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

Latest air quality data: Groningen
Pollution and air quality forecast for Groningen. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Groningen:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 8 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 12 (Good)
  3. ozone (O3) - 61 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 6 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 2 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 182 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Groningen, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 1.

air quality index: 0
AQI 1 Good

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


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Groningen? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 8 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Groningen in the last 7 days was: 9 (Thursday, August 27, 2026) and the lowest: 4 (Saturday, August 22, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 20 (January 2017). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: July (3.1).

What is the level of PM10 today in Groningen? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Groningen is: 12 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 37 (February 2017). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Groningen is usually recorded in: March (6.4).

How is the O3 level today in Groningen? (ozone (O3))
61 (Good)

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

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

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



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

PM2,5 8 (Good)

PM10 12 (Good)

O3 61 (Good)

NO2 6 (Good)

SO2 2 (Good)

CO 182 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Groningen

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
7
Good
6
Good
5
Good
5
Good
4
Good
4
Good
7
Good
pm10 13
Good
10
Good
9
Good
10
Good
11
Good
10
Good
7
Good
9
Good
o3 77
Moderate
67
Good
66
Good
64
Good
69
Good
62
Good
57
Good
51
Good
no2 6
Good
6
Good
6
Good
6
Good
2
Good
3
Good
6
Good
9
Good
so2 1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
co 189
Good
170
Good
162
Good
170
Good
160
Good
152
Good
151
Good
170
Good
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Air pollution in Groningen from October 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
no2 10 (Good) 11 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Good) 20 (Good) 20 (Good) 21 (Good) 15 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 11 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 29 (Good) 19 (Good) 19 (Good) 21 (Good) 21 (Good) 17 (Good) 14 (Good) 12 (Good) 13 (Good) 15 (Good) 17 (Good) 18 (Good) 20 (Good) 21 (Good) 19 (Good) 23 (Good) 15 (Good) 17 (Good) 14 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 15 (Good) 12 (Good) 20 (Good) 20 (Good) 29 (Good) 27 (Good) 24 (Good) 19 (Good) 19 (Good) 12 (Good) 12 (Good) 15 (Good) 16 (Good) 17 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 26 (Good) 21 (Good) 18 (Good) 23 (Good)
pm25 5.9 (Good) 7.2 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 8.7 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 9.6 (Good) 5.1 (Good) 4.7 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 5.1 (Good) 5.9 (Good) 6.5 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 8.8 (Good) 17 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 9.3 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 8.6 (Good) 5.6 (Good) 4.9 (Good) 4.8 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 12 (Good) 17 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 8.6 (Good) 5.7 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 4.3 (Good) 6.5 (Good) 4.8 (Good) 3.1 (Good) 4.1 (Good) 6.3 (Good) 6.1 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 18 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 4.9 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 8.7 (Good) 8.7 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 11 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 19 (Moderate) 10 (Good) 6.3 (Good) 15 (Moderate)
pm10 15 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) - (Good) - (Good) 15 (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) 11 (Good) 6.4 (Good) 17 (Good) 18 (Good) 17 (Good) 14 (Good) 30 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 12 (Good) 14 (Good) 18 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 31 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 16 (Good) 19 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 17 (Good) 19 (Good) 18 (Good) 17 (Good) 22 (Moderate) 37 (Moderate) 36 (Moderate) 33 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 20 (Good) 23 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 17 (Good) 25 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 31 (Moderate)
o3 57 (Good) 59 (Good) 51 (Good) 48 (Good) 34 (Good) 34 (Good) 32 (Good) 40 (Good) 36 (Good) 57 (Good) 54 (Good) 62 (Good) 58 (Good) 64 (Good) 41 (Good) 38 (Good) 42 (Good) 40 (Good) 19 (Good) 41 (Good) 48 (Good) 51 (Good) 67 (Good) 61 (Good) 77 (Moderate) 57 (Good) 50 (Good) 42 (Good) 44 (Good) 43 (Good) 35 (Good) 40 (Good) 40 (Good) 40 (Good) 46 (Good) 53 (Good) 47 (Good) 51 (Good) 48 (Good) 40 (Good) 28 (Good) 26 (Good) 23 (Good) 26 (Good) 43 (Good) 48 (Good) 41 (Good) 50 (Good) 53 (Good) 47 (Good) 52 (Good) 45 (Good) 27 (Good) 38 (Good) 29 (Good) 23 (Good)
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Quality of life in Groningen

Green and Parks in the City

Groningen 77%

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

particulate matter PM2.5

Groningen 10 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Groningen 89%

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

particulate matter PM10

Groningen 23 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Groningen 16%

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

Garbage Disposal

Groningen 83%

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

Availability and quality of drinking water

Groningen 95%

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

Cleanliness and tidiness

Groningen 80%

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

Noise and Light pollution

Groningen 27%

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

Water Pollution

Groningen 19%

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


Groningen

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM

PM2,5 8.4 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 12 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 61 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 5.8 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 2 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 182 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Groningen

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 6.6 4.3 3.9 4.9 5.2 6.3 6.6 8.9
pm10 8.6 6.5 10 11 9.6 8.8 10 13
o3 51 57 62 69 64 66 67 77
no2 9 6.4 2.9 2.3 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.1
so2 0.25 0.19 0.1 0.1 0.23 0.82 1.3 1.3
co 170 151 152 160 170 162 170 189

Groningen-Europaweg

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 15 15 18 19 24 24 28 22 22 21 17 22 21 22 20 36 25 24 25 30 24 21 19 20 24 24 23 26 27 24 31 21 25 21 16 17 22 18 28 27 32 30 29 25 27 18 17 24 26 25 23 24 33 24 23 33
pm10 15 21 18 20 24 - - 15 - - - - - 11 6.4 17 18 17 14 30 18 12 14 18 21 30 30 31 23 16 19 21 20 18 17 19 18 17 22 37 36 33 22 20 23 15 17 25 23 20 24 21 30 27 24 31
pm25 6.6 7.5 11 5.2 7.3 8.5 9.2 5.5 4.8 7.1 4.5 6.4 5.9 13 9.6 17 16 8.7 15 8.3 4.8 5.1 4.9 8.5 11 16 15 17 8.1 5 5.3 4 7 5.1 3 3.8 5.6 4.6 7.1 12 20 16 11 9.9 10 4.3 5.5 9.8 9 8.6 9.9 8.5 19 9.8 4.3 -

Groningen-Nijensteinheerd

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 5 6.6 7.6 8.8 16 16 15 9.2 8.3 6.9 5.2 5.6 6.1 7.3 8.3 22 14 14 17 12 8.9 7.3 5.1 5.5 6.4 9.7 12 15 14 14 16 9.3 8.9 6.9 5.2 6.8 7.5 7.1 13 13 26 25 19 13 10 6.4 6.5 7 6.3 9.8 9.7 12 19 18 13 13
o3 57 59 51 48 34 34 32 40 36 57 54 62 58 64 41 38 42 40 19 41 48 51 67 61 77 57 50 42 44 43 35 40 40 40 46 53 47 51 48 40 28 26 23 26 43 48 41 50 53 47 52 45 27 38 29 23
pm25 5.1 6.8 6.8 3.9 10 8 10 4.8 4.5 8.3 5.8 5.4 7 14 7.9 17 12 9.9 14 8.9 6.4 4.8 4.8 8.3 12 17 17 15 9.2 6.3 6.2 4.7 5.9 4.4 3.2 4.3 7 7.7 12 24 20 16 11 10 9.3 5.4 6.2 7.7 8.3 9.3 13 9.7 20 11 8.2 15

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Groningen

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTGroningen☁️20°CloudyToday · ↑23° ↓9°💨 6 km/h · 💧 50%Mon24.08☁️23°Tue25.08☀️26°11°Wed26.08🌤️23°14°Thu27.08🌧️30°14°Fri28.08🌧️25°16°Sat29.08🌧️24°14°Sun30.08🌧️23°17°Mon31.08🌧️18°12°Tue1.09🌧️20°12°Wed2.09☁️23°11°Thu3.09🌧️26°16°Fri4.09🌤️26°17°Sat5.09🌧️27°14°Sun6.09🌧️18°11°Mon7.09☁️22°Tue8.09☁️21°11°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for Groningen: today around 23°C (cloudy), lows near 9°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. Strong wind (about 21 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Groningen

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTGroningen03681111+5.2UV MODERATEtoday, day maxSeek shade around midday. SPF 30+, sunglasses and ahat for longer stays.⏱ Unprotected fair skin can burn in about 40 min5Wed26.085Thu27.083Fri28.085Sat29.085Sun30.085Mon31.084Tue1.095Wed2.093Thu3.093Fri4.093Sat5.092Sun6.095Mon7.094Tue8.094Wed9.094Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in Groningen today is 5.2 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 40 minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Groningen today?
The current average PM2.5 across Groningen is about 8 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Groningen?
Right now PM2.5 in Groningen averages about 8 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 Groningen?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Groningen was recorded on Thursday, August 27 (about 9 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Groningen today?
The UV index in Groningen today is 5.2 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 40 minutes.
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Groningen?
Strong wind (about 21 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.