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

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 8 (Good)
particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 9 (Good)
ozone (O3) - 74 (Moderate)
nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 19 (Good)
sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 16 (Good)
carbon monoxide (CO) - 256 (Good)

Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Taoyuan, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 2.

AQI 2 Moderate

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

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

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Taoyuan? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 8 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Taoyuan in the last 7 days was: 22 (Thursday, August 20, 2026) and the lowest: 12 (Monday, August 24, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 25 (February 2018). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: June (13).

What is the level of PM10 today in Taoyuan? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Taoyuan is: 9 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 58 (February 2018). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Taoyuan is usually recorded in: August (21).

How is the O3 level today in Taoyuan? (ozone (O3))
74 (Moderate)

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

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

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

Current data Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM

PM2,5 8 (Good)

PM10 9 (Good)

O3 74 (Moderate)

NO2 19 (Good)

SO2 16 (Good)

CO 256 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Taoyuan

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	13 Moderate	21 Moderate	16 Moderate	12 Good	18 Moderate	13 Moderate	19 Moderate	22 Moderate
pm10	13 Good	21 Moderate	16 Good	12 Good	18 Good	13 Good	19 Good	23 Moderate
o3	62 Good	27 Good	10 Good	31 Good	44 Good	41 Good	27 Good	42 Good
no2	31 Good	42 Moderate	50 Moderate	46 Moderate	40 Moderate	40 Moderate	47 Moderate	46 Moderate
so2	21 Good	37 Good	21 Good	18 Good	20 Good	18 Good	22 Good	28 Good
co	280 Good	637 Good	1053 Good	415 Good	453 Good	642 Good	770 Good	517 Good

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pollution pm25 hikersbay.com — Air pollution in Taoyuan from December 2016 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	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12
pm25	16 (Moderate)	18 (Moderate)	18 (Moderate)	19 (Moderate)	19 (Moderate)	14 (Moderate)	15 (Moderate)	18 (Moderate)	13 (Moderate)	14 (Moderate)	13 (Moderate)	13 (Moderate)	16 (Moderate)	20 (Moderate)	21 (Moderate)	19 (Moderate)	19 (Moderate)	25 (Moderate)	14 (Moderate)	19 (Moderate)	15 (Moderate)	16 (Moderate)	22 (Moderate)	14 (Moderate)	17 (Moderate)	24 (Moderate)	23 (Moderate)	22 (Moderate)	19 (Moderate)	21 (Moderate)
pm10	28 (Moderate)	33 (Moderate)	34 (Moderate)	34 (Moderate)	32 (Moderate)	27 (Moderate)	32 (Moderate)	35 (Moderate)	25 (Moderate)	21 (Moderate)	23 (Moderate)	22 (Moderate)	34 (Moderate)	38 (Moderate)	41 (Moderate)	37 (Moderate)	39 (Moderate)	58 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)	36 (Moderate)	46 (Moderate)	39 (Moderate)	42 (Moderate)	48 (Moderate)	37 (Moderate)	43 (Moderate)	54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)	52 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)	46 (Moderate)	43 (Moderate)	46 (Moderate)
o3:ppm	0.03 (Good)	0.04 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.04 (Good)	0.04 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.04 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.04 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.04 (Good)	0.04 (Good)	0.04 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)
so2:ppm	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)	0 (Good)
co:ppm	0.42 (Good)	0.45 (Good)	0.48 (Good)	0.47 (Good)	0.53 (Good)	0.44 (Good)	0.38 (Good)	0.41 (Good)	0.38 (Good)	0.36 (Good)	0.34 (Good)	0.41 (Good)	0.46 (Good)	0.5 (Good)	0.53 (Good)	0.5 (Good)	0.54 (Good)	0.49 (Good)	0.45 (Good)	0.45 (Good)	0.41 (Good)	0.36 (Good)	0.44 (Good)	0.42 (Good)	0.47 (Good)	0.55 (Good)	0.53 (Good)	0.45 (Good)	0.45 (Good)	0.49 (Good)
no2:ppm	0.01 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.01 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)

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Quality of life in Taoyuan

Green and Parks in the City

Taoyuan 35%

Hong Kong: 52% Mexico: 56% Philippines: 45% South Korea: 61%

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Taoyuan 35%

Hong Kong: 43% Mexico: 57% Philippines: 39% South Korea: 43%

Air Pollution

Taoyuan 60%

Hong Kong: 67% Mexico: 53% Philippines: 64% South Korea: 69%

Garbage Disposal

Taoyuan 30%

Hong Kong: 52% Mexico: 52% Philippines: 35% South Korea: 62%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Taoyuan 35%

Hong Kong: 66% Mexico: 57% Philippines: 54% South Korea: 72%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Taoyuan 15%

Hong Kong: 54% Mexico: 45% Philippines: 38% South Korea: 63%

Noise and Light pollution

Taoyuan 70%

Hong Kong: 66% Mexico: 48% Philippines: 60%

Water Pollution

Taoyuan 70%

Hong Kong: 53% Mexico: 55% Philippines: 74% South Korea: 38%

Source: Numbeo

Taoyuan

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM

PM2,5 8.3 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 8.7 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 74 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

NO2 19 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 16 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 256 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Taoyuan

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	22	19	13	18	12	16	21	13
pm10	23	19	13	18	12	16	21	13
o3	42	27	41	44	31	10	27	62
no2	46	47	40	40	46	50	42	31
so2	28	22	18	20	18	21	37	21
co	517	770	642	453	415	1053	637	280

Dayuan

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	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12
o3:ppm	0.03	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03
pm10	27	33	34	36	34	30	36	39	26	22	22	21	34	35	37	35	38	59	35	49	40	42	49	33	40	53	53	52	47	48
co:ppm	0.29	0.34	0.33	0.35	0.4	0.3	0.24	0.27	0.22	0.22	0.19	0.25	0.28	0.33	0.35	0.35	0.37	0.36	0.32	0.32	0.27	0.23	0.27	0.26	0.31	0.4	0.37	0.33	0.31	0.33
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
pm25	15	18	18	20	20	14	16	19	12	13	12	12	16	19	19	17	17	25	13	18	14	15	20	14	16	24	22	22	18	22
no2:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02

Guanyin

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	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12
pm10	26	35	35	39	36	31	38	41	30	25	27	23	36	36	44	37	41	76	44	57	48	49	52	37	46	57	56	54	48	52
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
no2:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01
pm25	13	17	17	19	19	14	16	20	15	13	9.3	11	16	16	22	20	25	31	19	26	19	19	23	14	18	26	23	22	20	26
co:ppm	0.22	0.3	0.31	0.31	0.37	0.28	0.23	0.26	0.2	0.14	0.16	0.21	0.28	0.3	0.35	0.34	0.35	0.33	0.3	0.31	0.25	0.21	0.24	0.19	0.27	0.33	0.33	0.3	0.29	0.34
o3:ppm	0.03	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03

Longtan

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	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12
pm25	16	17	19	18	19	13	13	17	12	13	13	12	15	22	20	19	19	24	14	19	14	16	22	14	19	24	24	22	21	22
co:ppm	0.34	0.36	0.41	0.4	0.48	0.38	0.27	0.32	0.28	0.26	0.23	0.28	0.34	0.39	0.42	0.44	0.47	0.45	0.39	0.37	0.35	0.29	0.33	0.28	0.35	0.42	0.47	0.39	0.41	0.43
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
no2:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01
pm10	27	29	33	29	28	22	26	31	22	19	20	22	33	42	42	39	39	48	31	34	36	37	46	38	45	54	54	48	41	46
o3:ppm	0.03	0.05	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03

Pingzhen

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	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12
pm25	15	18	18	19	19	13	13	18	14	13	13	13	16	21	21	20	19	25	14	16	13	14	20	13	16	24	21	21	17	18
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
co:ppm	0.36	0.43	0.45	0.46	0.53	0.43	0.37	0.39	0.34	0.28	0.23	0.3	0.4	0.42	0.48	0.5	0.53	0.51	0.47	0.46	0.39	0.32	0.34	0.29	0.37	0.45	0.47	0.4	0.41	0.43
no2:ppm	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
pm10	32	35	35	34	32	27	31	37	27	23	23	22	32	36	41	39	39	58	35	46	37	40	47	35	42	51	51	46	42	45
o3:ppm	0.03	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.02	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03

Taoyuan

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	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12
pm10	30	31	33	32	30	25	30	32	22	19	25	18	31	38	40	34	35	45	30	40	32	34	42	34	37	49	44	38	38	38
no2:ppm	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
pm25	19	18	19	19	19	14	15	18	13	13	15	13	14	21	20	17	17	22	13	19	15	15	24	16	18	26	23	21	18	18
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.01	0	0	0	0	0
o3:ppm	0.02	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03
co:ppm	0.4	0.46	0.49	0.5	0.55	0.48	0.39	0.42	0.36	0.31	0.3	0.39	0.44	0.49	0.51	0.52	0.54	0.5	0.43	0.43	0.4	0.35	0.42	0.41	0.44	0.56	0.54	0.45	0.45	0.45

Zhongli

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	2018-02	2018-01	2017-12	2017-11	2017-10	2017-09	2017-06	2017-05	2017-04	2017-03	2017-02	2017-01	2016-12
pm10	28	33	34	34	33	27	31	29	22	19	22	23	36	40	43	39	41	61	40	52	44	46	53	42	49	62	54	41	43	50
co:ppm	0.92	0.84	0.91	0.84	0.88	0.78	0.76	0.82	0.84	0.92	0.91	1	1	1.1	1.1	0.85	0.97	0.78	0.78	0.82	0.79	0.77	1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1	0.83	0.83	0.93
pm25	16	18	20	20	20	14	14	18	14	17	18	18	21	24	25	19	20	23	13	17	14	15	22	14	17	23	24	21	18	18
o3:ppm	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02
so2:ppm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
no2:ppm	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Taiwan

16-day weather forecast for Taiwan: today around 11°C (rain), lows near 9°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. A moderate breeze (about 8 km/h) is partially dispersing pollutants today.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Taiwan

The UV index in Taiwan today is 9 (very high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 20 minutes.

📍 Air quality in nearby cities

Live PM2.5 around Taoyuan — compare nearby locations.

Taipei 11 µg/m³
Kaohsiung City 12 µg/m³
Taichung City 11 µg/m³
Tainan 12 µg/m³
Hsinchu 7 µg/m³
Keelung 11 µg/m³
Hualian 8 µg/m³
Taitung City 5 µg/m³

Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Taoyuan today?

The current average PM2.5 across Taoyuan 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 Taoyuan?

Right now PM2.5 in Taoyuan 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 Taoyuan?

Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Taoyuan was recorded on Thursday, August 20 (about 22 µg/m³).

What is the UV index in Taoyuan today?

The UV index in Taoyuan today is 9 (very high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 20 minutes.

Does today's wind help disperse smog in Taoyuan?

A moderate breeze (about 8 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.