Worst air pollution Connemara National Park - Galway, today and tomorrow

On 21 July 2026, overall air quality in Connemara National Park is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 18.1/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (O3: 18.1/100).

On 22 July 2026, air quality conditions in Connemara National Park will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at good at 18.8/100. Pollution peaks around 1:00 PM (O3: 18.8/100).

Air quality in Connemara National Park shifts noticeably across the seasons, shaped by its bogland and mountains in the Connemara wilderness. The site benefits from Ireland's clean, wind-scoured air nearly all year, with only summer tourist traffic adding a modest, temporary rise in local emissions. Outside of peak tourist season, conditions here are about as clean as anywhere in Ireland.

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.

Airmine’s forecast uses CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) as its background atmospheric model. While CAMS includes wildfire emissions, these are derived from satellite observations and are not available in real time. During rapidly evolving wildfire events, there may therefore be a delay before increased emissions are incorporated into the model. As a result, the forecast may temporarily underestimate PM₂.₅ and other pollutants associated with wildfire smoke.

During rapidly evolving wildfire events, CAMS may lag by approximately 1–2 days before increased wildfire emissions are fully represented, which can lead to temporary underestimation of PM₂.₅ concentrations in Airmine’s forecast.