Bielefeld air quality now

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October 22

The air is moderate now

Bielefeld

12°C

Partly cloudy

51AQI

1013hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

73%

Humidity

Bielefeld, October 21, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 20 µg/m³ (40 sensors), level “Moderate” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (20:00 local time): 9.2 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Bielefeld, PM2.5 averages 9.2 µg/m³ — “moderate” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 39 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 19:52–19:57 local time (17:52–17:57 UTC), summary prepared at 20:00 local time. Median: 1.4 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.4–271.9 µg/m³.

In Bielefeld the air is moderate right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 07:00 to 20:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 rose from 6.6 to 9.2 µg/m³. The highest hour was 16:00 with 11.1 µg/m³.

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

Weather now: partly cloudy, 12°C, wind 5 m/s, humidity 73%. 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.

18 km/h

Wind, SSW

0 mm

Precipitation today

Bielefeld: air quality for the completed day

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

20 µg/m³ Moderate

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 20 µg/m³ from 40 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

No. 7 of 77 cities in Germany and No. 25 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

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Bielefeld: 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
11
11
13
13
15
15
14
11
12
4
6
14
7
16

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

17%An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

Now179
20.0004.0011.0019.00

Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — October 22

12°/7°

Index by time of day

37/100Moderate

  1. 37/100Night
  2. 36/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 20/100Evening

Friday — October 23

13°/9°

Index by time of day

46/100Moderate

  1. 46/100Night
  2. 27/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 12/100Evening

Saturday — October 24

11°/8°

Index by time of day

36/100Moderate

  1. 36/100Night
  2. 24/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 13/100Evening

Sunday — October 25

12°/9°

Index by time of day

27/100Low

  1. 27/100Night
  2. 18/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 19/100Evening

Monday — October 26

12°/8°

Index by time of day

36/100Moderate

  1. 36/100Night
  2. 31/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 14/100Evening

Tuesday — October 27

17°/11°

Index by time of day

38/100Moderate

  1. 38/100Night
  2. 26/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 17/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

12°

Partly cloudy. Feels like 8°C

  1. MorningPartly cloudy7°C82%
  2. DayCloudy12°C67%
  3. EveningPartly cloudy10°C82%

Wind

18km/hWind from the SSW

40km/hWind gusts

Wind force: 3

Gusts up to 40 km/h are expected.

10-day weather forecast for Bielefeld

Germany

  1. TodayOct 22Cloudy12°C7°C
  2. FriOct 23Rain13°C9°C
  3. SatOct 24Rain11°C8°C
  4. SunOct 25Rain12°C9°C
  5. MonOct 26Partly cloudy12°C8°C
  6. TueOct 27Partly cloudy17°C11°C
  7. WedOct 28Rain15°C8°C
  8. ThuOct 29Partly cloudy14°C6°C
  9. FriOct 30Partly cloudy13°C6°C
  10. SatOct 31Partly cloudy13°C6°C

Where in Bielefeld is the air worse?

See all sensors

Highest current reading: 271.9 µg/m³ (SC #2019). Lowest: 0.4 µg/m³ (SC #31262). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. SC #2019 →272 µg/m³
  2. SC #81353 →21 µg/m³
  3. SC #3054 →7 µg/m³
  4. SC #77320 →7 µg/m³
  5. SC #45332 →5 µg/m³
  6. SC #8474 →3 µg/m³
  7. SC #3733 →3 µg/m³
  8. SC #19004 →2 µg/m³
  9. SC #97345 →2 µg/m³
  10. SC #7440 →2 µg/m³
+29 more sensors
  1. SC #69211 →2 µg/m³
  2. SC #6973 →2 µg/m³
  3. SC #11222 →2 µg/m³
  4. SC #16954 →2 µg/m³
  5. SC #74632 →2 µg/m³
  6. SC #15913 →2 µg/m³
  7. SC #20585 →1 µg/m³
  8. SC #100774 →1 µg/m³
  9. SC #1226 →1 µg/m³
  10. SC #12110 →1 µg/m³
  11. SC #12112 →1 µg/m³
  12. SC #26822 →1 µg/m³
  13. SC #66133 →1 µg/m³
  14. SC #24499 →1 µg/m³
  15. SC #82296 →1 µg/m³
  16. SC #4857 →1 µg/m³
  17. SC #76063 →1 µg/m³
  18. SC #29366 →1 µg/m³
  19. SC #11608 →1 µg/m³
  20. SC #91394 →1 µg/m³
  21. SC #97560 →1 µg/m³
  22. SC #3597 →1 µg/m³
  23. SC #98037 →1 µg/m³
  24. SC #10410 →1 µg/m³
  25. SC #22543 →1 µg/m³
  26. SC #64465 →1 µg/m³
  27. SC #55069 →1 µg/m³
  28. SC #2187 →0 µg/m³
  29. SC #31262 →0 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: Sensor.Community — 39 sensors.

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

Germany: sensors in total

2,617

  1. StuttgartGermany

    195
  2. BerlinGermany

    195
  3. HamburgGermany

    168

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: Bielefeld

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

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Air quality in Bielefeld now — Atmy

Questions

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

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 20 µg/m³ from 40 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 7 of 77 cities in Germany and No. 25 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in Bielefeld right now?

Right now in Bielefeld, PM2.5 averages 9.2 µg/m³ — “moderate” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 39 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 19:52–19:57 local time (17:52–17:57 UTC), summary prepared at 20:00 local time. Median: 1.4 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.4–271.9 µg/m³.

Is it safe to be outdoors in Bielefeld now?

The current level is “moderate” (US EPA scale, approximate). Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. This is the standard guidance of the scale, not medical advice.

Where in Bielefeld is the air worse?

Highest current reading: 271.9 µg/m³ (SC #2019). Lowest: 0.4 µg/m³ (SC #31262). 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 Bielefeld polluted?

Over the last 365 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Bielefeld was 10.2 µg/m³ — 2.0 times the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: 9.2 µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.

When is the air in Bielefeld cleanest?

In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was June 2026: 4.8 µg/m³ on average.

When is the air in Bielefeld most polluted?

The most polluted month of the last year was February 2026: 14.8 µg/m³ on average.

Is the air in Bielefeld worse in the heating season?

From November to March the mean daily PM2.5 was 13.7 µg/m³, from June to August 7.6 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