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

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 18 (Moderate)
particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 20 (Moderate)
ozone (O3) - 84 (Moderate)
nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 8 (Good)
sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 1 (Good)
carbon monoxide (CO) - 199 (Good)

Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Manchester, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 2.

AQI 2 Moderate

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

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

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Manchester? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 18 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Manchester in the last 7 days was: 11 (Thursday, August 27, 2026) and the lowest: 4 (Friday, August 21, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 23 (February 2016). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: September (4).

What is the level of PM10 today in Manchester? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Manchester is: 20 (Moderate) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 20 (April 2020). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Manchester is usually recorded in: May (13).

How is the O3 level today in Manchester? (ozone (O3))
84 (Moderate)

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

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

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

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

PM2,5 18 (Moderate)

PM10 20 (Moderate)

O3 84 (Moderate)

NO2 8 (Good)

SO2 1 (Good)

CO 199 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Manchester

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	11 Good	10 Good	6 Good	7 Good	10 Good	7 Good	4 Good	4 Good
pm10	14 Good	14 Good	10 Good	10 Good	13 Good	10 Good	8 Good	7 Good
o3	76 Moderate	83 Moderate	75 Moderate	65 Good	51 Good	49 Good	44 Good	40 Good
no2	14 Good	10 Good	7 Good	10 Good	17 Good	13 Good	13 Good	16 Good
so2	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good	1 Good
co	205 Good	186 Good	173 Good	192 Good	223 Good	189 Good	180 Good	170 Good

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pollution pm25 hikersbay.com — Air pollution in Manchester from February 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	2018-12	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	55 (Good)	62 (Good)	43 (Good)	39 (Good)	24 (Good)	19 (Good)	15 (Good)	19 (Good)	21 (Good)	31 (Good)	31 (Good)	34 (Good)	44 (Good)	51 (Good)	41 (Good)	22 (Good)	22 (Good)	18 (Good)	19 (Good)	23 (Good)	22 (Good)	21 (Good)	37 (Good)	41 (Good)	49 (Good)	41 (Good)	37 (Good)	27 (Good)	26 (Good)	18 (Good)	17 (Good)	23 (Good)	20 (Good)	24 (Good)	29 (Good)	34 (Good)	43 (Good)	34 (Good)	24 (Good)	20 (Good)	13 (Good)	13 (Good)	13 (Good)	17 (Good)	22 (Good)	27 (Good)	27 (Good)	33 (Good)	47 (Good)	39 (Good)	32 (Good)	19 (Good)
no2	16 (Good)	18 (Good)	33 (Good)	34 (Good)	37 (Good)	42 (Moderate)	44 (Moderate)	39 (Good)	31 (Good)	25 (Good)	23 (Good)	29 (Good)	29 (Good)	40 (Good)	34 (Good)	50 (Moderate)	46 (Moderate)	44 (Moderate)	39 (Good)	36 (Good)	32 (Good)	24 (Good)	24 (Good)	25 (Good)	30 (Good)	35 (Good)	39 (Good)	46 (Moderate)	42 (Moderate)	49 (Moderate)	46 (Moderate)	33 (Good)	31 (Good)	26 (Good)	24 (Good)	28 (Good)	32 (Good)	36 (Good)	45 (Moderate)	45 (Moderate)	51 (Moderate)	55 (Moderate)	56 (Moderate)	45 (Moderate)	32 (Good)	28 (Good)	28 (Good)	33 (Good)	37 (Good)	40 (Moderate)	47 (Moderate)	66 (Moderate)
so2	6.1 (Good)	5.7 (Good)	10 (Good)	8.8 (Good)	14 (Good)	7.9 (Good)	8.9 (Good)	3.9 (Good)	4.6 (Good)	4.6 (Good)	4.5 (Good)	7.9 (Good)	8.8 (Good)	9.2 (Good)	5 (Good)	4 (Good)	5.4 (Good)	6.4 (Good)	4.2 (Good)	5.9 (Good)	5.7 (Good)	4.2 (Good)	8.8 (Good)	5.1 (Good)	5.4 (Good)	7.7 (Good)	6.3 (Good)	6 (Good)	4.8 (Good)	4.7 (Good)	2.2 (Good)	4.2 (Good)	5.5 (Good)	7 (Good)	9.7 (Good)	6.8 (Good)	6.5 (Good)	3.7 (Good)	4.2 (Good)	3.6 (Good)	2.8 (Good)	5.9 (Good)	4.6 (Good)	6.7 (Good)	9.3 (Good)	3.8 (Good)	3.9 (Good)	3.6 (Good)	6.7 (Good)	8.4 (Good)	2.6 (Good)	0.86 (Good)
pm25	7.1 (Good)	11 (Good)	10 (Good)	8.1 (Good)	8.4 (Good)	7 (Good)	11 (Good)	4.2 (Good)	4 (Good)	5.4 (Good)	10 (Good)	9.2 (Good)	11 (Good)	20 (Moderate)	10 (Good)	19 (Moderate)	14 (Moderate)	8.5 (Good)	12 (Good)	8 (Good)	5.6 (Good)	8.6 (Good)	13 (Moderate)	13 (Moderate)	13 (Moderate)	11 (Good)	12 (Good)	11 (Good)	10 (Good)	10 (Good)	11 (Good)	6.9 (Good)	8.2 (Good)	4.9 (Good)	5.9 (Good)	4.9 (Good)	8.9 (Good)	7.3 (Good)	8.6 (Good)	11 (Good)	16 (Moderate)	14 (Moderate)	7.7 (Good)	7.3 (Good)	6.7 (Good)	4.7 (Good)	4.4 (Good)	9.4 (Good)	13 (Moderate)	10 (Good)	13 (Moderate)	23 (Moderate)
pm10	13 (Good)	20 (Good)	18 (Good)	15 (Good)	15 (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)	- (Good)

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Manchester

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM

PM2,5 18 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 20 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 84 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

NO2 7.9 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 0.8 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 199 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Manchester

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	4.2	4.2	6.5	9.5	7	6	9.6	11
pm10	7.3	7.7	10	13	9.8	10	14	14
o3	40	44	49	51	65	75	83	76
no2	16	13	13	17	9.9	7.3	10	14
so2	0.84	0.88	0.93	1.2	1.1	0.84	0.92	0.83
co	170	180	189	223	192	173	186	205

Manchester Piccadilly

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	55	62	43	39	24	19	15	19	21	31	31	34	44	51	41	22	22	18	19	23	22	21	37	41	49	41	37	27	26	18	17	23	20	24	29	34	43	34	24	20	13	13	13	17	22	27	27	33	47	39	32	19
no2	16	18	33	34	37	42	44	39	31	25	23	29	29	40	34	50	46	44	39	36	32	24	24	25	30	35	39	46	42	49	46	33	31	26	24	28	32	36	45	45	51	55	56	45	32	28	28	33	37	40	47	66
so2	6.1	5.7	10	8.8	14	7.9	8.9	3.9	4.6	4.6	4.5	7.9	8.8	9.2	5	4	5.4	6.4	4.2	5.9	5.7	4.2	8.8	5.1	5.4	7.7	6.3	6	4.8	4.7	2.2	4.2	5.5	7	9.7	6.8	6.5	3.7	4.2	3.6	2.8	5.9	4.6	6.7	9.3	3.8	3.9	3.6	6.7	8.4	2.6	0.86
pm25	7.1	11	10	8.1	8.4	7	11	4.2	4	5.4	10	9.2	11	20	10	19	14	8.5	12	8	5.6	8.6	13	13	13	11	12	11	10	10	11	6.9	8.2	4.9	5.9	4.9	8.9	7.3	8.6	11	16	14	7.7	7.3	6.7	4.7	4.4	9.4	13	10	13	23
pm10	13	20	18	15	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Manchester

16-day weather forecast for Manchester: today around 23°C (partly cloudy), lows near 11°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. Strong wind (about 19 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Manchester

The UV index in Manchester today is 3.7 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 55 minutes.

📍 Air quality in nearby cities

Live PM2.5 around Manchester — compare nearby locations.

Bradford 19 µg/m³
Liverpool 15 µg/m³
Sheffield 22 µg/m³
Leeds 18 µg/m³
Nottingham 19 µg/m³
Wolverhampton 14 µg/m³
London 15 µg/m³
Birmingham 15 µg/m³

Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Manchester today?

The current average PM2.5 across Manchester is about 18 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 Manchester?

Right now PM2.5 in Manchester averages about 18 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 Manchester?

Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Manchester was recorded on Thursday, August 27 (about 11 µg/m³).

What is the UV index in Manchester today?

The UV index in Manchester today is 3.7 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 55 minutes.

Does today's wind help disperse smog in Manchester?

Strong wind (about 19 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.