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Air quality · North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Düsseldorf Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 13:00 local time (UTC+1), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

53 Moderate

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI13:00 UTC+1, 3 Nov Main pollutant: PM2.5

Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.

This page uses EPA’s NowCast, which follows the last few hours, as the US government’s AirNow does. On a 24-hour average of particles, as many apps show, it is 68.

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 40 around 13:00 to 54 around 20:00 (3 Nov).

606th most polluted of 849 cities worldwide right now, 4th of 7 in Germany.

What to do today

  • Long walk or run outside OK, lighter if very sensitive
  • Kids playing outside OK
  • Airing the house Open
  • Mask outdoors Not needed

Based on the US EPA’s health statement: “Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.” General guidance, not medical advice.

Last 24 hours and next 48

Past hours Forecast

14:00 · 73 15:00 · 73 16:00 · 73 17:00 · 71 18:00 · 69 19:00 · 67 20:00 · 66 21:00 · 65 22:00 · 66 23:00 · 67 00:00 · 69 01:00 · 71 02:00 · 72 03:00 · 74 04:00 · 75 05:00 · 75 06:00 · 75 07:00 · 74 08:00 · 73 09:00 · 70 10:00 · 65 11:00 · 59 12:00 · 56 13:00 · 53 14:00 · 51 15:00 · 51 16:00 · 51 17:00 · 49 18:00 · 50 19:00 · 53 20:00 · 54 21:00 · 53 22:00 · 53 23:00 · 53 00:00 · 53 01:00 · 54 02:00 · 53 03:00 · 53 04:00 · 53 05:00 · 53 06:00 · 53 07:00 · 53 08:00 · 53 09:00 · 53 10:00 · 52 11:00 · 51 12:00 · 46 13:00 · 40 14:00 · 36 15:00 · 32 16:00 · 31 17:00 · 32 18:00 · 36 19:00 · 39 20:00 · 43 21:00 · 51 22:00 · 53 23:00 · 54 00:00 · 54 01:00 · 54 02:00 · 53 03:00 · 52 04:00 · 52 05:00 · 53 06:00 · 53 07:00 · 53 08:00 · 54 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC+1. Particles use EPA’s NowCast (a 12-hour weighted average), ozone and CO an 8-hour average. Lighter bars are the CAMS forecast.

Show as a table
TimeAQI
Mon 14:0073
Mon 15:0073
Mon 16:0073
Mon 17:0071
Mon 18:0069
Mon 19:0067
Mon 20:0066
Mon 21:0065
Mon 22:0066
Mon 23:0067
Tue 00:0069
Tue 01:0071
Tue 02:0072
Tue 03:0074
Tue 04:0075
Tue 05:0075
Tue 06:0075
Tue 07:0074
Tue 08:0073
Tue 09:0070
Tue 10:0065
Tue 11:0059
Tue 12:0056
Tue 13:00 · Now53
Tue 14:00 · Forecast51
Tue 15:00 · Forecast51
Tue 16:00 · Forecast51
Tue 17:00 · Forecast49
Tue 18:00 · Forecast50
Tue 19:00 · Forecast53
Tue 20:00 · Forecast54
Tue 21:00 · Forecast53
Tue 22:00 · Forecast53
Tue 23:00 · Forecast53
Wed 00:00 · Forecast53
Wed 01:00 · Forecast54
Wed 02:00 · Forecast53
Wed 03:00 · Forecast53
Wed 04:00 · Forecast53
Wed 05:00 · Forecast53
Wed 06:00 · Forecast53
Wed 07:00 · Forecast53
Wed 08:00 · Forecast53
Wed 09:00 · Forecast53
Wed 10:00 · Forecast52
Wed 11:00 · Forecast51
Wed 12:00 · Forecast46
Wed 13:00 · Forecast40
Wed 14:00 · Forecast36
Wed 15:00 · Forecast32
Wed 16:00 · Forecast31
Wed 17:00 · Forecast32
Wed 18:00 · Forecast36
Wed 19:00 · Forecast39
Wed 20:00 · Forecast43
Wed 21:00 · Forecast51
Wed 22:00 · Forecast53
Wed 23:00 · Forecast54
Thu 00:00 · Forecast54
Thu 01:00 · Forecast54
Thu 02:00 · Forecast53
Thu 03:00 · Forecast52
Thu 04:00 · Forecast52
Thu 05:00 · Forecast53
Thu 06:00 · Forecast53
Thu 07:00 · Forecast53
Thu 08:00 · Forecast54

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 8.3 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 18.2 µg/m³ · 1.2× WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 53
  • PM10 10 µg/m³ 10
  • O₃ 46 µg/m³ 10
  • NO₂ 11 µg/m³ 5
  • SO₂ 3 µg/m³ 1
  • CO 0.21 mg/m³ 2

Modelled concentrations at the city’s location (CAMS). The sub-index uses the same averaging as the headline, so the highest one is the AQI.

Nearby cities

City AQI
Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia 44
Brussels Belgium 61
Rotterdam Netherlands 34
Frankfurt am Main Hesse 52
Amsterdam Netherlands 31
Stuttgart Baden-Wurttemberg 55
Hamburg Hamburg 53

Where this number comes from

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) forecasts air pollution worldwide on a grid (about 11 km over Europe, about 45 km elsewhere). We take the grid value at Düsseldorf’s coordinates and score it with the US EPA’s method. It is a model, not a measurement: a nearby monitoring station can read quite differently, especially next to busy roads or during fires and dust storms.

Full methodology · Data: CAMS via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0); city list: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

  • Good 0–50
  • Moderate 51–100
  • Unhealthy for sensitive groups 101–150
  • Unhealthy 151–200
  • Very unhealthy 201–300
  • Hazardous 301–500

Questions

What is the AQI in Düsseldorf right now?
53 on the US EPA scale (Moderate) at 13:00 UTC+1, 3 Nov. PM2.5 is the pollutant with the highest sub-index. This is a modelled estimate from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), not a reading from a monitoring station.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Düsseldorf today?
For most people, yes. The EPA’s statement for “Moderate”: Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. General guidance, not medical advice.

Will the air in Düsseldorf get better or worse tomorrow?
Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 40 around 13:00 to 54 around 20:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Düsseldorf compare with other cities?
Right now it is the 606th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 4th of 7 in Germany, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for Düsseldorf?
Apps differ in source (government stations, low-cost sensors or a model like this one), in scale (US EPA, European, or a national index) and in averaging (hourly or NowCast, 8-hour, 24-hour). This page uses the US EPA AQI with EPA’s NowCast for particles, computed from the CAMS forecast for the city’s location.