Rennes air quality now

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October 22

The air is clean now

Rennes

15°C

Rain

18AQI

1012hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

79%

Humidity

Rennes, October 21, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 2 µg/m³ (24 sensors), level “Low” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (20:00 local time): 3.2 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Rennes, PM2.5 averages 3.2 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 24 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 19:47–19:57 local time (17:47–17:57 UTC), summary prepared at 20:00 local time. Median: 1.7 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.2–14.3 µg/m³.

In Rennes 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 2.1 to 3.2 µg/m³.

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

Weather now: rain, 15°C, wind 6 m/s, humidity 79%. By 23:00 the wind is expected to pick up to 9 m/s, which may clear the air. Precipitation is expected around 21:00; 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.

22 km/h

Wind, S

4.6 mm

Precipitation today

Rennes: air quality for the completed day

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

2 µg/m³ Low

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 2 µg/m³ from 24 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

No. 11 of 16 cities in France and No. 287 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

LowModerateElevatedHighVery highExtremely high

Rennes: 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
8
23
10
18
8
4
7
3
4
4
3
3
3
3

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

11%An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

Now1115
20.0004.0011.0019.00

Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — October 22

16°/10°

Index by time of day

41/100Moderate

  1. 41/100Night
  2. 28/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 11/100Evening

Friday — October 23

15°/11°

Index by time of day

21/100Low

  1. 21/100Night
  2. 21/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 20/100Evening

Saturday — October 24

16°/10°

Index by time of day

41/100Moderate

  1. 41/100Night
  2. 33/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 12/100Evening

Sunday — October 25

17°/9°

Index by time of day

28/100Low

  1. 26/100Night
  2. 28/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 23/100Evening

Monday — October 26

17°/8°

Index by time of day

50/100Moderate

  1. 50/100Night
  2. 34/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 11/100Evening

Tuesday — October 27

18°/10°

Index by time of day

28/100Low

  1. 28/100Night
  2. 24/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 24/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

15°

Rain. Feels like 13°C

  1. MorningCloudy12°C89%
  2. DayRain14°C78%
  3. EveningCloudy14°C90%

Wind

22km/hWind from the S

43km/hWind gusts

Wind force: 4

Gusts up to 82 km/h are expected.

10-day weather forecast for Rennes

France

  1. TodayOct 22Rain16°C10°C
  2. FriOct 23Rain15°C11°C
  3. SatOct 24Rain16°C10°C
  4. SunOct 25Rain17°C9°C
  5. MonOct 26Rain17°C8°C
  6. TueOct 27Rain18°C10°C
  7. WedOct 28Cloudy15°C7°C
  8. ThuOct 29Cloudy14°C8°C
  9. FriOct 30Cloudy16°C7°C
  10. SatOct 31Cloudy17°C11°C

Where in Rennes is the air worse?

See all sensors

Highest current reading: 14.3 µg/m³ (SC #52574). Lowest: 0.2 µg/m³ (SC #30693). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. SC #52574 →14 µg/m³
  2. Rennes, Clemenceau →12 µg/m³
  3. SC #16870 →9 µg/m³
  4. SC #40733 →7 µg/m³
  5. SC #25365 →4 µg/m³
  6. SC #23510 →3 µg/m³
  7. SC #16975 →3 µg/m³
  8. SC #78658 →2 µg/m³
  9. SC #24805 →2 µg/m³
  10. SC #39948 →2 µg/m³
+14 more sensors
  1. SC #70543 →2 µg/m³
  2. SC #91007 →2 µg/m³
  3. SC #26963 →2 µg/m³
  4. SC #17790 →2 µg/m³
  5. SC #61373 →2 µg/m³
  6. SC #89918 →2 µg/m³
  7. SC #98350 →1 µg/m³
  8. SC #53959 →1 µg/m³
  9. SC #27959 →1 µg/m³
  10. SC #35304 →1 µg/m³
  11. SC #17173 →1 µg/m³
  12. SC #74519 →1 µg/m³
  13. SC #100014 →1 µg/m³
  14. SC #30693 →0 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: Sensor.Community — 23 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: Rennes

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

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Air quality in Rennes now — Atmy

Questions

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

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 2 µg/m³ from 24 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 11 of 16 cities in France and No. 287 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in Rennes right now?

Right now in Rennes, PM2.5 averages 3.2 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 24 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 19:47–19:57 local time (17:47–17:57 UTC), summary prepared at 20:00 local time. Median: 1.7 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.2–14.3 µg/m³.

Is it safe to be outdoors in Rennes 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 Rennes is the air worse?

Highest current reading: 14.3 µg/m³ (SC #52574). Lowest: 0.2 µg/m³ (SC #30693). 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 Rennes polluted?

Over the last 365 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Rennes was 5.8 µg/m³ — 1.2 times the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: 3.2 µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.

When is the air in Rennes cleanest?

In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was April 2026: 2.8 µg/m³ on average.

When is the air in Rennes most polluted?

The most polluted month of the last year was December 2025: 13.7 µg/m³ on average.

Is the air in Rennes worse in the heating season?

From November to March the mean daily PM2.5 was 8.6 µg/m³, from June to August 3.8 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