Worst air pollution Zabrze, today and tomorrow
Today (16 July): Air quality in Zabrze is fair. PM2.5 and PM1 are fair; AQI, NO2, and O3 are medium; PM10, SO2, CO, and HCHO are good. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 47.5/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in Zabrze is poor. AQI worsens to poor; O3 increases to poor; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 4:00 PM (O3: 62.6/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Zabrze's air quality faces serious challenges as part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, with the legacy of the Makoszowy coal mine and the surrounding coking and steel industry combined with vehicle traffic on the A1 motorway generating elevated PM2.5, SO₂, and benzo[a]pyrene concentrations. The flat Silesian basin provides some wind dispersal, but the industrial density of the surrounding Katowice-Gliwice-Zabrze conurbation maintains persistently elevated background pollution.
Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 23:00
AQI:
Medium
47.5/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Fair
21.4/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
5.9/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Medium
47.5/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
47.2/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
17.7/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
6.4/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
27.1/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 16:00
AQI:
Poor
62.6/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Fair
27.8/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
7.7/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Medium
48.6/100
O3 (ozone):
Poor
62.6/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
18.2/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
6.7/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
34.4/100
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Is air quality bad in Zabrze right now?
On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in Zabrze is fair. PM1 is the main pollutant at 27.1/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 47.5/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Zabrze?
On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in Zabrze will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at poor at 62.6/100. Pollution peaks around 4:00 PM (O3: 62.6/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Zabrze?
In Zabrze, reduced air quality is most noticeable when oak and linden pollen peaks, and on days affected by the legacy of the Makoszowy coal mine and the local coking and steel industry; the picture usually improves again once the season turns.
Are air quality levels in Zabrze 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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