Air quality
Germany Air Quality (AQI) Now
European Air Quality Index
- PM2.5
- 14.7µg/m³WHO limit 15
- PM10
- 19.8µg/m³WHO limit 45
- NO₂
- 20.1µg/m³
- O₃
- 14µg/m³
- Desert dust
- 0µg/m³
- UV index
- 0.0
- US AQI
- 59
Updated: · Source: Copernicus CAMS · Open-Meteo
Air quality in Germany is fair right now: European Air Quality Index 39. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is 14.7 µg/m³, below the WHO guideline. Fine for outdoor activities; very sensitive people may reduce prolonged strenuous exercise. Pollution is expected to peak around 19:00 over the next 48 hours (index 52, moderate).
Germany 48-hour air quality forecast
Germany pollen count
Pollen grains per m³ (Copernicus forecast).
- Alder
- 0None
- Birch
- 0None
- Grass
- 0None
- Mugwort
- 0None
- Olive
- 0None
- Ragweed
- 0None
Air quality across Germany
Cleanest to most polluted.
- Oberstdorf16 · Good
- Schwangau (Neuschwanstein)18 · Good
- Cuxhaven23 · Fair
- Boppard (Rhine Valley)25 · Fair
- Kiel26 · Fair
- Sylt28 · Fair
- Berlin33 · Fair
- Hanover34 · Fair
- Rügen34 · Fair
- Warnemünde35 · Fair
- Borkum40 · Fair
- Cologne40 · Fair
- Munich41 · Moderate
- Usedom41 · Moderate
- Hamburg43 · Moderate
- Frankfurt49 · Moderate
Frequently asked questions
- Is Germany polluted today?
- Air quality in Germany is fair right now: European Air Quality Index 39. Fine for outdoor activities; very sensitive people may reduce prolonged strenuous exercise.
- Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Germany today?
- Yes, air quality is fair right now; fine for outdoor exercise.
- How is the air quality index calculated?
- The European Air Quality Index is set by the worst of PM2.5, PM10, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide: 0–20 good, 20–40 fair, 40–60 moderate, 60–80 poor, 80–100 very poor, above 100 extremely poor.
Values are Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) model forecasts and may differ from local monitoring stations.
Germany air quality: details
Pollutants and recent days
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) is 20.1 µg/m³ and ozone (O₃) 14 µg/m³; WHO guideline values are 25 (24 h) and 100 µg/m³ (8 h).