Olsztyn air quality now

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October 22

The air is moderate now

Olsztyn

13°C

Rain

54AQI

1013hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

85%

Humidity

Olsztyn, October 21, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 6 µg/m³ (7 sensors), level “Low” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (20:00 local time): 10.5 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Olsztyn, PM2.5 averages 10.5 µg/m³ — “moderate” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 7 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 19:52–19:56 local time (17:52–17:56 UTC), summary prepared at 20:00 local time. Median: 10.2 µg/m³; range across sensors: 7.9–16.0 µg/m³.

In Olsztyn 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 6.7 to 10.5 µg/m³. The highest hour was 16:00 with 18.9 µg/m³.

High humidity (85%) possibly makes optical sensors read somewhat higher.

Weather now: rain, 13°C, wind 3 m/s, humidity 85%. By 02:00 the wind is expected to pick up to 5 m/s, which may clear the air. Precipitation is expected around 20:00; it may wash particles out. By 07:00 the temperature will be about 9°C.

Written automatically at 20:00 local time (18:00 UTC) from sensor measurements and the weather forecast. Values are approximate; hypotheses are marked.

11 km/h

Wind, ESE

4.1 mm

Precipitation today

Olsztyn: air quality for the completed day

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

6 µg/m³ Low

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 6 µg/m³ from 7 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

No. 31 of 31 cities in Poland and No. 208 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

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Olsztyn: 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
8
7
14
12
15
13
12
5
4
4
4
4
4
7

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

19%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

14°/11°

Index by time of day

42/100Moderate

  1. 42/100Night
  2. 27/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 22/100Evening

Friday — October 23

13°/9°

Index by time of day

41/100Moderate

  1. 41/100Night
  2. 35/100Morning
  3. 10/100Day
  4. 23/100Evening

Saturday — October 24

11°/8°

Index by time of day

38/100Moderate

  1. 38/100Night
  2. 32/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 25/100Evening

Sunday — October 25

11°/5°

Index by time of day

48/100Moderate

  1. 48/100Night
  2. 31/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 16/100Evening

Monday — October 26

10°/6°

Index by time of day

42/100Moderate

  1. 42/100Night
  2. 28/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 22/100Evening

Tuesday — October 27

11°/5°

Index by time of day

49/100Moderate

  1. 49/100Night
  2. 38/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 13/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

13°

Rain. Feels like 11°C

  1. MorningCloudy12°C83%
  2. DayCloudy13°C78%
  3. EveningRain12°C94%

Wind

11km/hWind from the ESE

22km/hWind gusts

Wind force: 2

Gusts up to 35 km/h are expected.

10-day weather forecast for Olsztyn

Poland

  1. TodayOct 22Rain14°C11°C
  2. FriOct 23Rain13°C9°C
  3. SatOct 24Cloudy11°C8°C
  4. SunOct 25Rain11°C5°C
  5. MonOct 26Cloudy10°C6°C
  6. TueOct 27Cloudy11°C5°C
  7. WedOct 28Rain13°C7°C
  8. ThuOct 29Rain12°C7°C
  9. FriOct 30Partly cloudy13°C6°C
  10. SatOct 31Fog10°C3°C

Where in Olsztyn is the air worse?

See all sensors

Highest current reading: 16.0 µg/m³ (SC #71508). Lowest: 7.9 µg/m³ (SC #71505). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. SC #71508 →16 µg/m³
  2. SC #57927 →11 µg/m³
  3. SC #57933 →11 µg/m³
  4. SC #57939 →10 µg/m³
  5. SC #57941 →9 µg/m³
  6. SC #57929 →8 µg/m³
  7. SC #71505 →8 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: Sensor.Community — 7 sensors.

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

Poland: sensors in total

572

  1. WarsawPoland

    102
  2. WrocławPoland

    67
  3. PoznanPoland

    53

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: Olsztyn

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

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Air quality in Olsztyn now — Atmy

Questions

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

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 6 µg/m³ from 7 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 31 of 31 cities in Poland and No. 208 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in Olsztyn right now?

Right now in Olsztyn, PM2.5 averages 10.5 µg/m³ — “moderate” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 7 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 19:52–19:56 local time (17:52–17:56 UTC), summary prepared at 20:00 local time. Median: 10.2 µg/m³; range across sensors: 7.9–16.0 µg/m³.

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

Highest current reading: 16.0 µg/m³ (SC #71508). Lowest: 7.9 µg/m³ (SC #71505). 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 Olsztyn polluted?

Over the last 365 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Olsztyn was 8.2 µg/m³ — 1.6 times the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: 6.6 µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.

When is the air in Olsztyn cleanest?

In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was July 2026: 3.8 µg/m³ on average.

When is the air in Olsztyn most polluted?

The most polluted month of the last year was January 2026: 15.7 µg/m³ on average.

Is the air in Olsztyn worse in the heating season?

From November to March the mean daily PM2.5 was 13.4 µg/m³, from June to August 3.9 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