Rome: Air Pollution Today — AQI Index, PM2.5/PM10, Smog Alerts and Forecast

Latest air quality data: Rome
Pollution and air quality forecast for Rome. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Rome:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 14 (Moderate)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 27 (Moderate)
  3. ozone (O3) - 33 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 23 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 1 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 153 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Rome, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

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


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Rome? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 14 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Rome in the last 7 days was: 14 (Thursday, August 27, 2026) and the lowest: 8 (Saturday, August 22, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 30 (January 2020). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: May (7).

What is the level of PM10 today in Rome? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Rome is: 27 (Moderate) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 47 (January 2020). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Rome is usually recorded in: May (16).

How is the O3 level today in Rome? (ozone (O3))
33 (Good)

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

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

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



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

PM2,5 14 (Moderate)

PM10 27 (Moderate)

O3 33 (Good)

NO2 23 (Good)

SO2 1 (Good)

CO 153 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Rome

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 14
Moderate
13
Moderate
10
Good
10
Good
9
Good
8
Good
8
Good
9
Good
pm10 30
Moderate
23
Moderate
19
Good
15
Good
14
Good
14
Good
14
Good
16
Good
o3 60
Good
62
Good
73
Moderate
73
Moderate
68
Good
68
Good
81
Moderate
84
Moderate
no2 14
Good
14
Good
8
Good
13
Good
13
Good
9
Good
6
Good
6
Good
so2 1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
0
Good
0
Good
co 142
Good
144
Good
135
Good
163
Good
160
Good
141
Good
145
Good
163
Good
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Air pollution in Rome from August 2017 to April 2020
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 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 2017-09 2017-08
pm10 25 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 47 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 16 (Good) 28 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 31 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 34 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 38 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate)
pm25 13 (Good) 11 (Good) 18 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 10 (Good) 13 (Good) 12 (Good) 12 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 7 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 13 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 13 (Moderate) 17 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate) 9.4 (Good) 11 (Good)
no2 20 (Good) 28 (Good) 50 (Moderate) 60 (Moderate) 48 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 45 (Moderate) 37 (Good) 28 (Good) 34 (Good) 39 (Good) 34 (Good) 44 (Moderate) 46 (Moderate) 49 (Moderate) 50 (Moderate) 52 (Moderate) 47 (Moderate) 28 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 9.9 (Good) 10 (Good) 6.4 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 12 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 17 (Good) 18 (Good) 16 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 9.5 (Good)
o3 63 (Good) 49 (Good) 29 (Good) 14 (Good) 18 (Good) 27 (Good) 25 (Good) 47 (Good) 60 (Good) 68 (Good) 60 (Good) 57 (Good) 53 (Good) 48 (Good) 36 (Good) 22 (Good) 16 (Good) 22 (Good) 37 (Good) 47 (Good) 63 (Good) 69 (Good) 58 (Good) 48 (Good) 44 (Good) 41 (Good) 27 (Good) 17 (Good) 20 (Good) 16 (Good) 43 (Good) 59 (Good)
so2 0.88 (Good) 0.69 (Good) 0.7 (Good) 1.1 (Good) 0.71 (Good) 0.87 (Good) 0.82 (Good) 0.71 (Good) 0.79 (Good) 0.81 (Good) 0.73 (Good) 0.83 (Good) 0.91 (Good) 1 (Good) 2 (Good) 1.6 (Good) 1.4 (Good) 1 (Good) 0.86 (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) 0.15 (Good) 1.1 (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good)
co 321 (Good) 396 (Good) 663 (Good) 327 (Good) 764 (Good) 629 (Good) 545 (Good) 400 (Good) 335 (Good) 424 (Good) 409 (Good) 382 (Good) 470 (Good) 533 (Good) 611 (Good) 736 (Good) 284 (Good) 218 (Good) 546 (Good) 471 (Good) 369 (Good) 370 (Good) 367 (Good) 437 (Good) 519 (Good) 575 (Good) 688 (Good) 258 (Good) 255 (Good) 244 (Good) 451 (Good) 341 (Good)
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Quality of life in Rome

Green and Parks in the City

Rome 65%

San Marino: 75% Croatia: 73% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 54% Slovenia: 87% Albania: 37%

particulate matter PM2.5

Rome 15 (Moderate)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Rome 55%

San Marino: 100% Croatia: 81% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 53% Slovenia: 88% Albania: 40%

particulate matter PM10

Rome 27 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Rome 56%

San Marino: 6.8% Croatia: 29% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 62% Slovenia: 26% Albania: 69%

Garbage Disposal

Rome 23%

Croatia: 58% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 49% Slovenia: 87% Albania: 33%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Rome 83%

San Marino: 100% Croatia: 86% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 71% Slovenia: 96% Albania: 33%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Rome 27%

San Marino: 75% Croatia: 68% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 50% Slovenia: 87% Albania: 36%

Noise and Light pollution

Rome 47%

San Marino: 75% Croatia: 34% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 38% Slovenia: 37% Albania: 53%

Water Pollution

Rome 27%

San Marino: 0% Croatia: 25% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 45% Slovenia: 17% Albania: 68%
Source: Numbeo


Rome

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM

PM2,5 14 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 27 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 33 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 23 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 0.9 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 153 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Rome

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 9.4 8.3 8.3 8.6 9.7 10 13 14
pm10 16 14 14 14 15 19 23 30
o3 84 81 68 68 73 73 62 60
no2 6.4 5.6 8.6 13 13 7.9 14 14
so2 0.47 0.37 0.51 0.65 0.8 0.53 0.7 0.7
co 163 145 141 160 163 135 144 142

Arenula

2017-08   2020-04
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 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 2017-09 2017-08
no2 20 28 47 64 48 45 49 39 30 35 39 32 41 46 49 46 55 49 25 - - - - - 3.9 13 14 16 17 16 - 8.6
o3 57 47 25 8.7 7.6 22 21 41 53 61 54 53 52 45 32 19 13 17 32 43 55 63 54 46 43 39 25 16 18 14 49 59
pm10 26 25 31 43 32 19 26 23 23 22 18 13 27 28 28 28 33 26 28 22 23 23 19 22 33 25 25 33 28 25 20 23
pm25 11 7.8 17 31 18 9.4 13 11 10 12 14 6.8 14 15 18 19 21 14 14 10 11 9.7 9.2 11 16 15 17 20 16 16 5.2 7

Bufalotta

index 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 2017-09 2017-08
o3 66 50 31 15 20 32 26 50 62 68 66 61 60 49 38 24 17 25 39 47 65 72 62 51 48 47 31 21 22 22 49 67
pm10 25 23 34 47 31 22 27 24 26 25 32 16 27 29 28 28 30 23 25 21 23 23 18 22 31 25 29 38 33 28 26 23
no2 17 25 46 55 43 40 38 29 23 29 28 25 33 40 43 46 47 39 25 - - - - - 12 10 7.4 7.8 12 9.5 - -
so2 0.77 0.82 0.95 1.6 1 1.1 1 0.96 0.9 0.93 0.9 0.81 0.94 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.2 - - - - - - 0.15 1.1 - - - - -

Cinecitta

2017-08   2020-04
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 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 2017-09 2017-08
o3 63 49 29 14 22 28 26 49 66 72 58 55 57 47 36 23 17 24 38 50 67 76 56 48 44 43 25 19 21 17 28 40
pm10 21 19 35 52 32 20 26 24 24 24 34 16 28 29 31 31 35 27 28 27 25 24 28 25 34 25 29 39 35 32 23 24
pm25 13 12 22 37 19 12 14 13 13 14 14 6.7 11 13 17 19 21 15 14 14 16 14 18 13 17 13 19 24 23 21 11 14
no2 20 26 44 59 44 34 39 33 25 27 41 28 36 42 43 47 50 44 27 5.8 - - - - 8.3 8 36 17 19 17 - -

Cipro

2017-08   2020-04
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 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 2017-09 2017-08
o3 64 50 31 17 21 26 23 44 54 62 55 57 38 45 34 22 15 20 33 45 61 63 55 43 39 33 24 12 15 9.6 36 56
pm10 24 21 30 41 30 20 25 21 21 24 26 13 26 27 28 26 32 24 25 21 20 20 18 21 29 25 24 35 27 27 21 20
pm25 14 12 17 28 17 9.8 13 11 11 12 12 6.7 13 13 18 16 21 14 13 12 11 10 8.5 11 13 13 16 20 16 17 9.5 11
no2 16 25 49 59 48 45 46 34 26 30 32 27 58 39 45 46 49 49 28 3.9 - - - - 8.7 16 18 22 20 19 - -

Fermi

index 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 2017-09 2017-08
co 370 471 844 1 996 878 781 533 414 471 509 537 599 690 774 964 1 1 712 609 438 484 460 569 669 763 884 1 1 1 594 386
no2 25 35 61 67 58 63 62 52 40 50 59 54 62 65 67 63 63 65 43 24 11 12 8.3 13 23 26 32 23 24 25 17 12
pm10 27 25 34 47 37 29 30 25 24 25 35 20 31 32 37 33 34 29 33 30 24 27 21 25 38 36 30 44 36 33 29 24

Francia

2017-08   2020-04
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 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 2017-09 2017-08
no2 18 30 59 61 53 44 50 39 32 47 53 47 50 56 55 55 53 49 26 8.6 14 10 6.5 6.6 13 17 20 16 21 17 12 10
pm10 24 21 30 42 31 21 25 23 23 25 28 15 24 25 29 28 34 25 26 24 22 23 19 24 30 26 29 35 30 30 22 22
pm25 13 12 17 27 18 11 14 12 12 13 16 8.2 13 15 20 19 24 15 14 14 13 15 11 13 16 15 18 21 18 18 12 12

Preneste

index 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 2017-09 2017-08
no2 22 28 46 56 48 38 44 33 25 27 28 28 38 43 46 50 53 44 29 4.6 - - - - - 28 11 22 18 17 3.4 6.5
o3 67 50 29 13 20 28 27 50 67 74 67 58 56 48 34 20 15 23 39 52 69 81 67 55 51 45 31 19 25 19 55 74
pm10 28 25 33 50 33 21 32 25 24 24 34 19 33 32 33 36 37 28 28 24 25 23 21 25 36 29 33 43 40 32 26 26

Tiburtina

index 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 2017-09 2017-08
no2 20 33 58 72 54 42 51 51 40 45 45 46 53 60 56 58 63 53 27 9.9 5.7 9.1 4.5 6.8 15 14 15 21 26 19 3.7 10
pm10 27 27 40 60 42 28 26 23 23 25 32 16 30 32 36 38 40 28 29 23 22 22 18 22 35 28 32 42 41 33 24 25

Villa Ada

2017-08   2020-04
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 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 2017-09 2017-08
co 272 320 481 652 531 379 309 266 255 376 309 226 341 376 447 508 567 434 380 332 299 255 274 304 368 387 491 514 508 487 307 295
o3 62 48 31 16 21 29 30 50 58 69 62 60 56 52 40 26 17 22 38 46 61 61 51 43 39 40 25 18 20 15 43 57
pm10 24 21 27 38 26 18 22 21 23 26 29 14 24 25 30 24 30 22 23 20 20 21 19 21 28 24 27 31 28 26 20 24
pm25 13 12 16 28 16 8.8 10 10 12 13 14 6.4 12 13 18 17 20 13 13 10 12 12 8.9 9.7 14 12 17 19 18 16 9.6 13
no2 23 22 40 46 36 32 28 22 13 20 22 17 23 28 35 36 37 33 26 - - - - - 14 - 3.8 5 8.2 6.2 - -
so2 0.98 0.57 0.45 0.55 0.4 0.64 0.59 0.47 0.68 0.69 0.56 0.85 0.88 0.7 2.9 1.9 0.96 0.78 0.49 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Rome

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTRome☀️32°Clear skyToday · ↑33° ↓24°💨 5 km/h · 💧 26%Mon24.08☀️33°24°Tue25.08🌧️32°26°Wed26.08☁️34°24°Thu27.08☁️36°23°Fri28.08🌤️40°26°Sat29.08☁️35°26°Sun30.08🌤️35°25°Mon31.08☀️35°26°Tue1.09☀️37°24°Wed2.09☁️32°25°Thu3.09🌤️35°24°Fri4.09☀️34°24°Sat5.09☀️33°23°Sun6.09☀️33°22°Mon7.09🌤️34°23°Tue8.09☁️33°23°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for Rome: today around 33°C (clear sky), lows near 24°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. Strong wind (about 18 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Rome

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTRome03681111+7.1UV 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 30 min7Wed26.087Thu27.087Fri28.087Sat29.087Sun30.087Mon31.087Tue1.096Wed2.097Thu3.097Fri4.097Sat5.097Sun6.097Mon7.097Tue8.096Wed9.096Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in Rome today is 7.1 (high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 30 minutes.

📍 Air quality in nearby cities

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Rome today?
The current average PM2.5 across Rome is about 14 µg/m³, rated “Moderate”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Rome?
Right now PM2.5 in Rome averages about 14 µg/m³ (“Moderate”). PM2.5 are fine particles small enough to reach the lungs and bloodstream.
Which day last week had the worst air in Rome?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Rome was recorded on Thursday, August 27 (about 14 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Rome today?
The UV index in Rome today is 7.1 (high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 30 minutes.
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Rome?
Strong wind (about 18 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.