Plymouth: Air Pollution Today — AQI Index, PM2.5/PM10, Smog Alerts and Forecast

Latest air quality data: Plymouth
Pollution and air quality forecast for Plymouth. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Plymouth:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 5 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 7 (Good)
  3. ozone (O3) - 80 (Moderate)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 5 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 0 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 140 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Plymouth, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

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


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Plymouth? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 5 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Plymouth in the last 7 days was: 10 (Tuesday, August 25, 2026) and the lowest: 3 (Friday, August 21, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 24 (December 2016). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: July (5.3).

What is the level of PM10 today in Plymouth? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Plymouth is: 7 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 31 (December 2016). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Plymouth is usually recorded in: July (9.4).

How is the O3 level today in Plymouth? (ozone (O3))
80 (Moderate)

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

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

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



Current data Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM

PM2,5 5 (Good)

PM10 7 (Good)

O3 80 (Moderate)

NO2 5 (Good)

SO2 0 (Good)

CO 140 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Plymouth

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 4
Good
8
Good
10
Good
7
Good
5
Good
4
Good
3
Good
3
Good
pm10 8
Good
14
Good
17
Good
13
Good
8
Good
7
Good
6
Good
8
Good
o3 78
Moderate
89
Moderate
90
Moderate
89
Moderate
72
Moderate
62
Good
61
Good
57
Good
no2 4
Good
6
Good
5
Good
3
Good
4
Good
5
Good
3
Good
2
Good
so2 0
Good
0
Good
1
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
co 142
Good
153
Good
179
Good
170
Good
167
Good
165
Good
152
Good
132
Good
data source »
Air pollution in Plymouth from February 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 2018-12 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
o3 76 (Moderate) 71 (Moderate) 62 (Good) 64 (Good) 50 (Good) 50 (Good) 40 (Good) 44 (Good) 45 (Good) 49 (Good) 47 (Good) 56 (Good) 61 (Good) 70 (Moderate) 64 (Good) 48 (Good) 39 (Good) 49 (Good) 46 (Good) 40 (Good) 43 (Good) 36 (Good) 55 (Good) 58 (Good) 65 (Good) 63 (Good) 59 (Good) 50 (Good) 51 (Good) 43 (Good) 39 (Good) 42 (Good) 46 (Good) 39 (Good) 38 (Good) 49 (Good) 58 (Good) 63 (Good) 61 (Good) 51 (Good) 43 (Good) 29 (Good) 40 (Good) 35 (Good) 38 (Good) 42 (Good) 40 (Good) 51 (Good) 60 (Good) 59 (Good) 53 (Good) 46 (Good)
no2 13 (Good) 15 (Good) 13 (Good) 12 (Good) 22 (Good) 22 (Good) 22 (Good) 19 (Good) 15 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 16 (Good) 21 (Good) 15 (Good) 27 (Good) 30 (Good) 20 (Good) 19 (Good) 21 (Good) 22 (Good) 13 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 19 (Good) 20 (Good) 21 (Good) 23 (Good) 19 (Good) 25 (Good) 26 (Good) 18 (Good) 14 (Good) 15 (Good) 11 (Good) 14 (Good) 18 (Good) 19 (Good) 20 (Good) 22 (Good) 25 (Good) 34 (Good) 27 (Good) 27 (Good) 16 (Good) 14 (Good) 10 (Good) 14 (Good) 22 (Good) 19 (Good) 23 (Good) 26 (Good)
pm25 15 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 10 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 8.3 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 11 (Good) 18 (Moderate) 10 (Good) 17 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 8.1 (Good) 7.6 (Good) 5.9 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 12 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 10 (Good) 13 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 9.6 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 7.4 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 11 (Good) 8 (Good) 18 (Moderate) 18 (Moderate)
pm10 19 (Good) 26 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 18 (Good) 18 (Good) 19 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 15 (Good) 16 (Good) 23 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 25 (Moderate) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 19 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 14 (Good) 18 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 16 (Good) 16 (Good) 17 (Good) 16 (Good) 17 (Good) 18 (Good) 15 (Good) 15 (Good) 13 (Good) 19 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 14 (Good) 16 (Good) 17 (Good) 18 (Good) 31 (Moderate) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 12 (Good) 13 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 13 (Good) 18 (Good) 12 (Good) 18 (Good) 19 (Good)
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Quality of life in Plymouth

Green and Parks in the City

Plymouth 74%

Isle of Man: 78% Ireland: 72% Netherlands: 82% Belgium: 64% Faroe Islands: 87%

particulate matter PM2.5

Plymouth 12 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Plymouth 79%

Isle of Man: 83% Ireland: 78% Netherlands: 88% Belgium: 64% Faroe Islands: 100%

particulate matter PM10

Plymouth 17 (Good)

Air Pollution

Plymouth 26%

Isle of Man: 13% Ireland: 24% Netherlands: 21% Belgium: 45% Faroe Islands: 0%

Garbage Disposal

Plymouth 64%

Isle of Man: 78% Ireland: 61% Netherlands: 79% Belgium: 54% Faroe Islands: 88%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Plymouth 85%

Isle of Man: 88% Ireland: 72% Netherlands: 92% Belgium: 70% Faroe Islands: 98%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Plymouth 58%

Isle of Man: 69% Ireland: 52% Netherlands: 77% Belgium: 46% Faroe Islands: 94%

Noise and Light pollution

Plymouth 46%

Isle of Man: 12% Ireland: 37% Netherlands: 31% Belgium: 54% Faroe Islands: 21%

Water Pollution

Plymouth 24%

Isle of Man: 13% Ireland: 37% Netherlands: 17% Belgium: 42% Faroe Islands: 7.7%
Source: Numbeo


Plymouth

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM

PM2,5 4.5 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 7 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 80 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

NO2 5 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 0.3 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 140 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Plymouth

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 2.9 2.9 4.2 4.8 6.5 9.8 8.3 3.8
pm10 7.9 6.2 6.6 7.9 13 17 14 8
o3 57 61 62 72 89 90 89 78
no2 2 3.4 5.2 4.3 3.2 4.9 5.8 4.3
so2 0.16 0.28 0.41 0.41 0.47 0.63 0.34 0.33
co 132 152 165 167 170 179 153 142

Plymouth Centre

2016-02   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
pm25 15 20 11 8.8 11 12 10 7.8 8.3 8.9 11 10 11 18 10 17 11 11 11 8.1 7.6 5.9 11 11 14 12 9.1 9.5 8.4 9.2 8.8 7.8 5.8 5.8 7.1 9.3 12 9.4 10 13 15 24 9.6 9.3 7.1 7.4 5.3 8.9 11 8 18 18
o3 76 71 62 64 50 50 40 44 45 49 47 56 61 70 64 48 39 49 46 40 43 36 55 58 65 63 59 50 51 43 39 42 46 39 38 49 58 63 61 51 43 29 40 35 38 42 40 51 60 59 53 46
no2 13 15 13 12 22 22 22 19 15 13 14 14 16 21 15 27 30 20 19 21 22 13 16 18 19 20 21 23 19 25 26 18 14 15 11 14 18 19 20 22 25 34 27 27 16 14 10 14 22 19 23 26
pm10 19 26 17 18 18 19 15 14 14 15 14 15 16 23 17 25 16 18 19 14 14 9.5 14 18 20 19 16 16 17 16 17 18 15 15 13 19 20 14 16 17 18 31 14 14 12 13 9.4 13 18 12 18 19

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — United Kingdom

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTUnited Kingdom🌤️20°Partly cloudyToday · ↑21° ↓9°💨 4 km/h · 💧 56%Mon24.08🌤️21°Tue25.08☁️20°Wed26.08☁️21°14°Thu27.08☁️23°14°Fri28.08🌧️21°12°Sat29.08🌧️15°12°Sun30.08🌧️18°12°Mon31.08🌧️16°Tue1.09🌧️15°Wed2.09🌧️16°14°Thu3.09🌧️18°13°Fri4.09☁️16°Sat5.09🌧️15°Sun6.09☁️16°Mon7.09🌧️16°12°Tue8.09🌧️15°11°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for United Kingdom: today around 21°C (partly cloudy), lows near 9°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. A moderate breeze (about 14 km/h) is partially dispersing pollutants today.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — United Kingdom

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTUnited Kingdom03681111+2.9UV LOWtoday, day maxYou can safely stay in the sun. Sunscreen only matterson very long exposure.3Wed26.083Thu27.081Fri28.083Sat29.085Sun30.084Mon31.084Tue1.094Wed2.091Thu3.091Fri4.094Sat5.091Sun6.092Mon7.092Tue8.091Wed9.094Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in United Kingdom today is 2.9 (low).

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Plymouth today?
The current average PM2.5 across Plymouth is about 5 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Plymouth?
Right now PM2.5 in Plymouth averages about 5 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 Plymouth?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Plymouth was recorded on Tuesday, August 25 (about 10 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Plymouth today?
The UV index in Plymouth today is 2.9 (low).
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Plymouth?
A moderate breeze (about 14 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.