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Latest air quality data: Ankara
Pollution and air quality forecast for Ankara. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Ankara:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 20 (Moderate)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 24 (Moderate)
  3. ozone (O3) - 32 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 21 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 10 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 180 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Ankara, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

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


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Ankara? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 20 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Ankara in the last 7 days was: 15 (Thursday, August 27, 2026) and the lowest: 8 (Tuesday, August 25, 2026).

What is the level of PM10 today in Ankara? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Ankara is: 24 (Moderate) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 122 (June 2018). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Ankara is usually recorded in: April (38).

How is the O3 level today in Ankara? (ozone (O3))
32 (Good)

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

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

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



Current data Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM

PM2,5 20 (Moderate)

PM10 24 (Moderate)

O3 32 (Good)

NO2 21 (Good)

SO2 10 (Good)

CO 180 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Ankara

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 15
Moderate
9
Good
8
Good
8
Good
15
Moderate
9
Good
9
Good
15
Moderate
pm10 21
Moderate
14
Good
13
Good
12
Good
22
Moderate
14
Good
14
Good
21
Moderate
o3 68
Good
71
Moderate
75
Moderate
78
Moderate
71
Moderate
74
Moderate
69
Good
71
Moderate
no2 15
Good
15
Good
10
Good
9
Good
17
Good
16
Good
13
Good
16
Good
so2 7
Good
5
Good
3
Good
3
Good
8
Good
6
Good
4
Good
7
Good
co 173
Good
160
Good
154
Good
149
Good
181
Good
170
Good
155
Good
170
Good
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Air pollution in Ankara from May 2018 to September 2018

index 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 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 2018-10 2018-06 2018-05
so2 12 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 7.9 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 8.1 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 7.2 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 8 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 5.2 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 5.6 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 6.2 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Good) 12 (Good) 3.7 (Good) 3.5 (Good)
no2 36 (Good) 34 (Good) 35 (Good) 43 (Moderate) 40 (Good) 60 (Moderate) 55 (Moderate) 71 (Moderate) 70 (Moderate) 54 (Moderate) 56 (Moderate) 32 (Good) 29 (Good) 36 (Good) 39 (Good) 50 (Moderate) 62 (Moderate) 80 (Moderate) 73 (Moderate) 62 (Moderate) 39 (Good) 49 (Moderate) 71 (Moderate)
co 795 (Good) 3 (Good) 1 (Good) 566 (Good) 526 (Good) 926 (Good) 575 (Good) 916 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 553 (Good) 631 (Good) 613 (Good) 774 (Good) 961 (Good) 908 (Good) 800 (Good) 1 (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good)
pm10 59 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 43 (Moderate) 51 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 64 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 83 (Unhealthy) 64 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 87 (Unhealthy) 105 (Unhealthy) 68 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 77 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 51 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 42 (Moderate) 44 (Moderate) 49 (Moderate) 38 (Moderate) 62 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 70 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 57 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 40 (Moderate) 51 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 122 (Very Unhealthy) 53 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)
o3 83 (Moderate) 120 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 88 (Moderate) 52 (Good) 30 (Good) 23 (Good) 21 (Good) 16 (Good) 10 (Good) 25 (Good) 69 (Good) 92 (Moderate) 60 (Good) 63 (Good) 62 (Good) 41 (Good) 30 (Good) 18 (Good) 22 (Good) 22 (Good) 59 (Good) 79 (Moderate) 50 (Good)
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Quality of life in Ankara

Green and Parks in the City

Ankara 39%

Cyprus: 37% Syria: 35% Lebanon: 18% Palestine: 28% Armenia: 33%

particulate matter PM2.5

Ankara 19 (Moderate)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Ankara 53%

Cyprus: 54% Syria: 35% Lebanon: 28% Palestine: 47% Armenia: 53%

particulate matter PM10

Ankara 68 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

Air Pollution

Ankara 61%

Cyprus: 47% Syria: 66% Lebanon: 78% Palestine: 53% Armenia: 65%

Garbage Disposal

Ankara 59%

Cyprus: 50% Syria: 30% Lebanon: 15% Palestine: 40% Armenia: 37%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Ankara 46%

Cyprus: 55% Syria: 43% Lebanon: 28% Palestine: 55% Armenia: 78%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Ankara 49%

Cyprus: 47% Syria: 32% Lebanon: 28% Palestine: 36% Armenia: 43%

Noise and Light pollution

Ankara 51%

Cyprus: 50% Syria: 60% Lebanon: 65% Palestine: 54% Armenia: 51%

Water Pollution

Ankara 58%

Cyprus: 42% Syria: 59% Lebanon: 80% Palestine: 53% Armenia: 34%
Source: Numbeo


Ankara

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM

PM2,5 20 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 24 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 32 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 21 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 9.6 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 180 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Ankara

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 15 9.3 9.3 15 7.7 8.3 9.2 15
pm10 21 14 14 22 12 13 14 21
o3 71 69 74 71 78 75 71 68
no2 16 13 16 17 9.4 9.9 15 15
so2 7.3 4.2 5.7 7.7 3.3 3.2 5.4 7.5
co 170 155 170 181 149 154 160 173

Bahçelievler

index 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 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
no2 35 35 39 19 25 43 43 58 60 51 53 27 16 14 30 46 63 89 85 74
co 795 3 1 566 526 926 575 916 1 1 1 1 553 631 613 774 961 908 800 1
so2 14 6.9 3.4 6.1 4.8 5.8 6.8 8.6 8.8 7.9 8.7 12 5.1 5.5 5.2 6.5 5.9 3.7 8.8 11
pm10 41 25 24 59 65 53 45 71 123 63 69 67 42 40 43 39 40 50 47 28

Demetevler

index 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 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
pm10 55 55 55 55 68 79 58 50 111 102 67 73 41 39 43 52 5 64 79 54 35
so2 18 18 18 18 6.6 7.2 11 8.8 7.7 10 7.7 9.6 7 6.5 7.3 6.6 7.7 9.8 12 16 23
no2 31 31 31 31 17 27 65 57 75 79 60 54 27 25 41 43 57 80 90 75 55

Dikmen

index 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
pm10 53 93 48 104 227 57 71 87 70 49 70 92 67 96 49 38 46 49 53 55 64 65 50
so2 14 11 5.9 5.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 6.5 5.4 5.9 7.5 8 7.2 3.5 4.9 6.3 6 8.1 8 2.6 7.5 9.3
no2 55 48 40 40 72 71 92 64 92 80 101 90 63 73 43 46 53 46 59 59 77 73 64

Keçiören

index 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
pm10 45 48 43 21 17 50 60 101 74 71 97 105 75 72 48 48 45 52 55 90 89 62 48
no2 32 31 28 29 25 - - 43 41 40 51 50 44 45 33 30 35 36 39 47 64 58 55
so2 4.3 5 3.8 4.3 4.6 4.1 5.4 6 8.8 6.4 6.7 7.2 6.6 6.4 4.5 4.4 7.9 4.5 6.2 6.2 6.6 18 14
o3 59 83 120 88 79 50 52 30 23 21 16 10 25 69 92 60 63 62 41 30 18 22 22

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Ankara

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTAnkara☀️27°Clear skyToday · ↑31° ↓19°💨 4 km/h · 💧 27%Tue25.08☀️31°19°Wed26.08☀️32°17°Thu27.08☀️32°20°Fri28.08🌧️29°17°Sat29.08🌧️25°16°Sun30.08☀️24°15°Mon31.08☀️24°15°Tue1.09☀️28°16°Wed2.09☀️27°17°Thu3.09☀️29°18°Fri4.09☀️29°18°Sat5.09☀️24°13°Sun6.09☀️26°14°Mon7.09☀️28°16°Tue8.09☀️27°17°Wed9.09☀️26°13°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for Ankara: today around 31°C (clear sky), lows near 19°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. A moderate breeze (about 16 km/h) is partially dispersing pollutants today.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Ankara

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTAnkara03681111+7.2UV HIGHtoday, day maxSPF 30-50, hat and sunglasses are a must. Better tostay in the shade 11:00-15:00.⏱ Unprotected fair skin can burn in about 30 min7Wed26.087Thu27.087Fri28.087Sat29.087Sun30.088Mon31.087Tue1.097Wed2.097Thu3.097Fri4.097Sat5.097Sun6.097Mon7.097Tue8.097Wed9.097Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

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

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Ankara today?
The current average PM2.5 across Ankara is about 20 µg/m³, rated “Moderate”. Air quality is acceptable, but unusually sensitive people should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Ankara?
Right now PM2.5 in Ankara averages about 20 µg/m³ (“Moderate”). PM2.5 are fine particles small enough to reach the lungs and bloodstream.
Which day last week had the worst air in Ankara?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Ankara was recorded on Thursday, August 27 (about 15 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Ankara today?
The UV index in Ankara today is 7.2 (high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 30 minutes.
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Ankara?
A moderate breeze (about 16 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.