Worst air pollution Gravesend, today and tomorrow

On 30 August 2026, overall air quality in Gravesend is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 22.0/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (O3: 22.0/100).

On 31 August 2026, air quality conditions in Gravesend will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 21.6/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 21.6/100).

You can roughly predict Gravesend's air quality just by knowing the time of year. In deep winter, a lack of wind lets M8 traffic fumes and woodsmoke settle instead of blowing through. Summer brings a different issue — stronger sunlight can push up ozone levels on hot, sunny days, even though traffic pollution itself often disperses more easily. Spring and autumn usually sit somewhere in between, so it's really the extremes of the year worth watching.

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.