What is the air quality trend in South Shields?

Over the past 15 days, South Shields had an average AQI of 35 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-10-21 with AQI 74.

How is South Shields air quality measured?

Air quality in South Shields 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 South Shields, United Kingdom

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

Current AQI
Good Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

260h

PM2.5 Station

260h · 4 stations

Temperature GFS model

56pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-10-21	74	22–180	28.0 µg/m³	12h	2
2026-10-20	44	11–83	11.8 µg/m³	22h	2
2026-10-19	28	5–82	7.3 µg/m³	20h	2
2026-10-18	29	10–136	7.8 µg/m³	21h	2
2026-10-17	37	11–77	9.4 µg/m³	18h	3
2026-10-16	33	11–173	11.9 µg/m³	15h	2
2026-10-15	26	10–49	6.3 µg/m³	16h	1
2026-10-14	30	16–86	7.6 µg/m³	16h	2
2026-10-13	32	3–80	8.6 µg/m³	14h	3
2026-10-12	28	13–101	7.7 µg/m³	21h	3
2026-10-11	26	6–53	6.2 µg/m³	16h	2
2026-10-10	38	15–91	10.1 µg/m³	19h	3
2026-10-09	46	8–174	15.1 µg/m³	23h	3
2026-10-08	30	12–60	7.3 µg/m³	20h	3
2026-10-07	30	15–49	7.1 µg/m³	7h	2

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