Paris air quality now

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October 22

The air is clean now

Paris

15°C

Rain

14AQI

1015hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

74%

Humidity

Paris, October 21, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 3 µg/m³ (11 sensors), level “Low” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (20:00 local time): 2.6 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Paris, PM2.5 averages 2.6 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 11 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 19:47–19:56 local time (17:47–17:56 UTC), summary prepared at 20:00 local time. Median: 2.5 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.0–5.0 µg/m³.

In Paris the air is good right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 07:00 to 20:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 rose from 0.8 to 2.6 µg/m³.

The weather data do not point to a clear reason for this level.

Weather now: rain, 15°C, wind 3 m/s, humidity 74%. By 23:00 the wind is expected to pick up to 5 m/s, which may clear the air. Precipitation is expected around 04:00; it may wash particles out.

Written automatically at 20:00 local time (18:00 UTC) from sensor measurements and the weather forecast. Values are approximate; hypotheses are marked.

11 km/h

Wind, SSW

0.5 mm

Precipitation today

Paris: air quality for the completed day

Metric: PM2.5, µg/m³ · Color scale: EPA AQI · October 21, 2026 · 00:00–24:00 UTC

3 µg/m³ Low

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 3 µg/m³ from 11 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

No. 6 of 16 cities in France and No. 274 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

LowModerateElevatedHighVery highExtremely high

Paris: PM2.5 by month

Metric: PM2.5, µg/m³ · Color scale: EPA AQI

Mean
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
This month
7
7
7
10
8
5
13
5
7
5
6
4
5
7

Monthly means of quality-checked sensors, as in the Data Hub trend; the current month is still incomplete, “-” means no data.

Pollution accumulation index now

13%An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

Now1310
20.0004.0011.0019.00

Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — October 22

15°/9°

Index by time of day

47/100Moderate

  1. 47/100Night
  2. 35/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 13/100Evening

Friday — October 23

13°/10°

Index by time of day

19/100Low

  1. 19/100Night
  2. 18/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 16/100Evening

Saturday — October 24

14°/9°

Index by time of day

40/100Moderate

  1. 40/100Night
  2. 31/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 11/100Evening

Sunday — October 25

17°/10°

Index by time of day

25/100Low

  1. 19/100Night
  2. 25/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 23/100Evening

Monday — October 26

16°/9°

Index by time of day

49/100Moderate

  1. 49/100Night
  2. 37/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 16/100Evening

Tuesday — October 27

20°/15°

Index by time of day

36/100Moderate

  1. 36/100Night
  2. 29/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 18/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

15°

Rain. Feels like 13°C

  1. MorningCloudy10°C88%
  2. DayCloudy15°C72%
  3. EveningCloudy14°C78%

Wind

11km/hWind from the SSW

32km/hWind gusts

Wind force: 2

Gusts up to 40 km/h are expected.

10-day weather forecast for Paris

France

  1. TodayOct 22Rain15°C9°C
  2. FriOct 23Rain13°C10°C
  3. SatOct 24Rain14°C9°C
  4. SunOct 25Rain17°C10°C
  5. MonOct 26Rain16°C9°C
  6. TueOct 27Cloudy20°C15°C
  7. WedOct 28Cloudy16°C10°C
  8. ThuOct 29Cloudy16°C8°C
  9. FriOct 30Cloudy15°C6°C
  10. SatOct 31Partly cloudy15°C8°C

Where in Paris is the air worse?

See all sensors

Highest current reading: 5.0 µg/m³ (SC #61796). Lowest: 0.0 µg/m³ (SC #100311). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. SC #61796 →5 µg/m³
  2. SC #83848 →5 µg/m³
  3. SC #81733 →4 µg/m³
  4. SC #84388 →3 µg/m³
  5. SC #21999 →3 µg/m³
  6. Avenue Parmentier →3 µg/m³
  7. SC #92412 →2 µg/m³
  8. SC #62479 →2 µg/m³
  9. SC #819 →1 µg/m³
  10. SC #79320 →1 µg/m³
+1 more sensors
  1. SC #100311 →0 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: Sensor.Community — 10 sensors, AirGradient — 1 sensor.

Atmy shows the networks’ readings after the Data Hub’s quality check: test devices and sensors that fail it are left out.

France: sensors in total

203

  1. RennesFrance

    24
  2. StrasbourgFrance

    20
  3. VilleurbanneFrance

    14

Cities with the most sensors

All sensors on the map, by city as the map assigns them; the city’s values count only the sensors that pass the Data Hub’s quality check.

Air quality calendar: Paris

Daily mean PM2.5 of the city sensors, µg/m³

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Air quality in Paris now — Atmy

Questions

What was the air quality in Paris over the last completed day?

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 3 µg/m³ from 11 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 6 of 16 cities in France and No. 274 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in Paris right now?

Right now in Paris, PM2.5 averages 2.6 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 11 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 19:47–19:56 local time (17:47–17:56 UTC), summary prepared at 20:00 local time. Median: 2.5 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.0–5.0 µg/m³.

Is it safe to be outdoors in Paris now?

The current level is “good” (US EPA scale, approximate). Air quality is satisfactory; no restrictions are recommended. This is the standard guidance of the scale, not medical advice.

Where in Paris is the air worse?

Highest current reading: 5.0 µg/m³ (SC #61796). Lowest: 0.0 µg/m³ (SC #100311). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

Where do these data come from?

From Atmy sensors and connected public networks (citizen, experimental and government monitors), aggregated by Atmy. Values are approximate; see the methodology.

How often is this page updated?

The summary is rebuilt every 15 minutes from the latest reading of each sensor, each no older than one hour.

Is the air in Paris polluted?

Over the last 365 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Paris was 6.6 µg/m³ — 1.3 times the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: 6.6 µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.

When is the air in Paris cleanest?

In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was September 2026: 4.1 µg/m³ on average.

When is the air in Paris most polluted?

The most polluted month of the last year was March 2026: 11.9 µg/m³ on average.

Is the air in Paris worse in the heating season?

From November to March the mean daily PM2.5 was 8.6 µg/m³, from June to August 5.1 µg/m³ (last 365 days).

Data

Where do these data come from?

The daily value is the Data Hub’s: the mean of the city’s sensors that passed the nightly quality check, each with at least 12 valid hours, and only with sensors at four places 500 m apart; days are UTC.

“Now” uses the same sensors and rule: the mean of their latest readings, each at most 60 minutes old, shown only with sensors at four places 500 m apart reporting.

Source: public Atmy monitoring data. Methodology and data sources · Data terms