Dundee air quality now

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October 22

The air is clean now

Dundee

10°C

Clear

7AQI

1002hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

67%

Humidity

Dundee, October 21, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 2 µg/m³ (6 sensors), level “Low” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (19:00 local time): 1.3 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Dundee, PM2.5 averages 1.3 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 6 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 18:54–18:56 local time (17:54–17:56 UTC), summary prepared at 19:00 local time. Median: 0.6 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.3–4.7 µg/m³.

In Dundee the air is good right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 06:00 to 19:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 rose from 0.2 to 1.3 µg/m³.

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

Weather now: clear, 10°C, wind 3 m/s, humidity 67%. No major change in the wind is expected in the coming hours.

Written automatically at 19:00 local time (18:00 UTC) from sensor measurements and the weather forecast. Values are approximate; hypotheses are marked.

11 km/h

Wind, WSW

0.5 mm

Precipitation today

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

No. 4 of 4 cities in Great Britain and No. 286 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

LowModerateElevatedHighVery highExtremely high

Dundee: 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
3
3
3
3
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
1

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

21%An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

Now2114
19.0003.0010.0018.00

Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — October 22

11°/6°

Index by time of day

34/100Low

  1. 34/100Night
  2. 30/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 29/100Evening

Friday — October 23

9°/6°

Index by time of day

53/100Moderate

  1. 53/100Night
  2. 24/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 18/100Evening

Saturday — October 24

9°/5°

Index by time of day

39/100Moderate

  1. 39/100Night
  2. 35/100Morning
  3. 4/100Day
  4. 11/100Evening

Sunday — October 25

10°/8°

Index by time of day

28/100Low

  1. 28/100Night
  2. 18/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 17/100Evening

Monday — October 26

14°/6°

Index by time of day

39/100Moderate

  1. 39/100Night
  2. 33/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 13/100Evening

Tuesday — October 27

16°/8°

Index by time of day

35/100Moderate

  1. 35/100Night
  2. 27/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 17/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

10°

Clear. Feels like 7°C

  1. MorningPartly cloudy6°C82%
  2. DayCloudy11°C56%
  3. EveningClear7°C82%

Wind

11km/hWind from the WSW

18km/hWind gusts

Wind force: 2

Gusts up to 18 km/h are expected.

10-day weather forecast for Dundee

Great Britain

  1. TodayOct 22Rain11°C6°C
  2. FriOct 23Rain9°C6°C
  3. SatOct 24Rain9°C5°C
  4. SunOct 25Rain10°C8°C
  5. MonOct 26Rain14°C6°C
  6. TueOct 27Rain16°C8°C
  7. WedOct 28Cloudy12°C8°C
  8. ThuOct 29Cloudy12°C8°C
  9. FriOct 30Rain10°C8°C
  10. SatOct 31Fog11°C8°C

Where in Dundee is the air worse?

See all sensors

Highest current reading: 4.7 µg/m³ (SC #95286). Lowest: 0.3 µg/m³ (SC #26910). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. SC #95286 →5 µg/m³
  2. SC #13356 →1 µg/m³
  3. SC #24389 →1 µg/m³
  4. SC #61808 →1 µg/m³
  5. SC #26626 →0 µg/m³
  6. SC #26910 →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.

Great Britain: sensors in total

51

  1. City of LondonGreat Britain

    19
  2. AberdeenGreat Britain

    8
  3. DundeeGreat Britain

    6

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: Dundee

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 Dundee now — Atmy

Questions

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

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 2 µg/m³ from 6 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 4 of 4 cities in Great Britain and No. 286 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in Dundee right now?

Right now in Dundee, PM2.5 averages 1.3 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 6 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 18:54–18:56 local time (17:54–17:56 UTC), summary prepared at 19:00 local time. Median: 0.6 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.3–4.7 µg/m³.

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

Highest current reading: 4.7 µg/m³ (SC #95286). Lowest: 0.3 µg/m³ (SC #26910). 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 Dundee polluted?

Over the last 177 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Dundee was 2.9 µg/m³ — within the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: 1.8 µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.

When is the air in Dundee cleanest?

In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was August 2026: 1.9 µg/m³ on average.

When is the air in Dundee most polluted?

The most polluted month of the last year was January 2026: 5.8 µg/m³ on average.

Is the air in Dundee worse in the heating season?

From November to March the mean daily PM2.5 was 3.9 µg/m³, from June to August 1.8 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