Remscheid air quality now

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October 22

The air is clean now

Remscheid

9°C

Rain

8AQI

1015hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

90%

Humidity

Remscheid, October 21, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 3 µg/m³ (6 sensors), level “Low” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (20:00 local time): 1.4 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Remscheid, PM2.5 averages 1.4 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 6 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 19:54–19:57 local time (17:54–17:57 UTC), summary prepared at 20:00 local time. Median: 1.3 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.0–3.2 µg/m³.

In Remscheid the air is good right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 07:00 to 20:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 stayed roughly level: from 0.8 to 1.4 µg/m³.

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

Weather now: rain, 9°C, wind 4 m/s, humidity 90%. Precipitation is expected around 20:00; 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.

14 km/h

Wind, SSW

2.3 mm

Precipitation today

Remscheid: 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 6 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

No. 76 of 77 cities in Germany and No. 260 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

LowModerateElevatedHighVery highExtremely high

Remscheid: 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
4
4
4
5
7
5
5
3
2
2
3
2
2
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

14%An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

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20.0004.0011.0019.00

Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — October 22

10°/5°

Index by time of day

51/100Moderate

  1. 51/100Night
  2. 39/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 19/100Evening

Friday — October 23

10°/7°

Index by time of day

41/100Moderate

  1. 41/100Night
  2. 24/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 15/100Evening

Saturday — October 24

10°/5°

Index by time of day

33/100Low

  1. 33/100Night
  2. 26/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 13/100Evening

Sunday — October 25

11°/7°

Index by time of day

32/100Low

  1. 32/100Night
  2. 27/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 20/100Evening

Monday — October 26

10°/6°

Index by time of day

40/100Moderate

  1. 40/100Night
  2. 30/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 14/100Evening

Tuesday — October 27

16°/9°

Index by time of day

36/100Moderate

  1. 36/100Night
  2. 23/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 14/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

9°

Rain. Feels like 6°C

  1. MorningPartly cloudy6°C85%
  2. DayRain9°C89%
  3. EveningClear8°C92%

Wind

14km/hWind from the SSW

36km/hWind gusts

Wind force: 3

Gusts up to 36 km/h are expected.

10-day weather forecast for Remscheid

Germany

  1. TodayOct 22Rain10°C5°C
  2. FriOct 23Rain10°C7°C
  3. SatOct 24Rain10°C5°C
  4. SunOct 25Rain11°C7°C
  5. MonOct 26Rain10°C6°C
  6. TueOct 27Rain16°C9°C
  7. WedOct 28Rain12°C6°C
  8. ThuOct 29Fog11°C4°C
  9. FriOct 30Clear12°C6°C
  10. SatOct 31Clear13°C6°C

Where in Remscheid is the air worse?

See all sensors

Highest current reading: 3.2 µg/m³ (SC #53694). Lowest: 0.0 µg/m³ (SC #79249). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. SC #53694 →3 µg/m³
  2. SC #89502 →2 µg/m³
  3. SC #6983 →2 µg/m³
  4. SC #77470 →1 µg/m³
  5. SC #11982 →0 µg/m³
  6. SC #79249 →0 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: Sensor.Community — 6 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: Remscheid

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

Click a day to see its date and value.

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Air quality in Remscheid now — Atmy

Questions

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

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 3 µg/m³ from 6 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 76 of 77 cities in Germany and No. 260 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in Remscheid right now?

Right now in Remscheid, PM2.5 averages 1.4 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 6 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 19:54–19:57 local time (17:54–17:57 UTC), summary prepared at 20:00 local time. Median: 1.3 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.0–3.2 µg/m³.

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

Highest current reading: 3.2 µg/m³ (SC #53694). Lowest: 0.0 µg/m³ (SC #79249). 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 Remscheid polluted?

Over the last 363 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Remscheid was 3.7 µg/m³ — within the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: 3.0 µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.

When is the air in Remscheid cleanest?

In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was June 2026: 2.2 µg/m³ on average.

When is the air in Remscheid most polluted?

The most polluted month of the last year was January 2026: 6.8 µg/m³ on average.

Is the air in Remscheid worse in the heating season?

From November to March the mean daily PM2.5 was 5.2 µg/m³, from June to August 2.5 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