Bristol: Air Pollution Today — AQI Index, PM2.5/PM10, Smog Alerts and Forecast
- particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 6 (Good)
- particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 8 (Good)
- ozone (O3) - 64 (Good)
- nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 8 (Good)
- sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 0 (Good)
- carbon monoxide (CO) - 151 (Good)
What is the air quality in Bristol today? Is the air polluted in Bristol?. Is there smog?
What is the current level of PM2.5 in Bristol? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is:
6 (Good)
For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Bristol in the last 7 days was: 10 (Wednesday, August 26, 2026) and the lowest: 3 (Thursday, August 20, 2026).
The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 24 (December 2016).
The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: September (3.6).
What is the level of PM10 today in Bristol? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Bristol is:
8 (Good)
The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 29 (December 2016).
The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Bristol is usually recorded in: June (8.1).
How is the O3 level today in Bristol? (ozone (O3))
64 (Good)
How high is the level of NO2? (nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
8 (Good)
What is the level of SO2 pollution? (sulfur dioxide (SO2))
0 (Good)
How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
151 (Good)
Current data Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
PM2,5 6 (Good)
PM10 8 (Good)
O3 64 (Good)
NO2 8 (Good)
SO2 0 (Good)
CO 151 (Good)
Data on air pollution from recent days in Bristol
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
6
Good
6
Good
5
Good
3
Good
pm10
7
Good
15
Good
13
Good
11
Good
8
Good
9
Good
8
Good
6
Good
o3
66
Good
72
Moderate
83
Moderate
75
Moderate
63
Good
56
Good
51
Good
53
Good
no2
7
Good
7
Good
6
Good
6
Good
6
Good
9
Good
9
Good
5
Good
so2
0
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
1
Good
0
Good
co
153
Good
173
Good
174
Good
173
Good
178
Good
176
Good
165
Good
146
Good
data source »
Air pollution in Bristol 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
2018-07
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
65 (Good)
68 (Good)
58 (Good)
57 (Good)
42 (Good)
35 (Good)
25 (Good)
31 (Good)
38 (Good)
46 (Good)
47 (Good)
50 (Good)
57 (Good)
59 (Good)
56 (Good)
37 (Good)
33 (Good)
39 (Good)
30 (Good)
33 (Good)
41 (Good)
64 (Good)
58 (Good)
64 (Good)
58 (Good)
52 (Good)
49 (Good)
42 (Good)
39 (Good)
32 (Good)
39 (Good)
38 (Good)
40 (Good)
44 (Good)
54 (Good)
58 (Good)
58 (Good)
52 (Good)
41 (Good)
23 (Good)
18 (Good)
32 (Good)
24 (Good)
34 (Good)
44 (Good)
40 (Good)
47 (Good)
56 (Good)
52 (Good)
44 (Good)
42 (Good)
no2
9.9 (Good)
14 (Good)
16 (Good)
17 (Good)
27 (Good)
26 (Good)
28 (Good)
24 (Good)
19 (Good)
16 (Good)
11 (Good)
12 (Good)
13 (Good)
19 (Good)
21 (Good)
31 (Good)
33 (Good)
27 (Good)
30 (Good)
26 (Good)
25 (Good)
20 (Good)
13 (Good)
20 (Good)
19 (Good)
23 (Good)
27 (Good)
24 (Good)
25 (Good)
35 (Good)
17 (Good)
16 (Good)
17 (Good)
14 (Good)
13 (Good)
15 (Good)
19 (Good)
20 (Good)
25 (Good)
38 (Good)
43 (Moderate)
37 (Good)
33 (Good)
22 (Good)
18 (Good)
13 (Good)
17 (Good)
20 (Good)
23 (Good)
30 (Good)
33 (Good)
pm25
11 (Good)
14 (Moderate)
8.6 (Good)
10 (Good)
13 (Moderate)
12 (Good)
11 (Good)
6.2 (Good)
3.6 (Good)
5.5 (Good)
- (Good)
7.9 (Good)
9.8 (Good)
20 (Moderate)
11 (Good)
17 (Moderate)
12 (Good)
9.2 (Good)
13 (Moderate)
10 (Good)
6.2 (Good)
12 (Good)
11 (Good)
17 (Moderate)
13 (Moderate)
13 (Good)
11 (Good)
12 (Good)
9.2 (Good)
12 (Good)
8 (Good)
8.4 (Good)
6.9 (Good)
6.7 (Good)
8.1 (Good)
10 (Good)
10 (Good)
9.7 (Good)
13 (Moderate)
22 (Moderate)
24 (Moderate)
10 (Good)
13 (Good)
8.1 (Good)
8.3 (Good)
6.2 (Good)
9.6 (Good)
11 (Good)
7.4 (Good)
14 (Moderate)
19 (Moderate)
pm10
17 (Good)
23 (Moderate)
17 (Good)
18 (Good)
20 (Moderate)
19 (Good)
18 (Good)
16 (Good)
14 (Good)
16 (Good)
- (Good)
8.1 (Good)
12 (Good)
21 (Moderate)
14 (Good)
21 (Moderate)
14 (Good)
11 (Good)
14 (Good)
11 (Good)
13 (Good)
16 (Good)
14 (Good)
24 (Moderate)
17 (Good)
17 (Good)
14 (Good)
16 (Good)
12 (Good)
18 (Good)
14 (Good)
13 (Good)
12 (Good)
11 (Good)
14 (Good)
15 (Good)
15 (Good)
15 (Good)
17 (Good)
24 (Moderate)
29 (Moderate)
14 (Good)
16 (Good)
13 (Good)
13 (Good)
10 (Good)
14 (Good)
15 (Good)
12 (Good)
18 (Good)
22 (Moderate)
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Quality of life in Bristol
Green and Parks in the City
Bristol
72%
Isle of Man: 78%
Ireland: 72%
Netherlands: 82%
Belgium: 64%
Faroe Islands: 87%
particulate matter PM2.5
Bristol
13 (Moderate)
Pleasure of spending time in the city
Bristol
68%
Isle of Man: 83%
Ireland: 78%
Netherlands: 88%
Belgium: 64%
Faroe Islands: 100%
particulate matter PM10
Bristol
19 (Good)
Air Pollution
Bristol
45%
Isle of Man: 13%
Ireland: 24%
Netherlands: 21%
Belgium: 45%
Faroe Islands: 0%
Garbage Disposal
Bristol
57%
Isle of Man: 78%
Ireland: 61%
Netherlands: 79%
Belgium: 54%
Faroe Islands: 88%
Availability and quality of drinking water
Bristol
74%
Isle of Man: 88%
Ireland: 72%
Netherlands: 92%
Belgium: 70%
Faroe Islands: 98%
Cleanliness and tidiness
Bristol
49%
Isle of Man: 69%
Ireland: 52%
Netherlands: 77%
Belgium: 46%
Faroe Islands: 94%
Noise and Light pollution
Bristol
47%
Isle of Man: 12%
Ireland: 37%
Netherlands: 31%
Belgium: 54%
Faroe Islands: 21%
Water Pollution
Bristol
37%
Isle of Man: 13%
Ireland: 37%
Netherlands: 17%
Belgium: 42%
Faroe Islands: 7.7%
Source: Numbeo
Bristol
Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
PM2,5 6.1 (Good)
particulate matter (PM2.5) dust
PM10 8.4 (Good)
particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust
O3 64 (Good)
ozone (O3)
NO2 7.6 (Good)
nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
SO2 0.4 (Good)
sulfur dioxide (SO2)
CO 151 (Good)
carbon monoxide (CO)
Bristol
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
5
5.9
5.8
7.4
8.2
10
4
pm10
5.6
8.3
8.8
8.2
11
13
15
6.5
o3
53
51
56
63
75
83
72
66
no2
4.8
8.6
8.7
6.2
5.7
5.7
7.3
7
so2
0.44
0.62
0.63
0.54
0.55
0.78
0.68
0.35
co
146
165
176
178
173
174
173
153
Bristol St Paul's
2016-02 2020-05
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
2018-07
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
65
68
58
57
42
35
25
31
38
46
47
50
57
59
56
37
33
39
30
33
41
64
58
64
58
52
49
42
39
32
39
38
40
44
54
58
58
52
41
23
18
32
24
34
44
40
47
56
52
44
42
pm10
17
23
17
18
20
19
18
16
14
16
-
8.1
12
21
14
21
14
11
14
11
13
16
14
24
17
17
14
16
12
18
14
13
12
11
14
15
15
15
17
24
29
14
16
13
13
10
14
15
12
18
22
no2
9.9
14
16
17
27
26
28
24
19
16
11
12
13
19
21
31
33
27
30
26
25
20
13
20
19
23
27
24
25
35
17
16
17
14
13
15
19
20
25
38
43
37
33
22
18
13
17
20
23
30
33
pm25
11
14
8.6
10
13
12
11
6.2
3.6
5.5
-
7.9
9.8
20
11
17
12
9.2
13
10
6.2
12
11
17
13
13
11
12
9.2
12
8
8.4
6.9
6.7
8.1
10
10
9.7
13
22
24
10
13
8.1
8.3
6.2
9.6
11
7.4
14
19
* Pollution data source:
https://openaq.org
(DEFRA)
The data is licensed under CC-By 4.0
🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Bristol
PM2,5 6 (Good)
PM10 8 (Good)
O3 64 (Good)
NO2 8 (Good)
SO2 0 (Good)
CO 151 (Good)
Data on air pollution from recent days in Bristol
| 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 |
6 Good |
6 Good |
5 Good |
3 Good |
| pm10 | 7 Good |
15 Good |
13 Good |
11 Good |
8 Good |
9 Good |
8 Good |
6 Good |
| o3 | 66 Good |
72 Moderate |
83 Moderate |
75 Moderate |
63 Good |
56 Good |
51 Good |
53 Good |
| no2 | 7 Good |
7 Good |
6 Good |
6 Good |
6 Good |
9 Good |
9 Good |
5 Good |
| so2 | 0 Good |
1 Good |
1 Good |
1 Good |
1 Good |
1 Good |
1 Good |
0 Good |
| co | 153 Good |
173 Good |
174 Good |
173 Good |
178 Good |
176 Good |
165 Good |
146 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 | 2018-07 | 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 | 65 (Good) | 68 (Good) | 58 (Good) | 57 (Good) | 42 (Good) | 35 (Good) | 25 (Good) | 31 (Good) | 38 (Good) | 46 (Good) | 47 (Good) | 50 (Good) | 57 (Good) | 59 (Good) | 56 (Good) | 37 (Good) | 33 (Good) | 39 (Good) | 30 (Good) | 33 (Good) | 41 (Good) | 64 (Good) | 58 (Good) | 64 (Good) | 58 (Good) | 52 (Good) | 49 (Good) | 42 (Good) | 39 (Good) | 32 (Good) | 39 (Good) | 38 (Good) | 40 (Good) | 44 (Good) | 54 (Good) | 58 (Good) | 58 (Good) | 52 (Good) | 41 (Good) | 23 (Good) | 18 (Good) | 32 (Good) | 24 (Good) | 34 (Good) | 44 (Good) | 40 (Good) | 47 (Good) | 56 (Good) | 52 (Good) | 44 (Good) | 42 (Good) |
| no2 | 9.9 (Good) | 14 (Good) | 16 (Good) | 17 (Good) | 27 (Good) | 26 (Good) | 28 (Good) | 24 (Good) | 19 (Good) | 16 (Good) | 11 (Good) | 12 (Good) | 13 (Good) | 19 (Good) | 21 (Good) | 31 (Good) | 33 (Good) | 27 (Good) | 30 (Good) | 26 (Good) | 25 (Good) | 20 (Good) | 13 (Good) | 20 (Good) | 19 (Good) | 23 (Good) | 27 (Good) | 24 (Good) | 25 (Good) | 35 (Good) | 17 (Good) | 16 (Good) | 17 (Good) | 14 (Good) | 13 (Good) | 15 (Good) | 19 (Good) | 20 (Good) | 25 (Good) | 38 (Good) | 43 (Moderate) | 37 (Good) | 33 (Good) | 22 (Good) | 18 (Good) | 13 (Good) | 17 (Good) | 20 (Good) | 23 (Good) | 30 (Good) | 33 (Good) |
| pm25 | 11 (Good) | 14 (Moderate) | 8.6 (Good) | 10 (Good) | 13 (Moderate) | 12 (Good) | 11 (Good) | 6.2 (Good) | 3.6 (Good) | 5.5 (Good) | - (Good) | 7.9 (Good) | 9.8 (Good) | 20 (Moderate) | 11 (Good) | 17 (Moderate) | 12 (Good) | 9.2 (Good) | 13 (Moderate) | 10 (Good) | 6.2 (Good) | 12 (Good) | 11 (Good) | 17 (Moderate) | 13 (Moderate) | 13 (Good) | 11 (Good) | 12 (Good) | 9.2 (Good) | 12 (Good) | 8 (Good) | 8.4 (Good) | 6.9 (Good) | 6.7 (Good) | 8.1 (Good) | 10 (Good) | 10 (Good) | 9.7 (Good) | 13 (Moderate) | 22 (Moderate) | 24 (Moderate) | 10 (Good) | 13 (Good) | 8.1 (Good) | 8.3 (Good) | 6.2 (Good) | 9.6 (Good) | 11 (Good) | 7.4 (Good) | 14 (Moderate) | 19 (Moderate) |
| pm10 | 17 (Good) | 23 (Moderate) | 17 (Good) | 18 (Good) | 20 (Moderate) | 19 (Good) | 18 (Good) | 16 (Good) | 14 (Good) | 16 (Good) | - (Good) | 8.1 (Good) | 12 (Good) | 21 (Moderate) | 14 (Good) | 21 (Moderate) | 14 (Good) | 11 (Good) | 14 (Good) | 11 (Good) | 13 (Good) | 16 (Good) | 14 (Good) | 24 (Moderate) | 17 (Good) | 17 (Good) | 14 (Good) | 16 (Good) | 12 (Good) | 18 (Good) | 14 (Good) | 13 (Good) | 12 (Good) | 11 (Good) | 14 (Good) | 15 (Good) | 15 (Good) | 15 (Good) | 17 (Good) | 24 (Moderate) | 29 (Moderate) | 14 (Good) | 16 (Good) | 13 (Good) | 13 (Good) | 10 (Good) | 14 (Good) | 15 (Good) | 12 (Good) | 18 (Good) | 22 (Moderate) |
Green and Parks in the City
Bristol 72%
Isle of Man: 78% Ireland: 72% Netherlands: 82% Belgium: 64% Faroe Islands: 87%particulate matter PM2.5
Bristol 13 (Moderate)
Pleasure of spending time in the city
Bristol 68%
Isle of Man: 83% Ireland: 78% Netherlands: 88% Belgium: 64% Faroe Islands: 100%particulate matter PM10
Bristol 19 (Good)
Air Pollution
Bristol 45%
Isle of Man: 13% Ireland: 24% Netherlands: 21% Belgium: 45% Faroe Islands: 0%Garbage Disposal
Bristol 57%
Isle of Man: 78% Ireland: 61% Netherlands: 79% Belgium: 54% Faroe Islands: 88%Availability and quality of drinking water
Bristol 74%
Isle of Man: 88% Ireland: 72% Netherlands: 92% Belgium: 70% Faroe Islands: 98%Cleanliness and tidiness
Bristol 49%
Isle of Man: 69% Ireland: 52% Netherlands: 77% Belgium: 46% Faroe Islands: 94%Noise and Light pollution
Bristol 47%
Isle of Man: 12% Ireland: 37% Netherlands: 31% Belgium: 54% Faroe Islands: 21%Water Pollution
Bristol 37%
Isle of Man: 13% Ireland: 37% Netherlands: 17% Belgium: 42% Faroe Islands: 7.7%PM2,5 6.1 (Good)
particulate matter (PM2.5) dustPM10 8.4 (Good)
particulate matter (PM10) suspended dustO3 64 (Good)
ozone (O3)NO2 7.6 (Good)
nitrogen dioxide (NO2)SO2 0.4 (Good)
sulfur dioxide (SO2)CO 151 (Good)
carbon monoxide (CO)Bristol
| 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 | 5 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 10 | 4 |
| pm10 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 6.5 |
| o3 | 53 | 51 | 56 | 63 | 75 | 83 | 72 | 66 |
| no2 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 7 |
| so2 | 0.44 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.78 | 0.68 | 0.35 |
| co | 146 | 165 | 176 | 178 | 173 | 174 | 173 | 153 |
Bristol St Paul's
| 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 | 2018-07 | 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 | 65 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 42 | 35 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 37 | 33 | 39 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 64 | 58 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 49 | 42 | 39 | 32 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 52 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 52 | 44 | 42 |
| pm10 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | - | 8.1 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 22 |
| no2 | 9.9 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 33 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 33 |
| pm25 | 11 | 14 | 8.6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 5.5 | - | 7.9 | 9.8 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 9.2 | 13 | 10 | 6.2 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9.2 | 12 | 8 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 10 | 10 | 9.7 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 11 | 7.4 | 14 | 19 |
16-day weather forecast for Bristol: today around 25°C (cloudy), lows near 13°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. Strong wind (about 25 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.
☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Bristol
The UV index in Bristol today is 3.2 (moderate) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 65 minutes.
📍 Air quality in nearby cities
Live PM2.5 around Bristol — compare nearby locations.
- Cardiff 6 µg/m³
- Southampton 5 µg/m³
- Birmingham 15 µg/m³
- Coventry 15 µg/m³
- Wolverhampton 14 µg/m³
- London 15 µg/m³
- Glasgow 10 µg/m³
- Liverpool 15 µg/m³