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Air Quality Birmingham

Information about air quality comes from a monitoring network around the city of Birmingham. Below, you will also find air pollution forecast.

Current Air Quality

Very Good
Ideal conditions for outdoor activities.

Pollutants

Very Good
PM 2.5
PM 2.5
  3.82 μg/m2
Solid dust particles with a diameter less than 2.5 micrometers.
Very Good
SO2
SO2
  2.6 μg/m2
Sulfur dioxide, produced by burning materials containing sulfur. Causes acid rain.
Very Good
NO2
NO2
  24.09 μg/m2
Nitrogen dioxide, primarily produced during the combustion of fossil fuels.
Very Good
PM10
PM10
  5.96 μg/m2
Solid dust particles with a diameter less than 10 micrometers.

Birmingham: Air Pollution Forecast

The chart displays the forecast of the Air Quality Index (AQI). Overall air quality is assessed based on the least favorable parameter.

The meaning of each level of the Air Quality Index is explained in the table below:

Index Air Quality Recommendation
1 Very Good Ideal conditions for outdoor activities.
2 Good Ideal conditions for outdoor activities.
3 Fair Outdoor activities without restrictions.
4 Poor Sensitive Groups: Cut back or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities
5 Very Poor Consider postponing strenuous outdoor activities.
6 Hazardous Cut back or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities.