What is the air quality in Leicester today? Is the air polluted in Leicester?. Is there smog?
What is the current level of PM2.5 in Leicester? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is:
18 (Moderate)
For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Leicester 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: 21 (February 2016).
The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: July (6.1).
What is the level of PM10 today in Leicester? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Leicester is:
21 (Moderate)
The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 36 (February 2019).
The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Leicester is usually recorded in: June (15).
How is the O3 level today in Leicester? (ozone (O3))
73 (Moderate)
How high is the level of NO2? (nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
8 (Good)
What is the level of SO2 pollution? (sulfur dioxide (SO2))
2 (Good)
How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
183 (Good)
PM2,5 18 (Moderate)
PM10 21 (Moderate)
O3 73 (Moderate)
NO2 8 (Good)
SO2 2 (Good)
CO 183 (Good)
| 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 |
5 Good |
8 Good |
6 Good |
4 Good |
4 Good |
| pm10 | 14 Good |
14 Good |
11 Good |
8 Good |
12 Good |
11 Good |
8 Good |
7 Good |
| o3 | 69 Good |
78 Moderate |
80 Moderate |
69 Good |
61 Good |
57 Good |
52 Good |
45 Good |
| no2 | 11 Good |
8 Good |
4 Good |
5 Good |
9 Good |
8 Good |
9 Good |
9 Good |
| so2 | 1 Good |
1 Good |
1 Good |
1 Good |
1 Good |
1 Good |
1 Good |
1 Good |
| co | 184 Good |
181 Good |
162 Good |
173 Good |
195 Good |
176 Good |
169 Good |
152 Good |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no2 | 19 (Good) | 17 (Good) | 26 (Good) | 28 (Good) | 35 (Good) | 36 (Good) | 38 (Good) | 31 (Good) | 26 (Good) | 25 (Good) | 23 (Good) | 23 (Good) | 27 (Good) | 20 (Good) | 29 (Good) | 40 (Moderate) | 42 (Moderate) | 38 (Good) | 31 (Good) | 33 (Good) | 30 (Good) | 27 (Good) | 23 (Good) | 19 (Good) | 26 (Good) | 27 (Good) | 31 (Good) | 33 (Good) | 36 (Good) | 39 (Good) | 43 (Moderate) | 28 (Good) | 29 (Good) | 30 (Good) | 24 (Good) | 23 (Good) | 24 (Good) | 35 (Good) | 31 (Good) | 34 (Good) | 43 (Moderate) | 43 (Moderate) | 42 (Moderate) | 33 (Good) | 29 (Good) | 23 (Good) | 22 (Good) | 28 (Good) | 26 (Good) | 30 (Good) | 36 (Good) | 44 (Moderate) |
| pm10 | 15 (Good) | 20 (Good) | 16 (Good) | 15 (Good) | 17 (Good) | 19 (Good) | 22 (Moderate) | 19 (Good) | 19 (Good) | 19 (Good) | 18 (Good) | 15 (Good) | 22 (Moderate) | 29 (Moderate) | 26 (Moderate) | 36 (Moderate) | 29 (Moderate) | 22 (Moderate) | 26 (Moderate) | 22 (Moderate) | 19 (Good) | 16 (Good) | 21 (Moderate) | 21 (Moderate) | 27 (Moderate) | 24 (Moderate) | 27 (Moderate) | 21 (Moderate) | 20 (Moderate) | 18 (Good) | 25 (Moderate) | 19 (Good) | 20 (Moderate) | 19 (Good) | 18 (Good) | 22 (Moderate) | 22 (Moderate) | 25 (Moderate) | 21 (Moderate) | 26 (Moderate) | 28 (Moderate) | 31 (Moderate) | 22 (Moderate) | 19 (Good) | 20 (Moderate) | 17 (Good) | 15 (Good) | 19 (Good) | 22 (Moderate) | 21 (Moderate) | 28 (Moderate) | 28 (Moderate) |
| o3 | 59 (Good) | 66 (Good) | 53 (Good) | 47 (Good) | 35 (Good) | 31 (Good) | 23 (Good) | 30 (Good) | 34 (Good) | 45 (Good) | 41 (Good) | 46 (Good) | 51 (Good) | 66 (Good) | 51 (Good) | 32 (Good) | 28 (Good) | 31 (Good) | 31 (Good) | 33 (Good) | 35 (Good) | 29 (Good) | 58 (Good) | 54 (Good) | 65 (Good) | 57 (Good) | 48 (Good) | 41 (Good) | 34 (Good) | 29 (Good) | 24 (Good) | 33 (Good) | 31 (Good) | 34 (Good) | 40 (Good) | 45 (Good) | 53 (Good) | 50 (Good) | 45 (Good) | 38 (Good) | 23 (Good) | 18 (Good) | 23 (Good) | 26 (Good) | 28 (Good) | 38 (Good) | 35 (Good) | 40 (Good) | 56 (Good) | 50 (Good) | 41 (Good) | 35 (Good) |
| pm25 | 8.1 (Good) | 10 (Good) | 8.2 (Good) | 6.6 (Good) | 8.6 (Good) | 8.7 (Good) | 15 (Moderate) | 8.8 (Good) | 7.5 (Good) | 9.4 (Good) | 8.8 (Good) | 9 (Good) | 11 (Good) | 19 (Moderate) | 12 (Good) | 15 (Moderate) | 14 (Moderate) | 9.3 (Good) | 14 (Moderate) | 9.1 (Good) | 7.4 (Good) | 6.5 (Good) | 9.5 (Good) | 9.5 (Good) | 15 (Moderate) | 12 (Good) | 14 (Moderate) | 9.1 (Good) | 9.7 (Good) | 8.6 (Good) | 13 (Moderate) | 7.9 (Good) | 10 (Good) | 7.7 (Good) | 7.4 (Good) | 8.1 (Good) | 10 (Good) | 11 (Good) | 10 (Good) | 16 (Moderate) | 19 (Moderate) | 18 (Moderate) | 11 (Good) | 9.1 (Good) | 11 (Good) | 7.5 (Good) | 6.1 (Good) | 9.4 (Good) | 12 (Good) | 9.2 (Good) | 15 (Moderate) | 21 (Moderate) |
Green and Parks in the City
Leicester 65%
Isle of Man: 78% Ireland: 72% Netherlands: 82% Belgium: 64% Faroe Islands: 87%particulate matter PM2.5
Leicester 12 (Good)
Pleasure of spending time in the city
Leicester 74%
Isle of Man: 83% Ireland: 78% Netherlands: 88% Belgium: 64% Faroe Islands: 100%particulate matter PM10
Leicester 22 (Moderate)
Air Pollution
Leicester 29%
Isle of Man: 13% Ireland: 24% Netherlands: 21% Belgium: 45% Faroe Islands: 0%Garbage Disposal
Leicester 57%
Isle of Man: 78% Ireland: 61% Netherlands: 79% Belgium: 54% Faroe Islands: 88%Availability and quality of drinking water
Leicester 82%
Isle of Man: 88% Ireland: 72% Netherlands: 92% Belgium: 70% Faroe Islands: 98%Cleanliness and tidiness
Leicester 58%
Isle of Man: 69% Ireland: 52% Netherlands: 77% Belgium: 46% Faroe Islands: 94%Noise and Light pollution
Leicester 47%
Isle of Man: 12% Ireland: 37% Netherlands: 31% Belgium: 54% Faroe Islands: 21%Water Pollution
Leicester 25%
Isle of Man: 13% Ireland: 37% Netherlands: 17% Belgium: 42% Faroe Islands: 7.7%PM2,5 18 (Moderate)
particulate matter (PM2.5) dustPM10 21 (Moderate)
particulate matter (PM10) suspended dustO3 73 (Moderate)
ozone (O3)NO2 7.7 (Good)
nitrogen dioxide (NO2)SO2 1.7 (Good)
sulfur dioxide (SO2)CO 183 (Good)
carbon monoxide (CO)Leicester
| 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 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 11 |
| pm10 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
| o3 | 45 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 69 | 80 | 78 | 69 |
| no2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 11 |
| so2 | 0.6 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.82 | 0.6 | 0.52 | 1.1 | 0.82 |
| co | 152 | 169 | 176 | 195 | 173 | 162 | 181 | 184 |
Leicester A594 Roadside
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| pm10 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 36 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 28 |
| no2 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 33 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 20 | 35 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 36 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 35 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 37 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 36 | 38 | 43 |
Leicester University
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| no2 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 46 |
| o3 | 59 | 66 | 53 | 47 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 66 | 51 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 58 | 54 | 65 | 57 | 48 | 41 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 50 | 45 | 38 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 35 | 40 | 56 | 50 | 41 | 35 |
| pm25 | 8.1 | 10 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 15 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9.3 | 14 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 13 | 7.9 | 10 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 9.1 | 11 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 12 | 9.2 | 15 | 21 |
| pm10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
The UV index in United Kingdom today is 2.9 (low).
Live PM2.5 around Leicester — compare nearby locations.