Air quality

Air quality in Tilburg today

Updated

Good (US AQI 31) 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 (01:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Tilburg, North Brabant, The Netherlands, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
31 Good
PM2.5
4.4 µg/m³ 0.3× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
11 µg/m³
Ozone
61 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
ozone sub-index 31
Best hour today
10:00 am AQI 25
European AQI
21

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Air quality in Tilburg right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Tilburg, North Brabant, The Netherlands is 31, 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 31. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.

PM2.5 is 4.4 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 11 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 61 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 6.8 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 154 µg/m³.

NASA FIRMS shows 23 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 65 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.

Tilburg AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 25 around Mon 10:00 am to 31 around Mon 2:00 am, staying "Good" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 29.

Local time (Europe/Amsterdam)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 2:00 am31Good4.41161
Mon 5:00 am29Good5.81156
Mon 8:00 am27Good6.61249
Mon 11:00 am25Good5.51356
Mon 2:00 pm25Good4.71267
Mon 5:00 pm27Good41063
Mon 8:00 pm29Good3.6758
Mon 11:00 pm28Good6.3851
Tue 2:00 am29Good6.6946
Tue 5:00 am30Good5.8843
Tue 8:00 am30Good4.8740
Tue 11:00 am28Good4.2643
Tue 2:00 pm28Good3.6754
Tue 5:00 pm27Good4.3755
Tue 8:00 pm27Good5947
Tue 11:00 pm29Good7.41049
Wed 2:00 am29Good7.51142

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 Tilburg today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 10:00 am (AQI 25, Good) and the worst around 6:00 am (AQI 29). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Tilburg vs the rest of The Netherlands

Across 12 The Netherlands cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 32 (Good). Tilburg at 31 is about average.

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

Air quality in cities near Tilburg

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Best21 km29Good5
Eindhoven30 km29Good5
Rotterdam59 km31Good3.6
Utrecht60 km31Good3.9
Antwerp61 km28Good6.1
Zoetermeer69 km31Good3.6
The Hague80 km34Good3.6
Goes83 km34Good3.6

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Tilburg, 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 31, 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.