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

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 11 (Good)
particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 12 (Good)
ozone (O3) - 62 (Good)
nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 27 (Good)
sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 28 (Good)
carbon monoxide (CO) - 386 (Good)

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

AQI 1 Good

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

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Taipei? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 11 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Taipei in the last 7 days was: 22 (Friday, August 21, 2026) and the lowest: 8 (Monday, August 24, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 22 (April 2017). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: August (10).

What is the level of PM10 today in Taipei? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Taipei is: 12 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 51 (March 2017). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Taipei is usually recorded in: August (20).

How is the O3 level today in Taipei? (ozone (O3))
62 (Good)

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

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

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

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

PM2,5 11 (Good)

PM10 12 (Good)

O3 62 (Good)

NO2 27 (Good)

SO2 28 (Good)

CO 386 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Taipei

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	17 Moderate	20 Moderate	20 Moderate	8 Good	12 Good	20 Moderate	22 Moderate	21 Moderate
pm10	19 Good	22 Moderate	22 Moderate	9 Good	14 Good	21 Moderate	24 Moderate	23 Moderate
o3	59 Good	45 Good	39 Good	47 Good	62 Good	43 Good	43 Good	50 Good
no2	42 Moderate	41 Moderate	37 Good	20 Good	24 Good	44 Moderate	45 Moderate	33 Good
so2	34 Good	45 Good	22 Good	8 Good	16 Good	36 Good	42 Good	30 Good
co	403 Good	716 Good	1094 Good	501 Good	733 Good	1081 Good	950 Good	713 Good

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pollution pm25 hikersbay.com — Air pollution in Taipei 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	18 (Moderate)	17 (Moderate)	18 (Moderate)	16 (Moderate)	17 (Moderate)	13 (Moderate)	14 (Moderate)	17 (Moderate)	11 (Good)	10 (Good)	12 (Good)	12 (Good)	15 (Moderate)	21 (Moderate)	20 (Moderate)	16 (Moderate)	17 (Moderate)	20 (Moderate)	12 (Good)	16 (Moderate)	13 (Moderate)	14 (Moderate)	20 (Moderate)	15 (Moderate)	16 (Moderate)	22 (Moderate)	21 (Moderate)	20 (Moderate)	17 (Moderate)	16 (Moderate)
pm10	30 (Moderate)	30 (Moderate)	31 (Moderate)	28 (Moderate)	28 (Moderate)	26 (Moderate)	31 (Moderate)	34 (Moderate)	22 (Moderate)	20 (Good)	23 (Moderate)	23 (Moderate)	33 (Moderate)	38 (Moderate)	40 (Moderate)	33 (Moderate)	35 (Moderate)	46 (Moderate)	31 (Moderate)	38 (Moderate)	31 (Moderate)	36 (Moderate)	41 (Moderate)	37 (Moderate)	41 (Moderate)	51 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)	51 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)	46 (Moderate)	44 (Moderate)	43 (Moderate)
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	0.64 (Good)	0.6 (Good)	0.69 (Good)	0.67 (Good)	0.7 (Good)	0.66 (Good)	0.49 (Good)	0.55 (Good)	0.53 (Good)	0.52 (Good)	0.66 (Good)	0.71 (Good)	0.64 (Good)	0.8 (Good)	0.73 (Good)	0.7 (Good)	0.75 (Good)	0.77 (Good)	0.64 (Good)	0.63 (Good)	0.71 (Good)	0.69 (Good)	0.82 (Good)	1.1 (Good)	0.8 (Good)	1 (Good)	0.95 (Good)	0.78 (Good)	0.75 (Good)	0.7 (Good)
no2:ppm	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)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (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)
o3:ppm	0.03 (Good)	0.04 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.04 (Good)	0.02 (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)	0.02 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.03 (Good)	0.02 (Good)	0.02 (Good)

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Quality of life in Taipei

Green and Parks in the City

Taipei 61%

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

particulate matter PM2.5

Taipei 19 (Moderate)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Taipei 62%

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

particulate matter PM10

Taipei 28 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Taipei 46%

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

Garbage Disposal

Taipei 77%

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

Availability and quality of drinking water

Taipei 69%

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

Cleanliness and tidiness

Taipei 68%

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

Noise and Light pollution

Taipei 50%

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

Water Pollution

Taipei 41%

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

Source: Numbeo

Taipei

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM

PM2,5 11 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 12 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 62 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 27 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 28 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 386 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Taipei

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	21	22	20	12	7.5	20	20	17
pm10	23	24	21	14	8.8	22	22	19
o3	50	43	43	62	47	39	45	59
no2	33	45	44	24	20	37	41	42
so2	30	42	36	16	8.2	22	45	34
co	713	950	1081	733	501	1094	716	403

Datong

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	34	34	34	32	31	31	36	38	25	24	24	28	36	40	41	35	36	59	43	51	41	48	52	48	49	59	60	54	50	50
no2:ppm	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03
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
pm25	20	20	20	19	19	16	17	20	13	12	13	13	15	19	18	15	15	22	14	16	12	15	21	15	16	22	22	20	17	14
co:ppm	1.1	0.96	1.1	1	1	1.1	0.8	0.93	0.92	0.96	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.99	0.99	1	0.97	1.3	1.5	1.1	1.4	1.3	1	0.98	0.91

Guting

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
pm25	17	15	16	14	15	11	13	15	9.2	9.2	9.9	11	16	23	24	20	21	16	11	16	12	14	19
pm10	27	27	28	25	24	22	28	31	19	17	21	18	31	38	40	31	35	38	24	30	20	26	31
o3:ppm	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04
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
co:ppm	0.4	0.38	0.46	0.45	0.49	0.43	0.29	0.32	0.28	0.26	0.3	0.41	0.38	0.55	0.52	0.5	0.54	0.57	0.44	0.42	0.42	0.38	0.42
no2:ppm	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	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	0.02	0.02	0.02

Wanhua

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
co:ppm	0.47	0.46	0.53	0.54	0.58	0.5	0.38	0.39	0.37	0.34	0.41	0.49	0.44	0.59	0.56	0.55	0.59	0.63	0.48	0.48	0.66	0.71	0.8	0.58	0.46	0.64	0.64	0.53	0.52	0.5
pm10	29	30	31	28	27	25	30	32	21	19	23	22	32	38	40	32	33	39	26	35	33	34	40	26	34	42	42	39	37	36
o3:ppm	0.03	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02
pm25	18	17	17	15	16	13	14	16	9.4	9.7	11	12	13	19	18	15	15	22	12	16	15	14	20	15	16	22	20	20	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
no2:ppm	0.02	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	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Taipei

16-day weather forecast for Taipei: today around 29°C (rain), lows near 26°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. A moderate breeze (about 9 km/h) is partially dispersing pollutants today.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Taipei

The UV index in Taipei today is 7.2 (high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 30 minutes.

📍 Air quality in nearby cities

Live PM2.5 around Taipei — compare nearby locations.

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Taipei today?

The current average PM2.5 across Taipei is about 11 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.

What is the current PM2.5 level in Taipei?

Right now PM2.5 in Taipei averages about 11 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 Taipei?

Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Taipei was recorded on Friday, August 21 (about 22 µg/m³).

What is the UV index in Taipei today?

The UV index in Taipei today is 7.2 (high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 30 minutes.

Does today's wind help disperse smog in Taipei?

A moderate breeze (about 9 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.