What is the air quality trend in Manchester City Centre?

Over the past 15 days, Manchester City Centre had an average AQI of 50 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-07-17 with AQI 76.

How is Manchester City Centre air quality measured?

Air quality in Manchester City Centre is measured by ground-level monitoring stations that report PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations hourly. CERNS.IO aggregates readings from nearby stations and converts PM2.5 to the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) scale.

Air Quality History for Manchester City Centre, United Kingdom

Name: Manchester City Centre Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
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Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Manchester City Centre, United Kingdom.

Current AQI
Good Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

335h

PM2.5 Station

335h · 10 stations

Temperature GFS model

56pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-07-22	40	22–57	9.7 µg/m³	7.1	9h	8
2026-07-21	38	22–59	9.1 µg/m³	6.0	24h	10
2026-07-20	45	14–181	16.3 µg/m³	4.0	24h	9
2026-07-19	37	21–56	9.1 µg/m³	4.4	24h	9
2026-07-18	53	27–96	14.0 µg/m³	18.4	24h	8
2026-07-17	76	53–194	26.8 µg/m³	29.2	24h	8
2026-07-16	64	45–216	21.6 µg/m³	23.6	24h	8
2026-07-15	65	42–158	19.4 µg/m³	27.1	24h	7
2026-07-14	62	39–134	17.6 µg/m³	25.1	24h	7
2026-07-13	38	20–76	9.6 µg/m³	4.7	24h	8
2026-07-12	41	14–156	11.5 µg/m³	3.0	24h	7
2026-07-11	45	21–77	11.3 µg/m³	11.5	24h	7
2026-07-10	55	34–75	14.4 µg/m³	20.8	24h	7
2026-07-09	54	40–75	14.0 µg/m³	17.9	24h	8
2026-07-08	44	28–60	10.8 µg/m³	14.1	14h	8

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