What is the air quality trend in South Shields?

Over the past 21 days, South Shields had an average AQI of 42 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-08-24 with AQI 51.

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
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

424h

PM2.5 Station

424h · 3 stations

Temperature GFS model

80pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-09-05	49	10–70	12.9 µg/m³	16h	2
2026-09-04	37	10–67	9.3 µg/m³	22h	2
2026-09-03	35	1–66	8.7 µg/m³	20h	2
2026-09-02	40	15–68	10.0 µg/m³	18h	2
2026-09-01	43	9–133	11.6 µg/m³	20h	2
2026-08-31	44	18–78	11.3 µg/m³	22h	2
2026-08-30	38	12–113	10.1 µg/m³	23h	2
2026-08-29	38	8–68	9.4 µg/m³	23h	2
2026-08-28	44	12–65	11.3 µg/m³	21h	2
2026-08-27	46	3–119	12.6 µg/m³	19h	2
2026-08-26	43	1–68	11.1 µg/m³	20h	2
2026-08-25	39	18–62	9.5 µg/m³	21h	3
2026-08-24	51	24–198	17.3 µg/m³	23h	2
2026-08-23	45	17–86	12.2 µg/m³	21h	2
2026-08-22	46	18–155	12.8 µg/m³	23h	2
2026-08-21	42	17–190	14.4 µg/m³	22h	2
2026-08-20	42	9–78	11.0 µg/m³	23h	2
2026-08-19	42	16–70	10.6 µg/m³	22h	2
2026-08-18	48	11–114	13.6 µg/m³	18h	2
2026-08-17	46	11–147	12.9 µg/m³	23h	2
2026-08-16	31	10–53	7.6 µg/m³	4h	2

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