Worst air pollution Kędzierzyn-Koźle, today and tomorrow
Today (16 July): Air quality in Kędzierzyn-Koźle is fair. NO2 and PM1 are fair; AQI and O3 are medium; PM2.5, PM10, SO2, CO, and HCHO are good. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (O3: 50.8/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in Kędzierzyn-Koźle is poor. AQI worsens to poor; PM2.5 increases to fair; O3 increases to poor; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 61.7/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Kędzierzyn-Koźle's air quality faces significant challenges from the Blachownia ZAK chemical complex and the ANWIL fertiliser operations, generating elevated industrial VOCs, NOₓ, and PM2.5 alongside vehicle traffic on the surrounding road network in this major Polish chemical industry corridor. The flat Silesian-Opole plain provides some dispersal on westerly days, while the chemical complex's industrial scale makes Kędzierzyn-Koźle one of Poland's most distinctively chemical industry-defined urban environments throughout the year.
Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 17:00
AQI:
Medium
50.8/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
17.3/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
4.7/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
27.0/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
50.8/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
6.5/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
6.3/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
22.8/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 15:00
AQI:
Poor
61.7/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Fair
25.4/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
7.0/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
29.1/100
O3 (ozone):
Poor
61.7/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
8.4/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
7.6/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
31.8/100
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Is air quality bad in Kędzierzyn-Koźle right now?
On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in Kędzierzyn-Koźle is fair. NO2 is the main pollutant at 27.0/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (O3: 50.8/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Kędzierzyn-Koźle?
On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in Kędzierzyn-Koźle will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at poor at 61.7/100. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 61.7/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Kędzierzyn-Koźle?
Kędzierzyn-Koźle residents notice reduced air quality mainly when birch and linden pollen peaks, and during spells of the Blachownia ZAK chemical complex and the ANWIL fertiliser operations; cooler, breezier weather later in the year tends to bring things back down.
Are air quality levels in Kędzierzyn-Koźle 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: 16 July 2026 at 10:33 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)
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