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

Latest air quality data: Glasgow
Pollution and air quality forecast for Glasgow. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Glasgow:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 10 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 19 (Good)
  3. ozone (O3) - 76 (Moderate)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 7 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 1 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 157 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Glasgow, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

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

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


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Glasgow? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 10 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Glasgow in the last 7 days was: 11 (Thursday, August 27, 2026) and the lowest: 3 (Thursday, August 20, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 15 (February 2016). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: October (4.5).

What is the level of PM10 today in Glasgow? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Glasgow is: 19 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 21 (February 2016). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Glasgow is usually recorded in: August (6.9).

How is the O3 level today in Glasgow? (ozone (O3))
76 (Moderate)

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))
157 (Good)



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

PM2,5 10 (Good)

PM10 19 (Good)

O3 76 (Moderate)

NO2 7 (Good)

SO2 1 (Good)

CO 157 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Glasgow

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
7
Good
5
Good
9
Good
6
Good
5
Good
4
Good
3
Good
pm10 18
Good
12
Good
8
Good
12
Good
10
Good
7
Good
7
Good
6
Good
o3 79
Moderate
75
Moderate
58
Good
54
Good
48
Good
52
Good
46
Good
51
Good
no2 8
Good
6
Good
7
Good
13
Good
8
Good
6
Good
8
Good
6
Good
so2 1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
0
Good
1
Good
1
Good
co 178
Good
161
Good
171
Good
201
Good
187
Good
178
Good
176
Good
157
Good
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Air pollution in Glasgow 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
no2 10 (Good) 10 (Good) 21 (Good) 23 (Good) 23 (Good) 34 (Good) 36 (Good) 25 (Good) 20 (Good) 16 (Good) 16 (Good) 14 (Good) 19 (Good) 20 (Good) 21 (Good) 34 (Good) 40 (Good) 40 (Good) 29 (Good) 28 (Good) 19 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 22 (Good) 26 (Good) 35 (Good) 36 (Good) 45 (Moderate) 40 (Good) 24 (Good) 25 (Good) 16 (Good) 15 (Good) 15 (Good) 17 (Good) 20 (Good) 32 (Good) 29 (Good) 38 (Good) 35 (Good) 51 (Moderate) 29 (Good) 23 (Good) 21 (Good) 17 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 23 (Good) 31 (Good) 62 (Moderate)
o3 60 (Good) 67 (Good) 54 (Good) 54 (Good) 49 (Good) 38 (Good) 20 (Good) 34 (Good) 34 (Good) 43 (Good) 40 (Good) 51 (Good) 54 (Good) 70 (Good) 58 (Good) 40 (Good) 32 (Good) 25 (Good) 34 (Good) 37 (Good) 41 (Good) 33 (Good) 43 (Good) 53 (Good) 63 (Good) 61 (Good) 51 (Good) 39 (Good) 34 (Good) 28 (Good) 31 (Good) 38 (Good) 32 (Good) 33 (Good) 35 (Good) 44 (Good) 60 (Good) 64 (Good) 46 (Good) 45 (Good) 31 (Good) 34 (Good) 21 (Good) 27 (Good) 34 (Good) 35 (Good) 35 (Good) 49 (Good) 65 (Good) 54 (Good) 43 (Good) 24 (Good)
pm25 4.7 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 5 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 4.9 (Good) 4.9 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 6.2 (Good) 12 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 7.4 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 5 (Good) 7 (Good) 6.6 (Good) 8 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 9.6 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 7.4 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 6.1 (Good) 5.5 (Good) 5.1 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 6.5 (Good) 9 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 11 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 9.9 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 5 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 5.2 (Good) 7.2 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 6.6 (Good) 15 (Moderate)
pm10 7.4 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 10 (Good) 9.6 (Good) 13 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 8.3 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 19 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 6.9 (Good) 9.7 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 14 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 12 (Good) 10 (Good) 10 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 18 (Good) 14 (Good) 17 (Good) 15 (Good) 16 (Good) 16 (Good) 15 (Good) 13 (Good) 10 (Good) 11 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 21 (Moderate)
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Quality of life in Glasgow

Green and Parks in the City

Glasgow 82%

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

particulate matter PM2.5

Glasgow 8 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Glasgow 78%

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

particulate matter PM10

Glasgow 12 (Good)

Air Pollution

Glasgow 33%

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

Garbage Disposal

Glasgow 56%

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

Availability and quality of drinking water

Glasgow 86%

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

Cleanliness and tidiness

Glasgow 46%

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

Noise and Light pollution

Glasgow 42%

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

Water Pollution

Glasgow 17%

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


Glasgow

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM

PM2,5 10 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 19 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 76 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

NO2 7.1 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 0.9 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 157 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Glasgow

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 3.1 3.5 4.8 5.8 8.8 4.6 6.7 11
pm10 6.3 7.1 7.3 9.6 12 7.7 12 18
o3 51 46 52 48 54 58 75 79
no2 6.4 8.1 6.2 8.2 13 7.5 6.4 7.6
so2 0.53 0.55 0.48 0.53 0.96 0.55 0.67 0.75
co 157 176 178 187 201 171 161 178

Glasgow Great Western Road

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 11 10 22 23 22 35 35 28 22 16 19 17 23 22 23 37 43 41 32 31 21 15 15 18 18 23 26 36 37 47 42 24 27 17 15 16 17 22 35 32 40 38 55 29 26 22 19 15 17 23 32 64

Glasgow Townhead

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 4.7 6.7 5.8 5 5.8 5.8 8.9 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.6 14 6.2 12 7.1 7.4 6.7 5 7 6.6 8 11 12 9.6 11 11 10 9.8 8.6 7.4 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.1 8.9 6.5 9 9.1 11 8.6 9.9 6.8 5 6.7 5.2 7.2 8.2 5.8 6.6 15
pm10 7.4 11 11 9.3 10 9.6 13 8.5 9.5 8.8 8.3 8.2 8.2 21 11 19 12 11 10 9.1 8.8 6.9 9.7 14 13 11 12 14 15 14 13 12 10 10 12 11 18 14 17 15 16 16 15 13 10 11 9.2 13 14 11 10 21
o3 60 67 54 54 49 38 20 34 34 43 40 51 54 70 58 40 32 25 34 37 41 33 43 53 63 61 51 39 34 28 31 38 32 33 35 44 60 64 46 45 31 34 21 27 34 35 35 49 65 54 43 24
no2 9.3 9.6 20 22 23 32 37 23 19 16 13 10 15 19 19 31 37 38 26 26 17 14 13 14 17 21 26 34 35 44 38 23 23 15 14 14 16 18 29 27 36 33 47 29 19 19 16 17 18 23 29 61

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Glasgow

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTGlasgow🌤️22°Partly cloudyToday · ↑23° ↓8°💨 2 km/h · 💧 50%Mon24.08🌤️23°Tue25.08☁️20°11°Wed26.08🌧️21°14°Thu27.08☁️22°15°Fri28.08🌧️22°14°Sat29.08🌧️16°12°Sun30.08🌧️18°12°Mon31.08🌧️16°11°Tue1.09🌧️16°10°Wed2.09🌧️18°14°Thu3.09🌧️18°12°Fri4.09🌧️16°10°Sat5.09🌧️17°Sun6.09☁️16°Mon7.09🌧️17°13°Tue8.09🌧️16°12°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for Glasgow: today around 23°C (partly cloudy), lows near 8°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. A moderate breeze (about 9 km/h) is partially dispersing pollutants today.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Glasgow

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTGlasgow03681111+2.8UV LOWtoday, day maxYou can safely stay in the sun. Sunscreen only matterson very long exposure.3Wed26.083Thu27.083Fri28.084Sat29.085Sun30.084Mon31.084Tue1.094Wed2.091Thu3.094Fri4.094Sat5.091Sun6.093Mon7.093Tue8.091Wed9.094Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in Glasgow today is 2.8 (low).

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Glasgow today?
The current average PM2.5 across Glasgow is about 10 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Glasgow?
Right now PM2.5 in Glasgow averages about 10 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 Glasgow?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Glasgow was recorded on Thursday, August 27 (about 11 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Glasgow today?
The UV index in Glasgow today is 2.8 (low).
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Glasgow?
A moderate breeze (about 9 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.