Ludwigshafen air quality now

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November 11

The air is moderate now

Ludwigshafen

11°C

Cloudy

72AQI

1002

hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

99%

Humidity

Ludwigshafen, November 10, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 20 µg/m³ (21 sensors), level “Moderate” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (23:00 local time): 20.6 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Ludwigshafen, PM2.5 averages 20.6 µg/m³ — “moderate” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 20 sensors from Sensor.Community, readings from 22:55–22:58 local time (21:55–21:58 UTC), summary prepared at 23:00 local time. Median: 10.8 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.2–140.4 µg/m³.

In Ludwigshafen the air is moderate 🟡 AQI 72. Higher than three hours ago. ☁️ +11 °C · No precipitation · Wind 1 m/s

In Ludwigshafen the air is moderate right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 10:00 to 23:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 rose from 16.3 to 20.6 µg/m³.

Light wind (1 m/s) in the evening or at night, as the air cools, possibly traps particles near the ground (a temperature inversion). High humidity (99%) possibly makes optical sensors read somewhat higher.

Weather now: cloudy, 11°C, wind 1 m/s, humidity 99%. No major change in the wind is expected in the coming hours.

Written automatically at 23:00 local time (22:00 UTC) from sensor measurements and the weather forecast. Values are approximate; hypotheses are marked.

1 m/s

Wind, S

3 mm

Precipitation today

Ludwigshafen: air quality for the completed day

Metric: PM2.5, µg/m³ · Color scale: EPA AQI · November 10, 2026 · 00:00–24:00 UTC = 01:00–01:00 UTC+1

20 µg/m³ Moderate

Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 01:00–01:00 UTC+1): 20 µg/m³ from 21 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

No. 21 of 77 cities in Germany and No. 314 of 676 worldwide, from the most polluted.

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Ludwigshafen: PM2.5 by month

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

Mean
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
This month
9
13
15
20
13
11
5
4
5
8
7
4
6
21

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

Ludwigshafen: air quality over the year

  • Yesterday, November 10, 2026, the daily mean PM2.5 in Ludwigshafen was 19.9 µg/m³ — 77% above the 30-day mean of 11.3 µg/m³, 1.3 times the WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³).
  • Over the last 365 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Ludwigshafen was 9.4 µg/m³ — 1.9 times the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: 11.3 µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.
  • Cleanest day of the last year: February 22, 2026, 1.6 µg/m³.
  • Most polluted day of the last year: January 23, 2026, 50.0 µg/m³.
  • In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was September 2026: 4.4 µg/m³ on average.
  • The most polluted month of the last year was January 2026: 19.8 µg/m³ on average.
  • From November to March the mean daily PM2.5 was 14.9 µg/m³, from June to August 6.1 µg/m³ (last 365 days).

Pollution accumulation index now

20/100Low · An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

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23.0007.0014.0022.00

Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — November 11

12°/7°

Index by time of day

53/100Moderate

  1. 53/100Night
  2. 40/100Morning
  3. 10/100Day
  4. 20/100Evening

Thursday — November 12

11°/6°

Index by time of day

36/100Moderate

  1. 36/100Night
  2. 32/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 21/100Evening

Friday — November 13

9°/2°

Index by time of day

58/100Moderate

  1. 58/100Night
  2. 47/100Morning
  3. 10/100Day
  4. 28/100Evening

Saturday — November 14

9°/2°

Index by time of day

57/100Moderate

  1. 57/100Night
  2. 47/100Morning
  3. 10/100Day
  4. 26/100Evening

Sunday — November 15

9°/1°

Index by time of day

59/100Moderate

  1. 59/100Night
  2. 42/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 15/100Evening

Monday — November 16

11°/7°

Index by time of day

42/100Moderate

  1. 42/100Night
  2. 30/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 24/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

11°

Cloudy. Feels like 10°C

  1. MorningCloudy8°C97%
  2. DayCloudy12°C95%
  3. EveningCloudy11°C99%

Wind

1m/sWind from the S

3m/sWind gusts

Wind force: 1

Light wind is expected over the next few hours.

10-day weather forecast for Ludwigshafen

Germany

  1. TodayNov 11Rain12°C7°C
  2. ThuNov 12Rain11°C6°C
  3. FriNov 13Cloudy9°C2°C
  4. SatNov 14Partly cloudy9°C2°C
  5. SunNov 15Cloudy9°C1°C
  6. MonNov 16Rain11°C7°C
  7. TueNov 17Rain13°C7°C
  8. WedNov 18Rain15°C10°C
  9. ThuNov 19Rain11°C9°C
  10. FriNov 20Rain10°C7°C

Where in Ludwigshafen is the air worse?

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Highest current reading: 140.4 µg/m³ (SC #54458). Lowest: 0.2 µg/m³ (SC #16775). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. SC #54458 →140 µg/m³
  2. SC #19816 →63 µg/m³
  3. SC #51963 →26 µg/m³
  4. SC #11111 →23 µg/m³
  5. SC #88275 →22 µg/m³
  6. SC #53169 →19 µg/m³
  7. SC #31990 →16 µg/m³
  8. SC #87015 →16 µg/m³
  9. SC #62848 →13 µg/m³
  10. SC #76813 →11 µg/m³
+10 more sensors
  1. SC #20535 →11 µg/m³
  2. SC #28296 →10 µg/m³
  3. SC #20855 →10 µg/m³
  4. SC #72362 →9 µg/m³
  5. SC #10535 →7 µg/m³
  6. SC #78137 →6 µg/m³
  7. SC #26594 →4 µg/m³
  8. SC #14100 →3 µg/m³
  9. SC #30147 →3 µg/m³
  10. SC #16775 →0 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: Sensor.Community — 20 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

2,731

  1. BerlinGermany

    203
  2. StuttgartGermany

    188
  3. HamburgGermany

    170

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: Ludwigshafen

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

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Questions

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

Daily mean PM2.5 on November 10, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC = 01:00–01:00 UTC+1): 20 µg/m³ from 21 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 21 of 77 cities in Germany and No. 314 of 676 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in Ludwigshafen right now?

Right now in Ludwigshafen, PM2.5 averages 20.6 µg/m³ — “moderate” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 20 sensors from Sensor.Community, readings from 22:55–22:58 local time (21:55–21:58 UTC), summary prepared at 23:00 local time. Median: 10.8 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.2–140.4 µg/m³.

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

Highest current reading: 140.4 µg/m³ (SC #54458). Lowest: 0.2 µg/m³ (SC #16775). 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 Ludwigshafen polluted?

Over the last 365 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Ludwigshafen was 9.4 µg/m³ — 1.9 times the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: 11.3 µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.

When is the air in Ludwigshafen cleanest?

In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was September 2026: 4.4 µg/m³ on average.

When is the air in Ludwigshafen most polluted?

The most polluted month of the last year was January 2026: 19.8 µg/m³ on average.

Is the air in Ludwigshafen worse in the heating season?

From November to March the mean daily PM2.5 was 14.9 µg/m³, from June to August 6.1 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