Air quality
Air quality in Paris today
Updated
Good (US AQI 26) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 3:00 am (02:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Paris, Île-de-France, France, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 26 Good
- PM2.5
- 5.3 µg/m³ 0.4× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 15 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 55 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- ozone sub-index 26
- Best hour today
- 6:00 am AQI 25
- European AQI
- 21
Air quality in Paris right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Paris, Île-de-France, France is 26, 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 26. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.
PM2.5 is 5.3 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 15 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 55 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 5.6 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 166 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 16 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 242 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Paris AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 25 around Mon 6:00 am to 34 around Mon 10:00 pm, staying "Good" throughout.
The following day looks similar, averaging about 30.
| Local time (Europe/Paris) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 3:00 am | 26 | Good | 5.3 | 15 | 55 |
| Mon 6:00 am | 25 | Good | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| Mon 9:00 am | 29 | Good | 8 | 16 | 26 |
| Mon 12:00 pm | 31 | Good | 4.9 | 12 | 50 |
| Mon 3:00 pm | 31 | Good | 4.4 | 9 | 51 |
| Mon 6:00 pm | 32 | Good | 7.4 | 11 | 32 |
| Mon 9:00 pm | 33 | Good | 6 | 11 | 34 |
| Tue 12:00 am | 33 | Good | 5.2 | 10 | 38 |
| Tue 3:00 am | 33 | Good | 4.6 | 7 | 44 |
| Tue 6:00 am | 32 | Good | 6 | 8 | 40 |
| Tue 9:00 am | 31 | Good | 5.7 | 8 | 32 |
| Tue 12:00 pm | 30 | Good | 3.6 | 6 | 51 |
| Tue 3:00 pm | 29 | Good | 4.4 | 8 | 51 |
| Tue 6:00 pm | 29 | Good | 5.8 | 10 | 33 |
| Tue 9:00 pm | 28 | Good | 6.4 | 12 | 23 |
| Wed 12:00 am | 29 | Good | 8 | 15 | 42 |
| Wed 3:00 am | 31 | Good | 6.1 | 16 | 46 |
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 Paris today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 25, Good) and the worst around 7:00 pm (AQI 33). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.
Paris vs the rest of France
Across 19 France cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 27 (Good). Paris at 26 is about average.
It ranks 7 of 19 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Nice (18) and the most polluted Dieppe (37).
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Paris
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris 13 Gobelins | 2 km | 26 | Good | 5.3 |
| Paris 14 Observatoire | 3 km | 26 | Good | 5.3 |
| Paris 15 Vaugirard | 4 km | 26 | Good | 5.3 |
| Paris 16 Passy | 5 km | 26 | Good | 5.3 |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 8 km | 26 | Good | 5.3 |
| Marne La Vallée | 22 km | 27 | Good | 5.8 |
| Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire | 111 km | 25 | Good | 6.6 |
| Dieppe | 150 km | 37 | Good | 4.3 |
Model vs measured
The nearest measured PM2.5 reading is 2.1 µg/m³ from Sensor.Community (median of 48 sensors), centred about 13 km from the city centre. That is 3.2 µg/m³ below the model estimate of 5.3 µg/m³. Low-cost sensors can read high in humid air; reference monitors are more accurate but sparser.
Advice for sensitive groups
With the AQI at 26, 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 AQI | Category | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 0-50 | Good | Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. |
| 51-100 | Moderate | Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 151-200 | Unhealthy | Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. |
| 201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Health alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors. |
| 301-500 | Hazardous | Emergency 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.
Nearby cities
More for Paris
Air quality elsewhere
Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), Sensor.Community, NASA FIRMS.