UK air quality

Air quality index for the UK’s largest cities.

Low 1-3Moderate 4-6High 7-9Very high 10

PM2.5: 7.4 µg/m³

PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³

PM2.5: 7.4 µg/m³

PM2.5: 3.1 µg/m³

PM2.5: 4.1 µg/m³

PM2.5: 7.5 µg/m³

PM2.5: 7.7 µg/m³

PM2.5: 6 µg/m³

PM2.5: 10.5 µg/m³

PM2.5: 9.1 µg/m³

PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³

Newcastle upon Tyne

PM2.5: 4.6 µg/m³

PM2.5: 9.3 µg/m³

PM2.5: 16.2 µg/m³

PM2.5: 11 µg/m³

PM2.5: 10.3 µg/m³

PM2.5: 3 µg/m³

PM2.5: 2 µg/m³

PM2.5: 8.8 µg/m³

PM2.5: 9.1 µg/m³

PM2.5: 15 µg/m³

PM2.5: 5.6 µg/m³

PM2.5: 5.8 µg/m³

PM2.5: 5.7 µg/m³

About the air quality index

European Air Quality Index (EAQI)

The Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI), used by Defra and UK health agencies, is based on four pollutants: particulates PM2.5 and PM10, nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and ozone (O₃). The scale runs 1–10: Low (1-3), Moderate (4-6), High (7-9) and Very high (10), with health advice for at-risk groups from the Moderate band upwards.

DATA

Forecasts from the UK Met Office UKV model, global weather models and official UK environmental data · Met Office UKV model · Environment Agency · Copernicus CAMS · NOAA

Updated: 06:08