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

Latest air quality data: Nottingham
Pollution and air quality forecast for Nottingham. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Nottingham:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 19 (Moderate)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 23 (Moderate)
  3. ozone (O3) - 65 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 7 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 1 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 187 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Nottingham, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

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


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Nottingham? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 19 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Nottingham in the last 7 days was: 13 (Thursday, August 27, 2026) and the lowest: 4 (Friday, August 21, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 21 (February 2019). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: August (4.5).

What is the level of PM10 today in Nottingham? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Nottingham is: 23 (Moderate) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 32 (February 2019). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Nottingham is usually recorded in: July (11).

How is the O3 level today in Nottingham? (ozone (O3))
65 (Good)

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

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

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



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

PM2,5 19 (Moderate)

PM10 23 (Moderate)

O3 65 (Good)

NO2 7 (Good)

SO2 1 (Good)

CO 187 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Nottingham

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
9
Good
6
Good
5
Good
9
Good
6
Good
4
Good
4
Good
pm10 16
Good
13
Good
11
Good
8
Good
12
Good
11
Good
8
Good
7
Good
o3 67
Good
76
Moderate
78
Moderate
66
Good
56
Good
58
Good
53
Good
44
Good
no2 11
Good
7
Good
4
Good
5
Good
10
Good
9
Good
7
Good
10
Good
so2 1
Good
1
Good
0
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
co 193
Good
176
Good
161
Good
174
Good
197
Good
173
Good
164
Good
152
Good
data source »
Air pollution in Nottingham 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 63 (Good) 71 (Moderate) 56 (Good) 50 (Good) 36 (Good) 28 (Good) 20 (Good) 30 (Good) 32 (Good) 47 (Good) 45 (Good) 47 (Good) 54 (Good) 65 (Good) 51 (Good) 28 (Good) 27 (Good) 25 (Good) 26 (Good) 34 (Good) 34 (Good) 34 (Good) 54 (Good) 52 (Good) 65 (Good) 54 (Good) 44 (Good) 36 (Good) 34 (Good) 28 (Good) 23 (Good) 33 (Good) 30 (Good) 35 (Good) 39 (Good) 48 (Good) 54 (Good) 47 (Good) 44 (Good) 35 (Good) 19 (Good) 16 (Good) 23 (Good) 26 (Good) 27 (Good) 37 (Good) 35 (Good) 42 (Good) 57 (Good) 47 (Good) 40 (Good) 39 (Good)
no2 12 (Good) 12 (Good) 20 (Good) 24 (Good) 30 (Good) 34 (Good) 35 (Good) 28 (Good) 24 (Good) 20 (Good) 19 (Good) 20 (Good) 23 (Good) 25 (Good) 27 (Good) 41 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 36 (Good) 31 (Good) 27 (Good) 26 (Good) 21 (Good) 20 (Good) 21 (Good) 24 (Good) 26 (Good) 32 (Good) 35 (Good) 33 (Good) 37 (Good) 39 (Good) 26 (Good) 28 (Good) 25 (Good) 21 (Good) 20 (Good) 23 (Good) 33 (Good) 31 (Good) 34 (Good) 45 (Moderate) 45 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 30 (Good) 23 (Good) 20 (Good) 21 (Good) 25 (Good) 25 (Good) 31 (Good) 36 (Good) 37 (Good)
so2 6.4 (Good) 6 (Good) 4.7 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 7 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 3.9 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 4.8 (Good) 5.2 (Good) 5.1 (Good) 3.8 (Good) 3.8 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 9.6 (Good) 12 (Good) 6.4 (Good) 9 (Good) 5.4 (Good) 5.4 (Good) 3.1 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 3.9 (Good) 6 (Good) 6.2 (Good) 5.9 (Good) 3.7 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 3.5 (Good) 5 (Good) 3.3 (Good) 3.1 (Good) 2.5 (Good) 2.6 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 3.3 (Good) 4.8 (Good) 3.2 (Good) 6.6 (Good) 7.9 (Good) 5.1 (Good) 5.4 (Good) 4.1 (Good) 4.4 (Good) 2.9 (Good) 2.8 (Good) 3.2 (Good) 2.1 (Good) 2.4 (Good) 4 (Good) 1.6 (Good)
pm25 9.6 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 8.2 (Good) 6.9 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 8 (Good) 9 (Good) 17 (Moderate) 10 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 13 (Good) 7.6 (Good) 4.8 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 8 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 17 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 13 (Moderate) 9.2 (Good) 11 (Good) 9 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 12 (Good) 17 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 19 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 8 (Good) 11 (Good) 13 (Good) 11 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 19 (Moderate)
pm10 15 (Good) 19 (Good) 17 (Good) 14 (Good) 17 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 13 (Good) 11 (Good) 16 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 17 (Good) 30 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 32 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 22 (Moderate) 16 (Good) 13 (Good) 12 (Good) 18 (Good) 18 (Good) 24 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 17 (Good) 17 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 17 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 18 (Good) 19 (Good) 18 (Good) 24 (Moderate) 27 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 16 (Good) 17 (Good) 14 (Good) 11 (Good) 16 (Good) 20 (Good) 17 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate)
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Quality of life in Nottingham

Green and Parks in the City

Nottingham 66%

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

particulate matter PM2.5

Nottingham 12 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Nottingham 77%

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

particulate matter PM10

Nottingham 19 (Good)

Air Pollution

Nottingham 44%

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

Garbage Disposal

Nottingham 64%

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

Availability and quality of drinking water

Nottingham 69%

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

Cleanliness and tidiness

Nottingham 53%

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

Noise and Light pollution

Nottingham 47%

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

Water Pollution

Nottingham 34%

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


Nottingham

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM

PM2,5 19 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 23 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 65 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 6.6 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 0.7 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 187 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Nottingham

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 4 4 6.1 8.9 5.3 6 8.8 13
pm10 7.2 8.2 11 12 8 11 13 16
o3 44 53 58 56 66 78 76 67
no2 9.8 7.3 8.6 10 4.8 3.8 6.9 11
so2 0.62 0.72 0.78 0.78 0.54 0.44 0.71 0.7
co 152 164 173 197 174 161 176 193

Nottingham 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 9.6 11 10 8.2 11 12 14 8.2 6.9 8.6 7.3 8 9 17 10 21 13 8.6 13 7.6 4.8 4.5 8 14 17 15 16 11 12 11 13 9.2 11 9 9.1 8.6 11 12 12 17 20 19 12 11 11 8.8 8 11 13 11 15 19
pm10 15 19 17 14 17 16 18 13 11 16 14 13 17 30 21 32 22 19 22 16 13 12 18 18 24 21 25 17 17 17 20 15 17 14 14 14 18 19 18 24 27 26 17 16 17 14 11 16 20 17 21 25
o3 63 71 56 50 36 28 20 30 32 47 45 47 54 65 51 28 27 25 26 34 34 34 54 52 65 54 44 36 34 28 23 33 30 35 39 48 54 47 44 35 19 16 23 26 27 37 35 42 57 47 40 39
no2 12 12 20 24 30 34 35 28 24 20 19 20 23 25 27 41 41 36 31 27 26 21 20 21 24 26 32 35 33 37 39 26 28 25 21 20 23 33 31 34 45 45 43 30 23 20 21 25 25 31 36 37
so2 6.4 6 4.7 5.3 7 4.6 3.9 9.4 4.8 5.2 5.1 3.8 3.8 4.6 4.2 9.6 12 6.4 9 5.4 5.4 3.1 7.1 3.9 6 6.2 5.9 3.7 5.3 3.5 5 3.3 3.1 2.5 2.6 4.5 3.3 4.8 3.2 6.6 7.9 5.1 5.4 4.1 4.4 2.9 2.8 3.2 2.1 2.4 4 1.6

* 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 Nottingham today?
The current average PM2.5 across Nottingham is about 19 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 Nottingham?
Right now PM2.5 in Nottingham averages about 19 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 Nottingham?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Nottingham was recorded on Thursday, August 27 (about 13 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Nottingham today?
The UV index in Nottingham today is 2.9 (low).
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Nottingham?
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.