

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

Garbage Disposal

Saint-Etienne 44%

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

Availability and quality of drinking water

Saint-Etienne 69%

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

Cleanliness and tidiness

Saint-Etienne 31%

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

Noise and Light pollution

Saint-Etienne 56%

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

Water Pollution

Saint-Etienne 38%

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


Saint-Etienne

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM

PM2,5 7.1 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 27 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 80 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

NO2 0.7 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 0.4 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 117 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Saint-Etienne

index 2026-08-20 2026-08-21 2026-08-22 2026-08-23 2026-08-24 2026-08-25 2026-08-26 2026-08-27
pm25 5.2 4 3.3 3.8 5.4 3.4 4.7 9.5
pm10 7.8 5.7 5.4 5.8 7.6 4.7 7.2 27
o3 59 55 58 70 78 71 66 80
no2 2.8 4.3 2.8 3.2 3.3 2.9 3.7 1.6
so2 0.17 0.32 0.25 0.45 0.51 0.2 0.5 0.39
co 129 142 141 151 154 136 139 118

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2017-09   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
pm25 3.8 10 10 6.8 14 9.1 6 6.3 5 6.9 9.3 7.2 6.2 8.4 8.4 16 12 9.2 11 12 7.8 7.4 8.2 6.2 8.9 6.1 7 27 - 14 10 7.3 8.2
pm10 7.1 15 14 11 18 13 8 10 11 12 19 15 9.9 13 12 21 14 11 13 18 15 13 15 13 14 14 8.8 17 - 9 13 12 14
no2 5.3 8.6 13 21 32 22 22 16 12 9.3 10 11 8.8 13 17 32 27 24 25 21 17 9.4 11 11 14 13 20 26 23 23 24 20 23
o3 68 74 61 51 27 34 36 41 58 70 86 76 70 74 67 44 40 34 32 47 68 80 85 66 70 79 59 36 40 36 35 44 51

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — France

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTFrance🌧️29°RainToday · ↑32° ↓16°💨 7 km/h · 💧 32%Mon24.08🌧️32°16°Tue25.08🌧️25°15°Wed26.08☁️31°15°Thu27.08🌧️25°15°Fri28.08🌧️21°14°Sat29.08☁️25°12°Sun30.08🌧️29°13°Mon31.08☁️24°15°Tue1.09☁️25°12°Wed2.09🌤️25°11°Thu3.09🌤️27°13°Fri4.09🌤️34°15°Sat5.09🌧️31°19°Sun6.09🌧️20°15°Mon7.09☁️27°12°Tue8.09🌤️29°13°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for France: today around 32°C (rain), lows near 16°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. Strong wind (about 24 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — France

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTFrance03681111+6UV HIGHtoday, day maxSPF 30-50, hat and sunglasses are a must. Better tostay in the shade 11:00-15:00.⏱ Unprotected fair skin can burn in about 35 min6Wed26.084Thu27.086Fri28.086Sat29.086Sun30.085Mon31.086Tue1.096Wed2.096Thu3.096Fri4.096Sat5.095Sun6.096Mon7.096Tue8.095Wed9.096Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in France today is 6 (high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 35 minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Saint-Etienne today?
The current average PM2.5 across Saint-Etienne is about 7 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Saint-Etienne?
Right now PM2.5 in Saint-Etienne averages about 7 µg/m³ (“Good”). PM2.5 are fine particles small enough to reach the lungs and bloodstream.
Which day last week had the worst air in Saint-Etienne?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Saint-Etienne was recorded on Thursday, August 27 (about 9 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Saint-Etienne today?
The UV index in Saint-Etienne today is 6 (high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 35 minutes.
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Saint-Etienne?
Strong wind (about 24 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.
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.