Air quality

Air quality in Bognor Regis today

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Good (US AQI 36) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 1:00 am (01:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Bognor Regis, England, United Kingdom, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
36 Good
PM2.5
3.4 µg/m³ 0.2× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
18 µg/m³
Ozone
78 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
ozone sub-index 36
Best hour today
8:00 pm AQI 29
European AQI
29

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Air quality in Bognor Regis right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Bognor Regis, England, United Kingdom is 36, which falls in the "Good" band (up to 50). Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.

The index is driven mainly by ozone, whose own sub-index is 36. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.

PM2.5 is 3.4 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 18 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 78 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 1.8 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 142 µg/m³.

NASA FIRMS shows 15 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 49 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.

Bognor Regis AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 28 around Mon 11:00 pm to 37 around Mon 7:00 am, staying "Good" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 30.

Local time (Europe/London)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 1:00 am36Good3.41878
Mon 4:00 am36Good3.31979
Mon 7:00 am37Good3.51681
Mon 10:00 am36Good2.91076
Mon 1:00 pm36Good3.21265
Mon 4:00 pm32Good6.22660
Mon 7:00 pm30Good4.62562
Mon 10:00 pm29Good4.32057
Tue 1:00 am28Good3.31959
Tue 4:00 am27Good3.21662
Tue 7:00 am28Good3.21464
Tue 10:00 am29Good4.61764
Tue 1:00 pm30Good3.72174
Tue 4:00 pm32Good3.41674
Tue 7:00 pm33Good3.41467
Tue 10:00 pm33Good3.91470
Wed 1:00 am33Good4.11373

Every third hour of the CAMS forecast via Open-Meteo. US AQI uses rolling averages (24 h for particles, 8 h for ozone), so it moves more slowly than the hourly concentrations.

Best time to be outside in Bognor Regis today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 8:00 pm (AQI 29, Good) and the worst around 7:00 am (AQI 37). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Bognor Regis vs the rest of United Kingdom

Across 117 United Kingdom cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 32 (Good). Bognor Regis at 36 is about average.

For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.

Air quality in cities near Bognor Regis

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Portsmouth29 km35Good3.5
Hove36 km34Good3.5
Brighton38 km34Good3.5
Southampton53 km33Good3.8
Winchester55 km32Good3.9
Fleet57 km32Good4.1
Farnborough57 km32Good4.1
Basingstoke61 km32Good3.9

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Bognor Regis, so the numbers on this page are model estimates. Models capture regional pollution well but can miss very local sources such as a busy road or a nearby fire.

Advice for sensitive groups

With the AQI at 36, there is no need for sensitive groups to change plans. People with asthma should still carry their reliever inhaler as usual.

What the US AQI numbers mean

US AQICategoryWhat it means
0-50GoodAir quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
51-100ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
101-150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsPeople with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
151-200UnhealthyEveryone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
201-300Very UnhealthyHealth alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors.
301-500HazardousEmergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible. The scale tops out at 500; heavier dust or smoke is shown as 500.

Values on this page are modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) and served by Open-Meteo; they are estimates for the area around the city centre, not readings from an official monitor.

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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), NASA FIRMS.