Air quality

Air quality in Bridlington today

Updated

Good (US AQI 34) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 2:00 am (02:00 UTC).

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

US AQI now
34 Good
PM2.5
3.7 µg/m³ 0.2× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
9.1 µg/m³
Ozone
65 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
ozone sub-index 34
Best hour today
8:00 pm AQI 27
European AQI
23

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Air quality in Bridlington right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Bridlington, England, United Kingdom is 34, 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 34. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.

PM2.5 is 3.7 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 9.1 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 65 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 1.4 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 147 µg/m³.

NASA FIRMS shows 10 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 50 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.

Bridlington AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 26 around Mon 11:00 pm to 34 around Mon 2:00 am, staying "Good" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 28.

Local time (Europe/London)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 2:00 am34Good3.7965
Mon 5:00 am32Good4.41158
Mon 8:00 am29Good51059
Mon 11:00 am28Good51262
Mon 2:00 pm28Good3.8766
Mon 5:00 pm29Good3.3555
Mon 8:00 pm27Good4.81257
Mon 11:00 pm26Good4.11057
Tue 2:00 am26Good3.31055
Tue 5:00 am26Good2.81156
Tue 8:00 am26Good3.2757
Tue 11:00 am27Good3.5966
Tue 2:00 pm29Good2.3768
Tue 5:00 pm31Good2.9967
Tue 8:00 pm31Good3.41064
Tue 11:00 pm31Good3.51066

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 Bridlington today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 8:00 pm (AQI 27, Good) and the worst around 6:00 am (AQI 31). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Bridlington vs the rest of United Kingdom

Across 134 United Kingdom cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 32 (Good). Bridlington at 34 is about average.

It ranks 118 of 134 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is London (27) and the most polluted Newquay (37).

For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.

Air quality in cities near Bridlington

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Scarborough26 km33Good3.2
Kingston upon Hull39 km32Good4
Grimsby58 km30Good3.5
York60 km33Good3.6
Doncaster88 km31Good3.6
Leeds94 km32Good4
Wakefield96 km32Good4
Lincoln, England98 km31Good3.4

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Bridlington, 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 34, 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.