Highest air pollution Ludwigshafen, today and tomorrow
Today (30 June): Air quality in Ludwigshafen is medium. AQI and O3 are medium; PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 42.3/100).
Tomorrow (1 July 2026): Air quality in Ludwigshafen is fair. AQI worsens to fair; O3 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 4:00 PM (O3: 37.3/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Ludwigshafen's air quality faces Germany's most significant single-site industrial air quality challenge from BASF's Ludwigshafen chemical complex, Europe's largest integrated chemical production site generating one of the continent's highest concentrations of industrial SO₂, NOₓ, benzene, and organic chemical emissions. The Rhine valley provides ventilation on westerly winds, but BASF's massive scale means the Ludwigshafen-Mannheim corridor represents one of Germany's most chemically complex and industrially impacted urban air quality environments throughout the year.
Today - 30 June | Pollution peaks at 15:00
AQI:
Medium
42.3/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
6.7/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
2.5/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
15.9/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
42.3/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
2.3/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
5.0/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
7.7/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 1 July | Pollution peaks at 16:00
AQI:
Fair
37.3/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
7.6/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
2.5/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
11.4/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
37.3/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
3.6/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
4.6/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
8.1/100
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Is air quality bad in Ludwigshafen right now?
On 30 June 2026, overall air quality in Ludwigshafen is medium. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 42.3/100. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 42.3/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Ludwigshafen?
On 1 July 2026, air quality conditions in Ludwigshafen will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 37.3/100. Pollution peaks around 4:00 PM (O3: 37.3/100).
Are air quality levels in Ludwigshafen based on measurements or forecasts?
It is forecasts derived by downscaling forecasts provided by EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) by taking into account local conditions such as traffic patterns. CAMS bases its forecast on satellite measurements of particles and chemical compounds in the atmosphere. Airmine’s services were developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) team.
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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 30 June 2026 at 13:02 CET (Data is updated four times daily.)
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