Highest air pollution Paderborn, today and tomorrow
Today (30 June): Air quality in Paderborn is fair. AQI, NO2, and O3 are fair; PM2.5, PM10, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 34.4/100).
Tomorrow (1 July 2026): Air quality in Paderborn is fair. NO2 decreases to good; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (O3: 33.0/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Paderborn's air quality reflects its position on the Paderborn Plateau in the Teutoburg Forest foreland, with vehicle traffic on the A33 and B1 national road and the surrounding electronics manufacturing and military base operations contributing local sources. The flat Westphalian plain provides reasonable wind dispersal, while the Teutoburger Wald hills to the north and south create modest topographic variation, and Atlantic westerlies from the North Sea generally maintain moderate northwestern German urban air quality levels.
Today - 30 June | Pollution peaks at 15:00
AQI:
Fair
34.4/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
11.4/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
4.2/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
33.7/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
34.4/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
1.5/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
5.5/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
11.5/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 1 July | Pollution peaks at 17:00
AQI:
Fair
33.0/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
7.3/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
2.6/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
17.0/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
33.0/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
2.5/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
3.1/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
7.7/100
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Is air quality bad in Paderborn right now?
On 30 June 2026, overall air quality in Paderborn is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 34.4/100. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 34.4/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Paderborn?
On 1 July 2026, air quality conditions in Paderborn will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 33.0/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (O3: 33.0/100).
Are air quality levels in Paderborn 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 13:03 CET (Data is updated four times daily.)
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Developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) team