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Pollution and air quality forecast for Nuremberg. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Nuremberg:

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 9 (Good)
particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 11 (Good)
ozone (O3) - 60 (Good)
nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 6 (Good)
sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 1 (Good)
carbon monoxide (CO) - 169 (Good)

Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Nuremberg, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 1.

AQI 1 Good

What is the air quality in Nuremberg today? Is the air polluted in Nuremberg?. 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 Nuremberg.

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Nuremberg? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 9 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Nuremberg in the last 7 days was: 10 (Wednesday, August 26, 2026) and the lowest: 4 (Saturday, August 22, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 23 (January 2020). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: October (2.7).

What is the level of PM10 today in Nuremberg? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Nuremberg is: 11 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 56 (January 2020). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Nuremberg is usually recorded in: October (5).

How is the O3 level today in Nuremberg? (ozone (O3))
60 (Good)

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

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

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

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

PM2,5 9 (Good)

PM10 11 (Good)

O3 60 (Good)

NO2 6 (Good)

SO2 1 (Good)

CO 169 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Nuremberg

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	8 Good	10 Good	7 Good	6 Good	7 Good	4 Good	6 Good	4 Good
pm10	11 Good	12 Good	11 Good	10 Good	10 Good	6 Good	8 Good	6 Good
o3	77 Moderate	67 Good	70 Moderate	64 Good	57 Good	61 Good	52 Good	53 Good
no2	7 Good	11 Good	7 Good	7 Good	8 Good	6 Good	12 Good	6 Good
so2	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good
co	178 Good	195 Good	181 Good	176 Good	173 Good	169 Good	175 Good	134 Good

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pollution pm25 hikersbay.com — Air pollution in Nuremberg from September 2017 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
pm25	8.4 (Good)	14 (Moderate)	12 (Good)	7.3 (Good)	23 (Moderate)	6.6 (Good)	7.3 (Good)	2.7 (Good)	2.9 (Good)	7.8 (Good)	8.2 (Good)	14 (Moderate)	11 (Good)	15 (Moderate)	11 (Good)	20 (Moderate)	13 (Moderate)	13 (Good)	19 (Moderate)	17 (Moderate)	14 (Moderate)	13 (Moderate)	17 (Moderate)	16 (Moderate)	16 (Moderate)	13 (Good)	18 (Moderate)	22 (Moderate)	10 (Good)	9.1 (Good)	12 (Good)	10 (Good)	16 (Moderate)
no2	23 (Good)	28 (Good)	26 (Good)	20 (Good)	32 (Good)	16 (Good)	16 (Good)	7 (Good)	9.3 (Good)	16 (Good)	19 (Good)	30 (Good)	30 (Good)	31 (Good)	29 (Good)	46 (Moderate)	27 (Good)	26 (Good)	28 (Good)	37 (Good)	40 (Good)	37 (Good)	38 (Good)	32 (Good)	28 (Good)	33 (Good)	33 (Good)	38 (Good)	34 (Good)	32 (Good)	32 (Good)	31 (Good)	42 (Moderate)
o3	40 (Good)	46 (Good)	42 (Good)	47 (Good)	20 (Good)	13 (Good)	9.3 (Good)	8.7 (Good)	8 (Good)	16 (Good)	29 (Good)	39 (Good)	33 (Good)	46 (Good)	36 (Good)	13 (Good)	34 (Good)	20 (Good)	11 (Good)	12 (Good)	17 (Good)	35 (Good)	33 (Good)	34 (Good)	39 (Good)	46 (Good)	40 (Good)	28 (Good)	28 (Good)	25 (Good)	19 (Good)	26 (Good)	18 (Good)
pm10	15 (Good)	26 (Moderate)	20 (Good)	12 (Good)	56 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)	11 (Good)	12 (Good)	5 (Good)	5.8 (Good)	13 (Good)	15 (Good)	23 (Moderate)	18 (Good)	24 (Moderate)	19 (Good)	32 (Moderate)	21 (Moderate)	7.4 (Good)	14 (Good)	14 (Good)	11 (Good)	8.6 (Good)	11 (Good)	14 (Good)	12 (Good)	19 (Good)	22 (Moderate)	33 (Moderate)	16 (Good)	14 (Good)	19 (Good)	17 (Good)	30 (Moderate)
co	235 (Good)	263 (Good)	280 (Good)	255 (Good)	390 (Good)	202 (Good)	189 (Good)	93 (Good)	79 (Good)	143 (Good)	148 (Good)	254 (Good)	279 (Good)	332 (Good)	293 (Good)	476 (Good)	298 (Good)	300 (Good)	416 (Good)	402 (Good)	326 (Good)	278 (Good)	279 (Good)	285 (Good)	278 (Good)	337 (Good)	455 (Good)	437 (Good)	382 (Good)	316 (Good)	368 (Good)	306 (Good)	532 (Good)
so2	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	2.9 (Good)	3 (Good)	2.7 (Good)	3 (Good)

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Quality of life in Nuremberg

Green and Parks in the City

Nuremberg 61%

Luxembourg: 83% Netherlands: 82% Czech Republic: 77% Belgium: 64% Liechtenstein: 88%

particulate matter PM2.5

Nuremberg 13 (Moderate)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Nuremberg 78%

Luxembourg: 85% Netherlands: 88% Czech Republic: 77% Belgium: 64% Liechtenstein: 94%

particulate matter PM10

Nuremberg 24 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Nuremberg 24%

Luxembourg: 19% Netherlands: 21% Czech Republic: 35% Belgium: 45% Liechtenstein: 6.3%

Garbage Disposal

Nuremberg 83%

Luxembourg: 84% Netherlands: 79% Czech Republic: 74% Belgium: 54% Liechtenstein: 100%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Nuremberg 84%

Luxembourg: 83% Netherlands: 92% Czech Republic: 84% Belgium: 70% Liechtenstein: 100%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Nuremberg 72%

Luxembourg: 82% Netherlands: 77% Czech Republic: 65% Belgium: 46% Liechtenstein: 94%

Noise and Light pollution

Nuremberg 33%

Luxembourg: 29% Netherlands: 31% Czech Republic: 44% Belgium: 54% Liechtenstein: 19%

Water Pollution

Nuremberg 13%

Luxembourg: 19% Netherlands: 17% Czech Republic: 28% Belgium: 42% Liechtenstein: 0%

Source: Numbeo

Nuremberg

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM

PM2,5 8.6 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 11 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 60 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 5.6 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 0.6 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 169 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Nuremberg

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	4	5.9	4.4	6.6	6.1	6.9	10	7.7
pm10	5.7	8.3	5.8	9.8	9.8	11	12	11
o3	53	52	61	57	64	70	67	77
no2	5.9	12	6.3	7.5	7.1	7.1	11	7.3
so2	0.51	1	0.61	0.93	0.8	1.1	1.4	0.8
co	134	175	169	173	176	181	195	178

DEBY053

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
so2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.9	3	2.7	3
no2	21	26	27	22	31	16	16	7.1	9.8	18	21	30	29	31	31	46	29	27	26	36	37	36	39	32	28	34	32	38	34	33	33	30	35
pm25	7.5	12	11	6.9	23	6	6.9	2.4	2.8	7.3	8	14	11	15	9.7	18	13	12	18	15	13	12	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

DEBY058

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	9.3	16	13	7.7	24	7.1	7.6	3	3	8.3	8.4	14	12	15	12	21	14	13	20	18	15	14	18	16	16	13	18	22	10	9.1	12	10	16
no2	23	27	23	18	31	16	15	6.6	9.1	15	17	24	27	24	27	44	24	25	25	32	37	31	33	27	21	28	27	34	30	31	29	28	33
o3	40	46	42	47	20	13	9.3	8.7	8	16	29	39	33	46	36	13	34	20	11	12	17	35	33	34	39	46	40	28	28	25	19	26	18

DEBY120

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
pm10	15	26	20	12	56	11	12	5	5.8	13	15	23	18	24	19	32	21	7.4	14	14	11	8.6	11	14	12	19	22	33	16	14	19	17	30
co	235	263	280	255	390	202	189	93	79	143	148	254	279	332	293	476	298	300	416	402	326	278	279	285	278	337	455	437	382	316	368	306	532
no2	27	30	26	19	33	17	17	7.2	9.2	16	20	35	33	37	30	50	27	27	33	42	45	43	43	39	35	38	41	41	37	33	36	35	59

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Germany

16-day weather forecast for Germany: today around 24°C (clear sky), lows near 10°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. A moderate breeze (about 15 km/h) is partially dispersing pollutants today.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Germany

The UV index in Germany today is 3.5 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 55 minutes.

📍 Air quality in nearby cities

Live PM2.5 around Nuremberg — compare nearby locations.

Stuttgart 6 µg/m³
PlzeňCzech Republic 12 µg/m³
Mannheim 8 µg/m³
Leipzig 8 µg/m³
Berlin 8 µg/m³
Hamburg 7 µg/m³
München 8 µg/m³
Köln 7 µg/m³

Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Nuremberg today?

The current average PM2.5 across Nuremberg is about 9 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.

What is the current PM2.5 level in Nuremberg?

Right now PM2.5 in Nuremberg averages about 9 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 Nuremberg?

Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Nuremberg was recorded on Wednesday, August 26 (about 10 µg/m³).

What is the UV index in Nuremberg today?

The UV index in Nuremberg today is 3.5 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 55 minutes.

Does today's wind help disperse smog in Nuremberg?

A moderate breeze (about 15 km/h) is partially dispersing pollutants today.

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.