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Latest air quality data: Kaohsiung
Pollution and air quality forecast for Kaohsiung City. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Kaohsiung City:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 12 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 14 (Good)
  3. ozone (O3) - 31 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 41 (Moderate)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 51 (Moderate)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 2163 (Moderate)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Kaohsiung City, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

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


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Kaohsiung City? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 12 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Kaohsiung City in the last 7 days was: 21 (Wednesday, August 26, 2026) and the lowest: 4 (Sunday, August 23, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 43 (January 2017). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: June (6.8).

What is the level of PM10 today in Kaohsiung City? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Kaohsiung City is: 14 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 89 (December 2017). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Kaohsiung City is usually recorded in: June (18).

How is the O3 level today in Kaohsiung City? (ozone (O3))
31 (Good)

How high is the level of NO2? (nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
41 (Moderate)

What is the level of SO2 pollution? (sulfur dioxide (SO2))
51 (Moderate)

How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
2163 (Moderate)



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

PM2,5 12 (Good)

PM10 14 (Good)

O3 31 (Good)

NO2 41 (Moderate)

SO2 51 (Moderate)

CO 2163 (Moderate)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Kaohsiung City

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 19
Moderate
21
Moderate
16
Moderate
6
Good
4
Good
10
Good
9
Good
13
Moderate
pm10 21
Moderate
24
Moderate
17
Good
7
Good
5
Good
11
Good
9
Good
15
Good
o3 24
Good
24
Good
23
Good
41
Good
52
Good
10
Good
12
Good
14
Good
no2 52
Moderate
52
Moderate
47
Moderate
35
Good
27
Good
55
Moderate
51
Moderate
58
Moderate
so2 43
Good
50
Moderate
33
Good
17
Good
15
Good
27
Good
28
Good
42
Good
co 1238
Good
1041
Good
456
Good
214
Good
206
Good
233
Good
300
Good
382
Good
data source »
Air pollution in Kaohsiung City from December 2016 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 2018-02 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 10 (Good) 24 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate) 28 (Moderate) 28 (Moderate) 19 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 30 (Moderate) 31 (Moderate) 42 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 41 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 41 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 43 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 41 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 29 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 8.7 (Good) 22 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 40 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 42 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 43 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 42 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)
pm10 21 (Moderate) 48 (Moderate) 50 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 53 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 53 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 55 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 66 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 58 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 38 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 35 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 61 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 82 (Unhealthy) 76 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 77 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 89 (Unhealthy) 81 (Unhealthy) 68 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 44 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 51 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 79 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 88 (Unhealthy) 87 (Unhealthy) 86 (Unhealthy)
o3:ppm 0.02 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.03 (Good) 0.03 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.04 (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) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.03 (Good) 0.03 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.04 (Good) 0.03 (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) 0.01 (Good) 0 (Good) 0 (Good) 0 (Good) 0 (Good) 0 (Good) 0 (Good) 0 (Good)
co:ppm 0.26 (Good) 0.49 (Good) 0.52 (Good) 0.55 (Good) 0.66 (Good) 0.62 (Good) 0.54 (Good) 0.45 (Good) 0.4 (Good) 0.4 (Good) 0.39 (Good) 0.36 (Good) 0.49 (Good) 0.46 (Good) 0.58 (Good) 0.57 (Good) 0.76 (Good) 0.7 (Good) 0.67 (Good) 0.67 (Good) 0.65 (Good) 0.51 (Good) 0.38 (Good) 0.23 (Good) 0.35 (Good) 0.43 (Good) 0.56 (Good) 0.61 (Good) 0.64 (Good) 0.68 (Good)
no2:ppm 0.01 (Good) 0.02 (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) 0.01 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.03 (Good) 0.03 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.01 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.02 (Good) 0.03 (Good)
data source »

Kaohsiung

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM

PM2,5 12 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 14 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 31 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 41 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 51 (Moderate)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 2163 (Moderate)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Kaohsiung

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 13 8.7 10 4.4 5.9 16 21 19
pm10 15 9.4 11 5 6.6 17 24 21
o3 14 12 9.7 52 41 23 24 24
no2 58 51 55 27 35 47 52 52
so2 42 28 27 15 17 33 50 43
co 382 300 233 206 214 456 1041 1238

Fuxing

2017-09   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 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
pm25 12 25 26 27 30 27 29 29 20 10 8.6 8.3 19 18 30 32 42 43 42 41 39 26 22
pm10 21 48 50 50 49 54 67 59 35 21 20 20 35 41 53 64 86 77 78 93 82 67 41
o3:ppm 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.04 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 0.01
co:ppm 0.3 0.56 0.57 0.62 0.75 0.72 0.63 0.5 0.47 0.43 0.4 0.37 0.56 0.52 0.66 0.64 0.87 0.83 0.8 0.81 0.79 0.62 0.5
no2:ppm 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02

Qianjin

2016-12   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 2018-02 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 9.9 26 26 28 29 27 28 29 19 12 9.5 6.6 13 22 33 34 43 39 40 41 41 28 24 9 21 24 37 41 42 42
pm10 20 48 51 56 54 54 64 58 40 25 22 16 34 39 54 59 76 71 75 84 80 66 44 30 44 53 80 87 83 82
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
o3:ppm 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03
no2:ppm 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 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 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
co:ppm 0.22 0.42 0.44 0.46 0.55 0.5 0.44 0.39 0.32 0.31 0.31 0.28 0.39 0.39 0.49 0.51 0.62 0.57 0.56 0.55 0.53 0.43 0.31 0.22 0.34 0.4 0.52 0.56 0.58 0.61

Qianzhen

2016-12   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 2018-02 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 23 48 51 54 56 55 66 58 39 25 22 19 36 45 55 60 84 78 79 91 81 71 46 28 41 49 79 89 91 90
o3:ppm 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.02
co:ppm 0.27 0.49 0.54 0.56 0.67 0.64 0.56 0.48 0.43 0.46 0.45 0.41 0.51 0.47 0.6 0.58 0.78 0.68 0.65 0.65 0.63 0.47 0.34 0.25 0.37 0.45 0.59 0.65 0.7 0.76
no2:ppm 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 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 0.01 0 0.01 0 0.01 0 0 0
pm25 8.9 23 24 25 28 26 27 27 19 12 8.5 5.3 15 19 26 28 41 40 41 46 44 32 26 8.5 23 27 43 43 45 41

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Kaohsiung

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTKaohsiung🌧️25°RainToday · ↑26° ↓24°💨 7 km/h · 💧 90%Tue25.08🌧️26°24°Wed26.08🌧️28°25°Thu27.08🌧️29°26°Fri28.08🌧️31°28°Sat29.08🌧️30°28°Sun30.08🌧️30°28°Mon31.08🌧️30°28°Tue1.09🌧️30°28°Wed2.09🌧️29°28°Thu3.09🌧️30°28°Fri4.09🌧️29°27°Sat5.09🌧️28°26°Sun6.09🌧️31°26°Mon7.09🌧️30°26°Tue8.09🌧️30°27°Wed9.09🌧️29°27°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for Kaohsiung: today around 26°C (rain), lows near 24°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. Strong wind (about 26 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Kaohsiung

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTKaohsiung03681111+8.5UV VERY HIGHtoday, day maxSPF 50, long sleeves and shade between 10:00-16:00.⏱ Unprotected fair skin can burn in about 25 min9Wed26.089Thu27.089Fri28.089Sat29.088Sun30.089Mon31.089Tue1.098Wed2.094Thu3.092Fri4.095Sat5.097Sun6.098Mon7.092Tue8.092Wed9.096Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in Kaohsiung today is 8.5 (very high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 25 minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Kaohsiung City today?
The current average PM2.5 across Kaohsiung City is about 12 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Kaohsiung City?
Right now PM2.5 in Kaohsiung City averages about 12 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 Kaohsiung City?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Kaohsiung City was recorded on Wednesday, August 26 (about 21 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Kaohsiung City today?
The UV index in Kaohsiung City today is 8.5 (very high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 25 minutes.
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Kaohsiung City?
Strong wind (about 26 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.