Stoke-on-Trent: Air Pollution Today — AQI Index, PM2.5/PM10, Smog Alerts and Forecast

Latest air quality data: Stoke-on-Trent
Pollution and air quality forecast for Stoke-on-Trent. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Stoke-on-Trent:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 18 (Moderate)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 21 (Moderate)
  3. ozone (O3) - 82 (Moderate)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 5 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 1 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 185 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Stoke-on-Trent, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

What is the air quality in Stoke-on-Trent today? Is the air polluted in Stoke-on-Trent?. Is there smog?

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


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Stoke-on-Trent? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 18 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Stoke-on-Trent 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: 21 (February 2016). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: September (5.5).

What is the level of PM10 today in Stoke-on-Trent? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Stoke-on-Trent is: 21 (Moderate) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 37 (February 2016). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Stoke-on-Trent is usually recorded in: June (12).

How is the O3 level today in Stoke-on-Trent? (ozone (O3))
82 (Moderate)

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

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

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



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

PM2,5 18 (Moderate)

PM10 21 (Moderate)

O3 82 (Moderate)

NO2 5 (Good)

SO2 1 (Good)

CO 185 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Stoke-on-Trent

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
6
Good
8
Good
6
Good
4
Good
3
Good
pm10 14
Good
14
Good
10
Good
8
Good
11
Good
9
Good
6
Good
6
Good
o3 76
Moderate
84
Moderate
80
Moderate
70
Moderate
61
Good
55
Good
52
Good
44
Good
no2 7
Good
5
Good
3
Good
4
Good
7
Good
6
Good
6
Good
7
Good
so2 0
Good
1
Good
0
Good
0
Good
1
Good
1
Good
0
Good
0
Good
co 183
Good
174
Good
160
Good
174
Good
187
Good
172
Good
164
Good
147
Good
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Air pollution in Stoke-on-Trent 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 21 (Good) 19 (Good) 31 (Good) 25 (Good) 37 (Good) 41 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 35 (Good) 30 (Good) 27 (Good) 28 (Good) 30 (Good) 34 (Good) 37 (Good) 35 (Good) 49 (Moderate) 48 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 38 (Good) 37 (Good) 35 (Good) 30 (Good) 32 (Good) 29 (Good) 38 (Good) 38 (Good) 40 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 47 (Moderate) 45 (Moderate) 30 (Good) 39 (Good) 34 (Good) 29 (Good) 31 (Good) 36 (Good) 40 (Good) 43 (Moderate) 47 (Moderate) 54 (Moderate) 56 (Moderate) 60 (Moderate) 40 (Moderate) 36 (Good) 33 (Good) 32 (Good) 37 (Good) 38 (Good) 42 (Moderate) 47 (Moderate) 55 (Moderate)
pm10 15 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 15 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 19 (Good) 13 (Good) 13 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 12 (Good) 14 (Good) 30 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 34 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 22 (Moderate) 18 (Good) 13 (Good) 13 (Good) 18 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 24 (Moderate) 20 (Good) 25 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 17 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 15 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 16 (Good) 14 (Good) 15 (Good) 20 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 23 (Moderate) 26 (Moderate) 22 (Moderate) 19 (Good) 20 (Good) 16 (Good) 13 (Good) 20 (Good) 22 (Moderate) 20 (Moderate) 25 (Moderate) 37 (Moderate)
o3 65 (Good) 69 (Good) 56 (Good) 54 (Good) 38 (Good) 31 (Good) 25 (Good) 32 (Good) 34 (Good) 46 (Good) 40 (Good) 47 (Good) 53 (Good) 70 (Good) 51 (Good) 35 (Good) 33 (Good) 32 (Good) 35 (Good) 37 (Good) 37 (Good) 37 (Good) 58 (Good) 57 (Good) 68 (Good) 58 (Good) 53 (Good) 42 (Good) 39 (Good) 32 (Good) 31 (Good) 39 (Good) 32 (Good) 36 (Good) 40 (Good) 47 (Good) 58 (Good) 54 (Good) 50 (Good) 43 (Good) 25 (Good) 18 (Good) 28 (Good) 32 (Good) 32 (Good) 39 (Good) 34 (Good) 42 (Good) 60 (Good) 50 (Good) 38 (Good) 43 (Good)
pm25 7.4 (Good) 12 (Good) 9.2 (Good) 6.6 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 11 (Good) 6.2 (Good) 5.5 (Good) 6.4 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 6 (Good) 8.3 (Good) 18 (Moderate) 9.5 (Good) 17 (Moderate) 13 (Moderate) 8.4 (Good) 13 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 6.2 (Good) 6 (Good) 8.1 (Good) 9.9 (Good) 13 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 11 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 9.8 (Good) 6 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 6 (Good) 6.1 (Good) 6 (Good) 9.7 (Good) 11 (Good) 8 (Good) 12 (Good) 15 (Moderate) 16 (Moderate) 11 (Good) 8.2 (Good) 8.9 (Good) 8.1 (Good) 8.5 (Good) 12 (Good) 14 (Moderate) 12 (Good) 16 (Moderate) 21 (Moderate)
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Quality of life in Stoke-on-Trent

Green and Parks in the City

Stoke-on-Trent 50%

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

particulate matter PM2.5

Stoke-on-Trent 12 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Stoke-on-Trent 67%

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

particulate matter PM10

Stoke-on-Trent 20 (Moderate)

Air Pollution

Stoke-on-Trent 36%

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

Garbage Disposal

Stoke-on-Trent 46%

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

Availability and quality of drinking water

Stoke-on-Trent 82%

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

Cleanliness and tidiness

Stoke-on-Trent 32%

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

Noise and Light pollution

Stoke-on-Trent 25%

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

Water Pollution

Stoke-on-Trent 43%

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


Stoke-on-Trent

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM

PM2,5 18 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 21 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 82 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

NO2 5.3 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 0.5 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 185 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Stoke-on-Trent

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 3.4 4.1 6.1 8.1 6.1 5.9 9.8 11
pm10 5.9 6.4 9 11 8.4 10 14 14
o3 44 52 55 61 70 80 84 76
no2 7 6 6.3 7.2 4.1 3.1 4.9 7
so2 0.44 0.48 0.72 0.76 0.42 0.33 0.6 0.4
co 147 164 172 187 174 160 174 183

Stoke-on-Trent A50 Roadside

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
pm10 18 22 21 17 17 16 22 15 15 16 17 15 16 30 19 34 25 17 22 18 13 13 18 21 24 20 25 22 17 17 21 15 20 16 14 15 20 21 21 23 23 26 22 19 20 16 13 20 22 20 25 37
no2 30 28 42 31 46 52 57 45 39 38 39 42 45 55 46 64 58 55 51 48 45 41 43 42 57 53 56 53 57 61 58 39 53 46 38 42 50 52 59 64 68 70 80 55 49 46 41 50 54 56 59 74

Stoke-on-Trent 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 65 69 56 54 38 31 25 32 34 46 40 47 53 70 51 35 33 32 35 37 37 37 58 57 68 58 53 42 39 32 31 39 32 36 40 47 58 54 50 43 25 18 28 32 32 39 34 42 60 50 38 43
no2 12 10 20 20 28 30 30 24 22 16 18 19 22 19 23 34 37 31 24 26 24 20 21 17 19 22 24 27 28 33 32 20 26 22 20 19 21 28 28 31 39 41 40 26 23 21 22 24 23 28 35 36
pm25 7.4 12 9.2 6.6 8.2 8.4 11 6.2 5.5 6.4 5.8 6 8.3 18 9.5 17 13 8.4 13 8.4 6.2 6 8.1 9.9 13 11 11 11 7.8 8.5 9.8 6 8.2 6 6.1 6 9.7 11 8 12 15 16 11 8.2 8.9 8.1 8.5 12 14 12 16 21
pm10 12 18 16 12 13 12 16 11 11 12 11 10 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — United Kingdom

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTUnited Kingdom🌤️20°Partly cloudyToday · ↑21° ↓9°💨 4 km/h · 💧 56%Mon24.08🌤️21°Tue25.08☁️20°Wed26.08☁️21°14°Thu27.08☁️23°14°Fri28.08🌧️21°12°Sat29.08🌧️15°12°Sun30.08🌧️18°12°Mon31.08🌧️16°Tue1.09🌧️15°Wed2.09🌧️16°14°Thu3.09🌧️18°13°Fri4.09☁️16°Sat5.09🌧️15°Sun6.09☁️16°Mon7.09🌧️16°12°Tue8.09🌧️15°11°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

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.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — United Kingdom

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTUnited Kingdom03681111+2.9UV LOWtoday, day maxYou can safely stay in the sun. Sunscreen only matterson very long exposure.3Wed26.083Thu27.081Fri28.083Sat29.085Sun30.084Mon31.084Tue1.094Wed2.091Thu3.091Fri4.094Sat5.091Sun6.092Mon7.092Tue8.091Wed9.094Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in United Kingdom today is 2.9 (low).

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Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Stoke-on-Trent today?
The current average PM2.5 across Stoke-on-Trent is about 18 µg/m³, rated “Moderate”. Air quality is acceptable, but unusually sensitive people should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Stoke-on-Trent?
Right now PM2.5 in Stoke-on-Trent averages about 18 µg/m³ (“Moderate”). PM2.5 are fine particles small enough to reach the lungs and bloodstream.
Which day last week had the worst air in Stoke-on-Trent?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Stoke-on-Trent was recorded on Thursday, August 27 (about 11 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Stoke-on-Trent today?
The UV index in Stoke-on-Trent today is 2.9 (low).
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Stoke-on-Trent?
A moderate breeze (about 14 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.