Air Quality in Nijmegen Today — Live AQI, PM2.5 & PM10, Smog, Weather and Forecast

Latest air quality data: Nijmegen
Pollution and air quality forecast for Nijmegen. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Nijmegen:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 10 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 14 (Good)
  3. ozone (O3) - 51 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 15 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 3 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 214 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Nijmegen, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 1.

air quality index: 0
AQI 1 Good

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


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Nijmegen? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 10 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Nijmegen in the last 7 days was: 11 (Thursday, August 27, 2026) and the lowest: 5 (Saturday, August 22, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 24 (February 2017). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: August (4.6).

What is the level of PM10 today in Nijmegen? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Nijmegen is: 14 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 35 (February 2017). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Nijmegen is usually recorded in: December (12).

How is the O3 level today in Nijmegen? (ozone (O3))
51 (Good)

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

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

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



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

PM2,5 10 (Good)

PM10 14 (Good)

O3 51 (Good)

NO2 15 (Good)

SO2 3 (Good)

CO 214 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Nijmegen

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 11
Good
9
Good
8
Good
7
Good
7
Good
5
Good
7
Good
7
Good
pm10 16
Good
13
Good
11
Good
11
Good
12
Good
9
Good
10
Good
10
Good
o3 74
Moderate
68
Good
71
Moderate
61
Good
58
Good
53
Good
50
Good
52
Good
no2 14
Good
13
Good
7
Good
8
Good
8
Good
9
Good
12
Good
11
Good
so2 2
Good
3
Good
1
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
1
Good
0
Good
co 215
Good
207
Good
173
Good
186
Good
186
Good
171
Good
168
Good
172
Good
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Air pollution in Nijmegen from September 2015 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 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03 2016-02 2016-01 2015-12 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09
no2 19 (Good) 20 (Good) 18 (Good) 19 (Good) 25 (Good) 27 (Good) 29 (Good) 20 (Good) 21 (Good) 22 (Good) 20 (Good) 20 (Good) 22 (Good) 22 (Good) 22 (Good) 36 (Good) 32 (Good) 25 (Good) 29 (Good) 30 (Good) 28 (Good) 26 (Good) 23 (Good) 22 (Good) 26 (Good) 25 (Good) 26 (Good) 26 (Good) 22 (Good) 26 (Good) 32 (Good) 24 (Good) 25 (Good) 21 (Good) 22 (Good) 22 (Good) 24 (Good) 25 (Good) 27 (Good) 26 (Good) 36 (Good) 32 (Good) 33 (Good) 31 (Good) 31 (Good) 20 (Good) 20 (Good) 22 (Good) 22 (Good) 24 (Good) 25 (Good) 25 (Good) 28 (Good) 24 (Good) 26 (Good) 31 (Good) - (Good)
pm25 10 (Good) 12 (Good) 9.9 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 7 (Good) 6.4 (Good) 9.9 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 18 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 7 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 10 (Good) 12 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 9.9 (Good) 10 (Good) 11 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 9 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 6.9 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 11 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 24 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 11 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 5.5 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 9 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 10 (Good) 13 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 16 (Moderate) - (Good)
pm10 21 (Moderate) 28 (Moderate) 20 (Good) 19 (Good) 33 (Moderate) 12 (Good) - (Good) 21 (Moderate) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) 17 (Good) - (Good) 20 (Moderate) 12 (Good) - (Good) 19 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 28 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 19 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 19 (Good) 23 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 35 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 18 (Good) 20 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 27 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 20 (Good) 29 (Moderate) - (Good)
o3 60 (Good) 56 (Good) 45 (Good) 43 (Good) 26 (Good) 29 (Good) 26 (Good) 37 (Good) 36 (Good) 45 (Good) 57 (Good) 59 (Good) 51 (Good) 58 (Good) 44 (Good) 32 (Good) 25 (Good) 30 (Good) 17 (Good) 35 (Good) 44 (Good) 51 (Good) 80 (Moderate) 57 (Good) 77 (Moderate) 45 (Good) 43 (Good) 38 (Good) 37 (Good) 26 (Good) 26 (Good) 34 (Good) 35 (Good) 43 (Good) 49 (Good) 57 (Good) 51 (Good) 37 (Good) 40 (Good) 27 (Good) 17 (Good) 14 (Good) 18 (Good) 21 (Good) 41 (Good) 42 (Good) 35 (Good) 47 (Good) 52 (Good) 37 (Good) 42 (Good) 37 (Good) 29 (Good) 32 (Good) 26 (Good) 17 (Good) - (Good)
co - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) 0.28 (Good) 0.33 (Good) 0.33 (Good) 0.36 (Good) 0.31 (Good) 0.31 (Good) 0.35 (Good) 0.29 (Good) 0.3 (Good) 0.3 (Good) 0.31 (Good) 0.31 (Good) 0.48 (Good) 0.35 (Good) 0.36 (Good) 0.42 (Good) 0.37 (Good) 0.31 (Good) 0.26 (Good) 0.24 (Good) 70 (Good) 301 (Good) 313 (Good) 334 (Good) 331 (Good) 298 (Good) 290 (Good) 327 (Good) 253 (Good) 286 (Good) 279 (Good) 314 (Good) 227 (Good) 264 (Good) 274 (Good) 327 (Good) 356 (Good) 418 (Good) 442 (Good) 348 (Good) 351 (Good) 303 (Good) 231 (Good) 249 (Good) 279 (Good) 317 (Good) 349 (Good) 324 (Good) 305 (Good) 307 (Good) 222 (Good) 301 (Good) 387 (Good) 257 (Good)
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Quality of life in Nijmegen

Green and Parks in the City

Nijmegen 90%

Belgium: 64% Luxembourg: 83% Germany: 78% Denmark: 78% Liechtenstein: 88%

particulate matter PM2.5

Nijmegen 11 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Nijmegen 88%

Belgium: 64% Luxembourg: 85% Germany: 80% Denmark: 86% Liechtenstein: 94%

particulate matter PM10

Nijmegen 21 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Nijmegen 23%

Belgium: 45% Luxembourg: 19% Germany: 25% Denmark: 18% Liechtenstein: 6.3%

Garbage Disposal

Nijmegen 81%

Belgium: 54% Luxembourg: 84% Germany: 74% Denmark: 80% Liechtenstein: 100%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Nijmegen 96%

Belgium: 70% Luxembourg: 83% Germany: 82% Denmark: 87% Liechtenstein: 100%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Nijmegen 79%

Belgium: 46% Luxembourg: 82% Germany: 65% Denmark: 75% Liechtenstein: 94%

Noise and Light pollution

Nijmegen 40%

Belgium: 54% Luxembourg: 29% Germany: 42% Denmark: 32% Liechtenstein: 19%

Water Pollution

Nijmegen 10%

Belgium: 42% Luxembourg: 19% Germany: 23% Denmark: 19% Liechtenstein: 0%
Source: Numbeo


Nijmegen

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM

PM2,5 10 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 14 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 51 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 15 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 2.8 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 214 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Nijmegen

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 7.5 6.6 5.2 6.6 6.8 7.7 9.3 11
pm10 10 10 9 12 11 11 13 16
o3 52 50 53 58 61 71 68 74
no2 11 12 8.7 8.3 8.3 7 13 14
so2 0.49 0.79 0.19 0.33 0.21 0.99 2.8 2
co 172 168 171 186 186 173 207 215

Nijmegen-Graafseweg

2015-09   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 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03 2016-02 2016-01 2015-12 2015-11 2015-10 2015-09
co - - - 0.28 0.33 0.33 0.36 0.31 0.31 0.35 0.29 0.3 0.3 0.31 0.31 0.48 0.35 0.36 0.42 0.37 0.37 0.32 0.29 92 345 361 388 367 338 335 363 287 325 270 314 263 309 330 361 428 450 474 375 415 351 260 298 330 365 349 324 305 307 222 301 387 257
no2 24 23 20 22 29 29 32 24 24 27 26 26 28 27 24 40 35 26 32 36 35 33 30 29 35 31 31 25 23 24 37 30 29 23 28 27 30 30 29 26 35 28 35 37 37 25 26 28 27 29 30 30 31 27 30 34 -
pm25 10 12 10 8 16 11 11 8 6.8 11 9 8.4 9.8 15 12 18 16 12 17 11 9 7 7.6 11 13 16 16 17 10 10 11 7.7 9.3 9.1 7.8 6.9 8.6 11 8.9 23 21 19 13 11 8.5 4.8 5 7.6 8.8 9.1 15 10 13 8.1 9.8 16 -
pm10 21 28 20 19 33 12 - 21 - - - - - - 17 - 20 12 - 19 20 16 18 20 23 28 26 27 19 19 21 20 18 21 21 19 19 23 21 35 33 30 22 22 22 15 18 20 21 19 27 20 22 21 20 29 -

Nijmegen-Ruyterstraat

2015-10   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 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03 2016-02 2016-01 2015-12 2015-11 2015-10
no2 14 16 15 16 22 24 25 17 17 16 14 14 16 16 19 31 29 23 27 24 21 18 15 15 17 20 21 26 21 28 27 19 20 19 17 16 18 21 26 27 37 36 31 25 24 15 15 16 17 18 21 20 25 22 22 28
o3 60 56 45 43 26 29 26 37 36 45 57 59 51 58 44 32 25 30 17 35 44 51 80 57 77 45 43 38 37 26 26 34 35 43 49 57 51 37 40 27 17 14 18 21 41 42 35 47 52 37 42 37 29 32 26 17
pm25 10 13 9.7 7.4 13 11 9.6 6.1 6.1 9.3 7.8 8.4 9.2 15 12 17 16 13 15 10 8.3 7.1 7.4 10 12 17 16 16 9.9 10 11 6.9 8.3 9 6.9 6.8 8.3 11 10 26 21 20 13 11 9.7 4.3 6 8 9.7 8.9 14 10 13 9.6 9.9 16
co - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.24 0.2 0.19 47 257 265 279 294 257 244 290 218 246 287 - 191 218 217 292 284 386 409 321 287 255 201 199 227 268 - - - - - - -

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Netherlands

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTNetherlands☀️23°Clear skyToday · ↑26° ↓10°💨 5 km/h · 💧 43%Mon24.08☀️26°10°Tue25.08☀️27°12°Wed26.08☁️27°14°Thu27.08☁️31°18°Fri28.08🌧️24°15°Sat29.08🌧️23°14°Sun30.08🌧️25°16°Mon31.08🌧️19°13°Tue1.09🌧️21°12°Wed2.09🌧️23°13°Thu3.09☁️26°16°Fri4.09☀️28°16°Sat5.09🌧️30°17°Sun6.09🌧️19°11°Mon7.09☁️23°Tue8.09☁️22°12°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for Netherlands: today around 26°C (clear sky), lows near 10°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. Strong wind (about 19 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Netherlands

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTNetherlands03681111+5.5UV MODERATEtoday, day maxSeek shade around midday. SPF 30+, sunglasses and ahat for longer stays.⏱ Unprotected fair skin can burn in about 35 min6Wed26.085Thu27.084Fri28.084Sat29.083Sun30.084Mon31.084Tue1.094Wed2.092Thu3.092Fri4.094Sat5.091Sun6.095Mon7.094Tue8.095Wed9.094Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in Netherlands today is 5.5 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 35 minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Nijmegen today?
The current average PM2.5 across Nijmegen is about 10 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Nijmegen?
Right now PM2.5 in Nijmegen averages about 10 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 Nijmegen?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Nijmegen was recorded on Thursday, August 27 (about 11 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Nijmegen today?
The UV index in Nijmegen today is 5.5 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 35 minutes.
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Nijmegen?
Strong wind (about 19 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.