Riga: air quality for the completed day
4 µg/m³ Low
Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 4 µg/m³ from 4 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.
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Riga air quality now
Latvia · The summary is refreshed every 15 minutes.
October 22
The air is clean now
Riga
12°C
Cloudy
22AQI
1019hPa
Atmospheric
pressure
83%
Humidity
Riga, October 21, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 4 µg/m³ (4 sensors), level “Low” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (21:00 local time): 3.9 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON
Right now in Riga, PM2.5 averages 3.9 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 4 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 20:55–20:56 local time (17:55–17:56 UTC), summary prepared at 21:00 local time. Median: 4.1 µg/m³; range across sensors: 2.4–5.1 µg/m³.
In Riga the air is good right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 08:00 to 21:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 fell from 5.5 to 3.9 µg/m³. The highest hour was 19:00 with 6.5 µg/m³.
The wind is fairly strong (6 m/s), so particles are likely being dispersed.
Weather now: cloudy, 12°C, wind 6 m/s, humidity 83%. No major change in the wind is expected in the coming hours.
Written automatically at 21:00 local time (18:00 UTC) from sensor measurements and the weather forecast. Values are approximate; hypotheses are marked.
22 km/h
Wind, ESE
0 mm
Precipitation today
Riga: PM2.5 by month
Mean
Oct
Nov
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Feb
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Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
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This month
3
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-
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3
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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
12%An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast
Now1217
21.0005.0012.0020.00
Pollution accumulation forecast
Today — October 22
13°/10°
Index by time of day
37/100Moderate
- 37/100
Night - 25/100
Morning - 5/100
Day - 12/100
Evening
Friday — October 23
11°/10°
Index by time of day
26/100Low
- 25/100Night
- 26/100Morning
- 8/100Day
- 20/100Evening
Saturday — October 24
13°/8°
Index by time of day
44/100Moderate
- 44/100Night
- 33/100Morning
- 6/100Day
- 19/100Evening
Sunday — October 25
12°/6°
Index by time of day
46/100Moderate
- 46/100Night
- 36/100Morning
- 5/100Day
- 11/100Evening
Monday — October 26
10°/8°
Index by time of day
33/100Low
- 33/100Night
- 26/100Morning
- 7/100Day
- 20/100Evening
Tuesday — October 27
12°/6°
Index by time of day
47/100Moderate
- 47/100Night
- 37/100Morning
- 7/100Day
- 20/100Evening
Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface
Weather
12°
Cloudy. Feels like 8°C
- Morning11°C82%
- Day13°C76%
- Evening12°C84%
Wind
22km/hWind from the ESE
40km/hWind gusts
Wind force: 4
Gusts up to 40 km/h are expected.
10-day weather forecast for Riga
Latvia
- TodayOct 2213°C10°C
- FriOct 23
11°C10°C - SatOct 2413°C8°C
- SunOct 2512°C6°C
- MonOct 2610°C8°C
- TueOct 2712°C6°C
- WedOct 2811°C6°C
- ThuOct 2912°C8°C
- FriOct 3013°C8°C
- SatOct 31
11°C5°C
Where in Riga is the air worse?
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Highest current reading: 5.1 µg/m³ (SC #57947). Lowest: 2.4 µg/m³ (SC #98755). The list shows every sensor, highest first.
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Source: atmy.ai monitoring network
Who provides the data
Sensors in the summary by network: Sensor.Community — 4 sensors.
Atmy shows the networks’ readings after the Data Hub’s quality check: test devices and sensors that fail it are left out.
Latvia: sensors in total
11
RigaLatvia
4JūrmalaLatvia
2LiepajaLatvia
1
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: Riga
Daily mean PM2.5 of the city sensors, µg/m³
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Questions
What was the air quality in Riga over the last completed day?
Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 4 µg/m³ from 4 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 1 of 1 cities in Latvia and No. 253 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.
What is the air quality in Riga right now?
Right now in Riga, PM2.5 averages 3.9 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 4 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 20:55–20:56 local time (17:55–17:56 UTC), summary prepared at 21:00 local time. Median: 4.1 µg/m³; range across sensors: 2.4–5.1 µg/m³.
Is it safe to be outdoors in Riga 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 Riga is the air worse?
Highest current reading: 5.1 µg/m³ (SC #57947). Lowest: 2.4 µg/m³ (SC #98755). 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 Riga polluted?
Over the last 170 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Riga was 3.3 µg/m³ — within the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: 4.8 µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.
When is the air in Riga cleanest?
In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was May 2026: 2.6 µg/m³ on average.
When is the air in Riga most polluted?
The most polluted month of the last year was July 2026: 3.3 µg/m³ on average.
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