What is the air quality trend in Manchester?

Over the past 3 days, Manchester had an average AQI of 3 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-09-03 with AQI 4.

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

13h

PM2.5 Station

13h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

8pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-09-05	2	1–4	0.6 µg/m³	1.2	3h	1
2026-09-04	4	1–13	0.8 µg/m³	2.0	6h	1
2026-09-03	4	1–8	1.0 µg/m³	5.0	4h	1

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