What is the air quality trend in Manchester?

Over the past 14 days, Manchester had an average AQI of 70 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-05-19 with AQI 89.

How is Manchester air quality measured?

Air quality in Manchester 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, United Kingdom

Name: Manchester Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Manchester, United Kingdom.

Current AQI
Good Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

336h

PM2.5 Station

336h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

56pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-05-29	59	15–174	19.1 µg/m³	3.3	24h	10
2026-05-28	66	29–123	19.5 µg/m³	10.3	24h	11
2026-05-27	68	43–95	20.2 µg/m³	5.3	24h	13
2026-05-26	76	52–139	23.4 µg/m³	10.8	24h	14
2026-05-25	74	23–160	24.1 µg/m³	5.1	24h	16
2026-05-24	76	35–219	28.6 µg/m³	4.2	24h	11
2026-05-23	65	25–157	19.8 µg/m³	6.0	24h	13
2026-05-22	67	31–143	20.0 µg/m³	7.7	24h	15
2026-05-21	75	26–157	24.2 µg/m³	4.1	24h	13
2026-05-20	72	30–147	22.4 µg/m³	2.8	24h	13
2026-05-19	89	26–171	32.4 µg/m³	3.6	24h	15
2026-05-18	76	18–154	24.1 µg/m³	3.5	24h	14
2026-05-17	63	10–100	18.8 µg/m³	5.4	24h	16
2026-05-16	64	15–135	19.3 µg/m³	4.3	24h	16

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