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

Latest air quality data: Belfast
Pollution and air quality forecast for Belfast. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Belfast:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 7 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 12 (Good)
  3. ozone (O3) - 65 (Good)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 6 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 0 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 172 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Belfast, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 1.

air quality index: 0
AQI 1 Good

What is the air quality in Belfast today? Is the air polluted in Belfast?. 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 Belfast.


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Belfast? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 7 (Good) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Belfast in the last 7 days was: 10 (Thursday, August 27, 2026) and the lowest: 3 (Friday, August 21, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 21 (April 2019). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: May (6.4).

What is the level of PM10 today in Belfast? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Belfast is: 12 (Good) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 29 (November 2016). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Belfast is usually recorded in: February (1.6).

How is the O3 level today in Belfast? (ozone (O3))
65 (Good)

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

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

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



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

PM2,5 7 (Good)

PM10 12 (Good)

O3 65 (Good)

NO2 6 (Good)

SO2 0 (Good)

CO 172 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Belfast

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 10
Good
10
Good
5
Good
8
Good
6
Good
5
Good
3
Good
3
Good
pm10 15
Good
16
Good
8
Good
12
Good
9
Good
7
Good
7
Good
6
Good
o3 83
Moderate
86
Moderate
73
Moderate
65
Good
53
Good
59
Good
56
Good
51
Good
no2 5
Good
4
Good
3
Good
9
Good
5
Good
3
Good
3
Good
4
Good
so2 1
Good
1
Good
0
Good
1
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
0
Good
co 172
Good
164
Good
161
Good
177
Good
174
Good
171
Good
163
Good
147
Good
data source »
Air pollution in Belfast 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 64 (Good) 66 (Good) 44 (Good) 29 (Good) 30 (Good) 27 (Good) 23 (Good) 30 (Good) 32 (Good) 40 (Good) 38 (Good) 47 (Good) 56 (Good) 66 (Good) 56 (Good) 45 (Good) 30 (Good) 29 (Good) 33 (Good) 40 (Good) 38 (Good) 30 (Good) 41 (Good) 47 (Good) 55 (Good) 55 (Good) 46 (Good) 44 (Good) 40 (Good) 37 (Good) 35 (Good) 40 (Good) 39 (Good) 34 (Good) 38 (Good) 44 (Good) 56 (Good) 63 (Good) 46 (Good) 47 (Good) 38 (Good) 29 (Good) 26 (Good) 33 (Good) 35 (Good) 39 (Good) 36 (Good) 47 (Good) 61 (Good) 56 (Good) 49 (Good) 35 (Good)
no2 19 (Good) 19 (Good) 30 (Good) 41 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 46 (Moderate) 46 (Moderate) 39 (Good) 31 (Good) 28 (Good) 25 (Good) 32 (Good) 33 (Good) 33 (Good) 40 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 46 (Moderate) 46 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 36 (Good) 32 (Good) 31 (Good) 38 (Good) 37 (Good) 33 (Good) 39 (Good) 42 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 42 (Moderate) 47 (Moderate) 39 (Good) 38 (Good) 32 (Good) 29 (Good) 33 (Good) 33 (Good) 34 (Good) 41 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 49 (Moderate) 52 (Moderate) 62 (Moderate) 41 (Moderate) 36 (Good) 32 (Good) 31 (Good) 36 (Good) 33 (Good) 34 (Good) 38 (Good) 70 (Moderate)
so2 4.2 (Good) 3.4 (Good) 2.4 (Good) 2.2 (Good) 3.5 (Good) 3 (Good) 2.9 (Good) 4.1 (Good) 7.2 (Good) 7 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 14 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 15 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 5.7 (Good) 4 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 7.4 (Good) 4.7 (Good) 4 (Good) 3.2 (Good) 4.2 (Good) 3 (Good) 6.9 (Good) 9.7 (Good) 9.7 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 16 (Good) 5.4 (Good) 12 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 6.6 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 9.4 (Good) 12 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 11 (Good) 15 (Good) 10 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 5.3 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 19 (Good)
pm25 6.4 (Good) 8.8 (Good) 7.1 (Good) 7.3 (Good) 8.6 (Good) 9.5 (Good) 11 (Good) 6.7 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 9.3 (Good) 12 (Good) 10 (Good) 12 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 9.8 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 17 (Moderate) 15 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 13 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 12 (Good) 10 (Good) 8.7 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 10 (Good) 9 (Good) 13 (Moderate) 8.9 (Good) 11 (Good) 10 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 14 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 13 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 12 (Good) 9.6 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 8.5 (Good) - (Good)
pm10 14 (Good) 19 (Good) 17 (Good) 15 (Good) 15 (Good) 16 (Good) 20 (Good) 15 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 13 (Good) 13 (Good) 26 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 24 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 12 (Good) 11 (Good) 14 (Good) 18 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 17 (Good) 19 (Good) 19 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 16 (Good) 17 (Good) 17 (Good) 15 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 23 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 29 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 18 (Good) 16 (Good) 22 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 16 (Good) 1.6 (Good)
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Quality of life in Belfast

Green and Parks in the City

Belfast 72%

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

particulate matter PM2.5

Belfast 10 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Belfast 85%

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

particulate matter PM10

Belfast 19 (Good)

Air Pollution

Belfast 23%

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

Garbage Disposal

Belfast 74%

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

Availability and quality of drinking water

Belfast 86%

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

Cleanliness and tidiness

Belfast 67%

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

Noise and Light pollution

Belfast 34%

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

Water Pollution

Belfast 21%

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


Belfast

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM

PM2,5 7.3 (Good)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 12 (Good)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 65 (Good)

ozone (O3)

NO2 5.5 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 0.4 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 172 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Belfast

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 3.3 4.7 6.2 8 4.9 9.7 9.9
pm10 6.2 6.8 7.3 9.2 12 8.3 16 15
o3 51 56 59 53 65 73 86 83
no2 4.3 3.1 3.1 5.1 8.8 3 3.8 5.1
so2 0.3 0.26 0.28 0.38 0.74 0.29 0.52 0.5
co 147 163 171 174 177 161 164 172

Belfast 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
o3 64 66 44 29 30 27 23 30 32 40 38 47 56 66 56 45 30 29 33 40 38 30 41 47 55 55 46 44 40 37 35 40 39 34 38 44 56 63 46 47 38 29 26 33 35 39 36 47 61 56 49 35
no2 14 16 27 46 47 45 40 28 18 16 15 22 22 28 23 29 39 35 32 25 20 22 20 30 27 27 33 32 32 33 32 25 22 15 16 18 24 19 31 31 36 42 49 31 21 18 18 28 26 27 27 62
so2 4.2 3.4 2.4 2.2 3.5 3 2.9 4.1 7.2 7 7.5 7.8 11 11 6.8 5.3 14 8.5 15 7.1 5.7 4 8.8 7.4 4.7 4 3.2 4.2 3 6.9 9.7 9.7 9.4 16 5.4 12 14 13 8.5 9.1 6.6 5.8 9.4 12 7.5 11 15 10 6.7 5.3 4.5 19
pm25 6.4 8.8 7.1 7.3 8.6 9.5 11 6.7 8.2 9.3 12 10 12 21 9.8 16 13 14 12 11 10 15 12 17 15 14 13 11 12 10 8.7 7.8 9.2 9.8 10 9 13 8.9 11 10 14 14 20 13 9.8 12 9.6 14 11 7.5 8.5 -
pm10 12 16 13 14 14 14 20 13 13 12 9.5 11 12 26 13 21 14 15 15 14 13 17 23 23 18 18 19 18 14 12 12 13 13 11 11 11 18 23 21 16 20 22 27 32 16 16 15 22 19 16 8.5 -

Belfast Stockman's Lane

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 23 22 33 37 39 47 52 50 44 40 35 43 44 38 57 51 54 56 48 55 52 42 42 46 48 40 44 52 49 52 62 53 55 50 42 48 42 48 51 55 63 63 75 51 52 46 44 45 40 42 49 77
pm10 16 22 21 16 16 17 20 18 16 15 16 15 14 27 20 26 15 14 13 9.9 8.7 12 14 18 17 15 19 19 15 15 20 22 22 19 16 18 24 24 25 21 26 26 31 25 22 20 17 23 21 18 23 1.6

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — Belfast

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTBelfast🌤️19°Partly cloudyToday · ↑21° ↓9°💨 6 km/h · 💧 63%Mon24.08🌤️21°Tue25.08🌧️19°13°Wed26.08🌧️19°15°Thu27.08🌧️22°14°Fri28.08🌧️22°14°Sat29.08🌧️16°14°Sun30.08🌧️19°10°Mon31.08🌧️17°10°Tue1.09🌧️19°10°Wed2.09🌧️20°15°Thu3.09🌧️20°14°Fri4.09🌧️17°10°Sat5.09🌧️16°Sun6.09☁️18°Mon7.09🌧️20°13°Tue8.09🌤️18°12°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for Belfast: today around 21°C (partly cloudy), lows near 9°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. Strong wind (about 21 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — Belfast

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTBelfast03681111+1.1UV LOWtoday, day maxYou can safely stay in the sun. Sunscreen only matterson very long exposure.1Wed26.084Thu27.085Fri28.081Sat29.084Sun30.084Mon31.085Tue1.095Wed2.092Thu3.093Fri4.094Sat5.091Sun6.093Mon7.092Tue8.094Wed9.094Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in Belfast today is 1.1 (low).

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Belfast today?
The current average PM2.5 across Belfast is about 7 µg/m³, rated “Good”. Air quality is good — outdoor activities are fine for everyone.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Belfast?
Right now PM2.5 in Belfast averages about 7 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 Belfast?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Belfast was recorded on Thursday, August 27 (about 10 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Belfast today?
The UV index in Belfast today is 1.1 (low).
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Belfast?
Strong wind (about 21 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.