Air Pollution in Karlsruhe: Real-time Air Quality Index and smog alert.

The latest data Last 7 days Quality of life
Current data from stations: Karlsruhe_Reinhold-Frank-Strasse Karlsruhe-Nordwest
Locations: « Stadtkreis Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Nordweststadt » Weststadt » Innenstadt »
Pollution and air quality forecast for Karlsruhe. Today is Sunday, May 18, 2025. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Karlsruhe:
  1. carbon monoxide (CO) - 600 (Good)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 25 (Moderate)
  3. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 46 (Moderate)
  4. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 22 (Moderate)
  5. ozone (O3) - 8 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Karlsruhe, Wednesday, January 17, 2024: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

What is the air quality in Karlsruhe today? Is the air polluted in Karlsruhe?. Is there smog?

Today (Wednesday, January 17, 2024) air quality is moderate in Karlsruhe. Some pollutants in Karlsruhe may slightly affect very few hypersensitive individuals. Air pollutants in Karlsruhe may cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people.


How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
600 (Good)

What is the level of PM10 today in Karlsruhe? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Karlsruhe is: 25 (Moderate) The highest PM10 values usually occur in month: 23 (February 2018). The lowest value of particulate matter PM10 pollution in Karlsruhe is usually recorded in: September (3.3).

How high is the level of NO2? (nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
46 (Moderate)

What is the current level of PM2.5 in Karlsruhe? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 22 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Karlsruhe in the last 7 days was: 42 (Thursday, January 11, 2024) and the lowest: 12 (Tuesday, January 16, 2024).

How is the O3 level today in Karlsruhe? (ozone (O3))
8 (Good)



Current data Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 9:00 AM

38 (Good)

CO 600 (Good)

PM10 25 (Moderate)

NO2 46 (Moderate)

PM2,5 22 (Moderate)

O3 8 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Karlsruhe

index 2024-01-10 2024-01-11 2024-01-12 2024-01-13 2024-01-14 2024-01-15 2024-01-16 2024-01-17
co 396
Good		 633
Good		 526
Good		 442
Good		 410
Good		 414
Good		 422
Good		 556
Good
no2 30
Good		 45
Moderate		 34
Good		 27
Good		 18
Good		 21
Good		 29
Good		 47
Moderate
no 8
Good		 31
Good		 25
Good		 13
Good		 8
Good		 14
Good		 19
Good		 19
Good
pm25 26
Moderate		 42
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups		 31
Moderate		 22
Moderate		 34
Moderate		 20
Moderate		 12
Good		 18
Moderate
pm10 30
Moderate		 47
Moderate		 34
Moderate		 23
Moderate		 39
Moderate		 22
Moderate		 23
Moderate		 22
Moderate
o3 20
Good		 8
Good		 18
Good		 25
Good		 29
Good		 35
Good		 42
Good		 3
Good
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Air pollution in Karlsruhe from September 2017 to March 2020

index 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
no2 20 (Good) 16 (Good) 25 (Good) 18 (Good) 14 (Good) 7.5 (Good) 5.1 (Good) 6.3 (Good) 11 (Good) 20 (Good) 22 (Good) 27 (Good) 29 (Good) 45 (Moderate) 26 (Good) 26 (Good) 30 (Good) 34 (Good) 32 (Good) 26 (Good) 29 (Good) 20 (Good) 24 (Good) 26 (Good) 33 (Good) 33 (Good) 28 (Good) 27 (Good) 31 (Good) 31 (Good) 37 (Good)
co 288 (Good) 293 (Good) 357 (Good) 294 (Good) 160 (Good) 89 (Good) 73 (Good) 71 (Good) 161 (Good) 215 (Good) 225 (Good) 292 (Good) 316 (Good) 463 (Good) 329 (Good) 357 (Good) 437 (Good) 377 (Good) 300 (Good) 258 (Good) 274 (Good) 236 (Good) 276 (Good) 333 (Good) 444 (Good) 418 (Good) 394 (Good) 402 (Good) 457 (Good) 417 (Good) 443 (Good)
pm10 13 (Good) 11 (Good) 20 (Good) 12 (Good) 4.9 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 3.3 (Good) 4.5 (Good) 15 (Good) 14 (Good) 12 (Good) 19 (Good) 13 (Good) 21 (Moderate) 17 (Good) 13 (Good) 17 (Good) 19 (Good) 15 (Good) 15 (Good) 17 (Good) 15 (Good) 16 (Good) 16 (Good) 17 (Good) 23 (Moderate) 9.9 (Good) 10 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 19 (Good)
o3 46 (Good) 52 (Good) 26 (Good) 25 (Good) 8.4 (Good) 6.9 (Good) 13 (Good) 17 (Good) 58 (Good) 54 (Good) 42 (Good) 40 (Good) 39 (Good) 14 (Good) 32 (Good) 23 (Good) 12 (Good) 15 (Good) 26 (Good) 44 (Good) 51 (Good) 45 (Good) 41 (Good) 59 (Good) 47 (Good) 40 (Good) 40 (Good) 36 (Good) 25 (Good) 29 (Good) 25 (Good)
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Quality of life in Karlsruhe

Green and Parks in the City

Karlsruhe 81%

Luxembourg: 83% Netherlands: 82% Czech Republic: 77% Belgium: 64% Liechtenstein: 88%

particulate matter PM2.5

Karlsruhe 12 (Good)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Karlsruhe 90%

Luxembourg: 85% Netherlands: 88% Czech Republic: 77% Belgium: 64% Liechtenstein: 94%

particulate matter PM10

Karlsruhe 17 (Good)

Air Pollution

Karlsruhe 15%

Luxembourg: 19% Netherlands: 21% Czech Republic: 35% Belgium: 45% Liechtenstein: 6.3%

Garbage Disposal

Karlsruhe 71%

Luxembourg: 84% Netherlands: 79% Czech Republic: 74% Belgium: 54% Liechtenstein: 100%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Karlsruhe 90%

Luxembourg: 83% Netherlands: 92% Czech Republic: 84% Belgium: 70% Liechtenstein: 100%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Karlsruhe 71%

Luxembourg: 82% Netherlands: 77% Czech Republic: 65% Belgium: 46% Liechtenstein: 94%

Noise and Light pollution

Karlsruhe 36%

Luxembourg: 29% Netherlands: 31% Czech Republic: 44% Belgium: 54% Liechtenstein: 19%

Water Pollution

Karlsruhe 8.3%

Luxembourg: 19% Netherlands: 17% Czech Republic: 28% Belgium: 42% Liechtenstein: 0%
Source: Numbeo


Karlsruhe_Reinhold-Frank-Strasse

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 9:00 AM

59 (Good)

index_name_no

CO 600 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

PM10 29 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

NO2 52 (Moderate)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

PM2,5 24 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

Karlsruhe-Nordwest

Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 9:00 AM

PM10 21 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

PM2,5 20 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

NO2 40 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

O3 7.8 (Good)

ozone (O3)

18 (Good)

index_name_no

Karlsruhe_Reinhold-Frank-Strasse

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
co 556 422 414 410 442 526 633 396
no2 48 39 27 22 32 36 47 30
no 27 36 26 15 24 26 34 9.1
pm25 19 13 22 37 24 33 42 27
pm10 24 33 24 45 25 36 48 31

Karlsruhe-Nordwest

index 2024-01-17 2024-01-16 2024-01-15 2024-01-14 2024-01-13 2024-01-12 2024-01-11 2024-01-10
o3 3.5 42 35 29 25 18 7.5 20
no 11 1.9 1 1.1 1 24 28 6.3
no2 45 20 14 14 21 32 43 29
pm10 20 13 19 33 21 32 46 29
pm25 18 10 18 31 20 30 41 25

DEBW080

index 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
co 288 293 357 294 160 89 73 71 161 215 225 292 316 463 329 357 437 377 300 258 274 236 276 333 444 418 394 402 457 417 443
no2 19 17 27 20 15 7.7 5.8 7.3 14 24 21 28 31 46 28 27 33 38 35 31 34 24 28 33 42 41 36 35 38 39 45
pm10 13 11 20 12 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

DEBW081

index 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-03 2019-02 2019-01 2018-12 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-07 2018-06 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09
pm10 13 11 19 12 4.6 4.4 3.3 4.6 15 14 12 19 13 21 17 13 17 19 15 15 17 15 16 16 17 23 9.9 10 14 14 19
no2 20 15 23 16 13 7.3 4.5 5.2 7.9 17 23 25 28 45 25 25 28 31 29 22 23 16 20 19 25 26 20 19 23 22 29
o3 46 52 26 25 8.4 6.9 13 17 58 54 42 40 39 14 32 23 12 15 26 44 51 45 41 59 47 40 40 36 25 29 25

* Pollution data source: https://openaq.org (EEA Germany) The data is licensed under CC-By 4.0