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Latest air quality data: Nîmes
Pollution and air quality forecast for Nîmes. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Nîmes:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 7 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 14 (Good)
  3. ozone (O3) - 50 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 9 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 2 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 160 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Nîmes, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 1.

air quality index: 0
AQI 1 Good

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

Today (Thursday, August 27, 2026) air quality is good. The air quality has no effect on health. Everyone can continue their outdoor activities normally in Nîmes.


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Nîmes? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 7 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Nîmes in the last 7 days was: 10 (Thursday, August 27, 2026) and the lowest: 4 (Sunday, August 23, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 15 (September 2017). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: May (5).

What is the level of PM10 today in Nîmes? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Nîmes is: 14 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 36 (August 2019). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Nîmes is usually recorded in: May (11).

How is the O3 level today in Nîmes? (ozone (O3))
50 (Good)

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

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

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



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

PM2,5 7 (Good)

PM10 14 (Good)

O3 50 (Good)

NO2 9 (Good)

SO2 2 (Good)

CO 160 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Nîmes

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 10
Good
9
Good
6
Good
6
Good
4
Good
4
Good
4
Good
10
Good
pm10 23
Moderate
15
Good
9
Good
11
Good
6
Good
6
Good
4
Good
13
Good
o3 72
Moderate
71
Moderate
80
Moderate
82
Moderate
80
Moderate
62
Good
66
Good
83
Moderate
no2 5
Good
6
Good
4
Good
5
Good
2
Good
2
Good
3
Good
4
Good
so2 1
Good
1
Good
0
Good
1
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
co 137
Good
150
Good
148
Good
168
Good
152
Good
149
Good
149
Good
153
Good
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Air pollution in Nîmes 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 2018-11 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 5 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 10 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 7.4 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 8 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 6.9 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 9.6 (Good) 10 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 6.3 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 8.3 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 15 (Moderate)
pm10 11 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 14 (Good) 18 (Good) 15 (Good) 36 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 17 (Good) 16 (Good) 27 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 18 (Good) 17 (Good) 17 (Good) 16 (Good) 17 (Good) 14 (Good) 15 (Good) 20 (Good) 13 (Good) 19 (Good) 18 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 22 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate)
o3 64 (Good) 70 (Moderate) 61 (Good) 44 (Good) 34 (Good) 36 (Good) 32 (Good) 48 (Good) 68 (Good) 79 (Moderate) 86 (Moderate) 84 (Moderate) 79 (Moderate) 80 (Moderate) 68 (Good) 44 (Good) 53 (Good) 35 (Good) 55 (Good) 70 (Moderate) 86 (Moderate) 97 (Moderate) 78 (Moderate) 73 (Moderate) 73 (Moderate) 64 (Good) 48 (Good) 41 (Good) 33 (Good) 44 (Good) 57 (Good) 59 (Good)
no2 7.6 (Good) 11 (Good) 17 (Good) 28 (Good) 32 (Good) 28 (Good) 27 (Good) 22 (Good) 22 (Good) 19 (Good) 21 (Good) 20 (Good) 18 (Good) 21 (Good) 24 (Good) 34 (Good) 23 (Good) 29 (Good) 23 (Good) 25 (Good) 18 (Good) 21 (Good) 19 (Good) 19 (Good) 24 (Good) 25 (Good) 25 (Good) 29 (Good) 33 (Good) 30 (Good) 27 (Good) 34 (Good)
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Quality of life in Nîmes

Green and Parks in the City

Nîmes 44%

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

particulate matter PM2.5

Nîmes 12 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Nîmes 75%

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

particulate matter PM10

Nîmes 19 (Good)

Air Pollution

Nîmes 25%

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

Garbage Disposal

Nîmes 63%

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

Availability and quality of drinking water

Nîmes 50%

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

Cleanliness and tidiness

Nîmes 56%

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

Noise and Light pollution

Nîmes 63%

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

Water Pollution

Nîmes 38%

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


Nîmes

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM

PM2,5 7.3 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 14 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 50 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 8.8 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 2.3 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 160 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Nîmes

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 10 3.8 3.6 4 6.3 5.8 8.8 10
pm10 13 4.4 5.6 6.1 11 9.4 15 23
o3 83 66 62 80 82 80 71 72
no2 4.3 3.4 2.1 2.3 5.2 4.5 5.8 5.2
so2 0.27 0.15 0.23 0.49 1.1 0.48 1.3 0.93
co 153 149 149 152 168 148 150 137

FR08614

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 2018-11 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 5 9.5 10 9.3 14 12 7.3 7.4 5.8 8 9.5 7.5 5.3 7.5 6.7 14 6.9 11 10 8.4 9.6 10 7.7 8.5 7.8 6.3 9.4 8.3 12 11 12 15
pm10 10 24 24 19 21 18 11 15 13 16 17 14 11 15 14 25 10 13 13 13 13 14 11 12 17 9.9 13 13 16 15 18 21
no2 4.5 8.9 14 22 25 21 19 15 13 11 10 11 13 13 16 26 16 22 15 14 8.8 9.4 8.9 10 14 16 19 21 26 22 18 23
o3 64 70 61 44 34 36 32 48 68 79 86 84 79 80 68 44 53 35 55 70 86 97 78 73 73 64 48 41 33 44 57 59

FR08616

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 2018-11 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
no2 11 13 21 35 38 35 34 29 30 28 31 29 22 29 32 41 31 36 31 36 28 32 29 28 33 34 32 37 40 38 35 45
pm10 13 18 19 22 26 19 17 21 17 55 23 29 24 19 18 28 15 23 21 22 20 21 18 18 22 17 25 24 24 21 26 25

* 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 Nîmes today?
The current average PM2.5 across Nîmes 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 Nîmes?
Right now PM2.5 in Nîmes 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 Nîmes?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Nîmes was recorded on Thursday, August 27 (about 10 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Nîmes today?
The UV index in Nîmes today is 6 (high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 35 minutes.
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Nîmes?
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.