Air Quality in Essen, Germany
Drizzle
9.1°C · 90.0% humidity
9.1°
Feels 5.7°
30
Good
Air quality is satisfactory. Enjoy outdoor activities.
9 stations
Nearby Monitoring Stations
AQI Forecast
27
8pm
34
34
30
11pm
34
34
27
2am
25
25
25
5am
25
25
24
8am
25
25
25
11am
25
25
25
2pm
27
27
27
5pm
27
27
Air Quality Index Trend
48h · 2 stnEssen's air quality is shaped by traffic emissions and residential heating. Pollution levels tend to peak during winter months when cold air traps emissions close to ground level.
90.0%
Humidity
25.3 km/h
Wind SW
1019.2 hPa
Pressure
0.7
UV Low
GoodModerateUSGUnhealthyVery UnhealthyHazardous
Which pollutant is driving the AQI?
PM2.5▲
7.31 µg/m³
PM10
13.7 µg/m³
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What is the weather forecast for Essen?
Temperature & Precipitation
PM2.5 Trend
48h · 2 stationsPM2.57.31 µg/m³
✓ WHO
Good
PM1013.7 µg/m³
Good
UV INDEX0.7
Low
Station readings (9 stations within 25 km)
7.31
Median
7.04
Average
2.2
Low
11.0
High
PM2.5 µg/m³ · Model: 7.35 · Bias: +0.0
What is the 7-day forecast for Essen?
06-08
22.0° 14.0°
1.88 mm
06-09
23.3° 9.1°
0.13 mm
06-10
26.6° 13.1°
0.19 mm
06-11
24.2° 16.2°
3.5 mm
06-12
20.9° 11.3°
0.62 mm
06-13
24.6° 10.2°
0.13 mm
06-14
24.1° 13.2°
Both models agree
Avg diff: 3.5°C
Where are air quality stations near Essen?
16
Essen-Ost Steeler Straße, Germany
9
Essen Gladbecker Straße, Germany
62
Essen-Vogelheim, Germany
34
Essen-Schuir (LANUV), Germany
23
Bottrop-Welheim, Germany
39
Gelsenkirchen Kurt-Schumacher-Straße, Germany
12
Hattingen-Blankenstein, Germany
59
Duisburg-Buchholz, Germany
30
Duisburg-Buchholz, Germany
66
Duisburg-Bruckhausen, Germany
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Data sources: AQI from ground-level monitoring stations via AQICN. Weather forecast from ECMWF (IFS & CAMS models). AQI calculated using US EPA standard. Updated 2026-06-08T21:57 UTC.