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

Latest air quality data: Cardiff
Pollution and air quality forecast for Cardiff. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Cardiff:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 6 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 11 (Good)
  3. ozone (O3) - 61 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 15 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 1 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 163 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Cardiff, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 1.

air quality index: 0
AQI 1 Good

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

Today (Thursday, August 27, 2026) air quality is good. The air quality has no effect on health. Everyone can continue their outdoor activities normally in Cardiff.


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Cardiff? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 6 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Cardiff in the last 7 days was: 10 (Wednesday, August 26, 2026) and the lowest: 3 (Friday, August 21, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 25 (February 2019). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: July (5.8).

What is the level of PM10 today in Cardiff? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Cardiff is: 11 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 34 (February 2019). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Cardiff is usually recorded in: July (13).

How is the O3 level today in Cardiff? (ozone (O3))
61 (Good)

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

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

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



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

PM2,5 6 (Good)

PM10 11 (Good)

O3 61 (Good)

NO2 15 (Good)

SO2 1 (Good)

CO 163 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Cardiff

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
10
Good
8
Good
7
Good
5
Good
6
Good
3
Good
3
Good
pm10 6
Good
14
Good
13
Good
11
Good
8
Good
9
Good
6
Good
6
Good
o3 70
Moderate
84
Moderate
90
Moderate
82
Moderate
73
Moderate
62
Good
59
Good
54
Good
no2 7
Good
6
Good
5
Good
6
Good
5
Good
6
Good
6
Good
4
Good
so2 0
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
co 155
Good
172
Good
176
Good
175
Good
177
Good
178
Good
166
Good
155
Good
data source »
Air pollution in Cardiff 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 69 (Good) 72 (Moderate) 62 (Good) 59 (Good) 39 (Good) 34 (Good) 25 (Good) 26 (Good) 34 (Good) 41 (Good) 43 (Good) 46 (Good) 51 (Good) 60 (Good) 53 (Good) 34 (Good) 31 (Good) 40 (Good) 33 (Good) 34 (Good) 35 (Good) 32 (Good) 41 (Good) 55 (Good) 60 (Good) 55 (Good) 51 (Good) 43 (Good) 42 (Good) 39 (Good) 31 (Good) 40 (Good) 38 (Good) 39 (Good) 44 (Good) 50 (Good) 54 (Good) 56 (Good) 53 (Good) 45 (Good) 28 (Good) 20 (Good) 31 (Good) 27 (Good) 34 (Good) 40 (Good) 39 (Good) 48 (Good) 60 (Good) 56 (Good) 47 (Good) 46 (Good)
no2 11 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 17 (Good) 16 (Good) 27 (Good) 30 (Good) 38 (Good) 24 (Good) 14 (Good) 18 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 16 (Good) 20 (Good) 22 (Good) 34 (Good) 30 (Good) 23 (Good) 28 (Good) 23 (Good) 19 (Good) 14 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 12 (Good) 13 (Good) 18 (Good) 20 (Good) 23 (Good) 25 (Good) 29 (Good) 17 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 13 (Good) 18 (Good) 19 (Good) 23 (Good) 24 (Good) 27 (Good) 28 (Good) 23 (Good) 18 (Good) 14 (Good) 10 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 16 (Good) 26 (Good) 25 (Good)
so2 6.3 (Good) 3.6 (Good) 5 (Good) 7.9 (Good) 9.7 (Good) 6.4 (Good) 2.8 (Good) 4.9 (Good) 13 (Good) 3.1 (Good) 3.5 (Good) 3.2 (Good) 3.8 (Good) 3.6 (Good) 3.3 (Good) 5.6 (Good) 3.7 (Good) 1.9 (Good) 1.8 (Good) 6.3 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 2.7 (Good) 2.8 (Good) 4.1 (Good) 3.9 (Good) 7.2 (Good) 2.1 (Good) 0.95 (Good) 1.6 (Good) 1.1 (Good) 2.6 (Good) 4.7 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 8.3 (Good) 12 (Good) 15 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 9.6 (Good) 12 (Good) 14 (Good) 11 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 6.2 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 5.6 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 3.6 (Good) 4.8 (Good) 4.1 (Good) 4.2 (Good)
pm25 8.3 (Good) 13 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 6 (Good) 7.4 (Good) 8 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 6.6 (Good) 6.2 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 6 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 19 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 25 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 13 (Good) 8.7 (Good) 6.3 (Good) 6.6 (Good) 10 (Good) 11 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 10 (Good) 9.9 (Good) 10 (Good) 6.9 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 7.2 (Good) 6 (Good) 6.4 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 11 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 9.7 (Good) 11 (Good) 17 (Moderate) 17 (Moderate) 7 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 6 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 10 (Good) 12 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 13 (Good) 19 (Moderate)
pm10 14 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 20 (Good) 25 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 17 (Good) 28 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 34 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 18 (Good) 18 (Good) 18 (Good) 23 (Moderate) 14 (Good) 17 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 19 (Good) 18 (Good) 18 (Good) 14 (Good) 16 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 17 (Good) 18 (Good) 23 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 16 (Good) 18 (Good) 15 (Good) 17 (Good) 15 (Good) 20 (Good) 22 (Moderate) 16 (Good) 20 (Good) 26 (Moderate)
data source »

Quality of life in Cardiff

Green and Parks in the City

Cardiff 78%

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

particulate matter PM2.5

Cardiff 10 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Cardiff 69%

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

particulate matter PM10

Cardiff 14 (Good)

Air Pollution

Cardiff 35%

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

Garbage Disposal

Cardiff 59%

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

Availability and quality of drinking water

Cardiff 76%

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

Cleanliness and tidiness

Cardiff 52%

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

Noise and Light pollution

Cardiff 45%

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

Water Pollution

Cardiff 24%

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


Cardiff

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM

PM2,5 6.3 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 11 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 61 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 15 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 0.8 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 163 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Cardiff

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 3.4 5.6 5.3 6.9 8 9.7 4.1
pm10 6.1 6.3 8.8 7.9 11 13 14 6.3
o3 54 59 62 73 82 90 84 70
no2 3.9 5.9 5.9 4.9 5.8 4.8 5.5 7.5
so2 0.67 0.57 0.75 0.52 0.52 0.72 0.6 0.43
co 155 166 178 177 175 176 172 155

Cardiff 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 8.3 13 7.3 6 7.4 8 7.7 6.6 6.2 7.5 6 12 11 19 12 25 12 9.4 13 8.7 6.3 6.6 10 11 14 12 10 9.9 10 6.9 9.4 7.3 7.2 6 6.4 8.8 11 9.2 9.7 11 17 17 7 9.1 6 7.5 5.8 10 12 8.2 13 19
so2 6.3 3.6 5 7.9 9.7 6.4 2.8 4.9 13 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.8 3.6 3.3 5.6 3.7 1.9 1.8 6.3 4.6 2.7 2.8 4.1 3.9 7.2 2.1 0.95 1.6 1.1 2.6 4.7 11 11 8.3 12 15 9.2 9.6 12 14 11 9.2 5.3 6.2 4.2 5.6 6.8 3.6 4.8 4.1 4.2
o3 69 72 62 59 39 34 25 26 34 41 43 46 51 60 53 34 31 40 33 34 35 32 41 55 60 55 51 43 42 39 31 40 38 39 44 50 54 56 53 45 28 20 31 27 34 40 39 48 60 56 47 46
no2 11 9.1 17 16 27 30 38 24 14 18 15 14 16 20 22 34 30 23 28 23 19 14 9.3 9.3 12 13 18 20 23 25 29 17 14 13 12 11 13 18 19 23 24 27 28 23 18 14 10 16 18 16 26 25
pm10 14 21 15 16 18 21 20 25 24 20 15 17 28 29 24 34 21 15 18 18 18 23 14 17 21 17 19 18 18 14 16 15 14 14 13 16 18 17 18 23 23 29 16 18 15 17 15 20 22 16 20 26

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Cardiff

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTCardiff☁️24°CloudyToday · ↑26° ↓11°💨 8 km/h · 💧 42%Mon24.08☁️26°11°Tue25.08🌧️27°15°Wed26.08🌤️25°18°Thu27.08🌧️20°16°Fri28.08🌧️20°15°Sat29.08🌧️21°16°Sun30.08🌧️20°14°Mon31.08🌧️18°13°Tue1.09🌧️20°15°Wed2.09🌧️21°16°Thu3.09☁️22°19°Fri4.09☁️23°18°Sat5.09🌧️19°13°Sun6.09☁️19°10°Mon7.09🌧️23°13°Tue8.09☁️20°12°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for Cardiff: today around 26°C (cloudy), lows near 11°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. Strong wind (about 30 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Cardiff

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTCardiff03681111+4.1UV MODERATEtoday, day maxSeek shade around midday. SPF 30+, sunglasses and ahat for longer stays.⏱ Unprotected fair skin can burn in about 50 min4Wed26.082Thu27.085Fri28.085Sat29.085Sun30.085Mon31.085Tue1.093Wed2.091Thu3.095Fri4.094Sat5.093Sun6.094Mon7.093Tue8.095Wed9.095Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in Cardiff today is 4.1 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 50 minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Cardiff today?
The current average PM2.5 across Cardiff is about 6 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Cardiff?
Right now PM2.5 in Cardiff averages about 6 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 Cardiff?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Cardiff was recorded on Wednesday, August 26 (about 10 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Cardiff today?
The UV index in Cardiff today is 4.1 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 50 minutes.
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Cardiff?
Strong wind (about 30 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.