Worst air pollution Crystal Palace Park - London, today and tomorrow

Today (9 August): Air quality in Crystal Palace Park is poor. AQI and O3 are poor; PM2.5 and PM1 are fair; PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, and HCHO are good. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 60.4/100).
Tomorrow (10 August 2026): Air quality in Crystal Palace Park is fair. AQI improves to fair; PM2.5 decreases to good; O3 decreases to fair; PM1 decreases to good; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (O3: 28.2/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Commuter traffic feeding onto the M90 adds a further, consistent contribution to local readings. Like much of London, City of, Crystal Palace Park's air quality is shaped less by industry these days and more by everyday road traffic. Thanks to moist Atlantic fronts, pollution rarely lingers for long, which keeps average readings fairly unremarkable by UK standards.

Today - 9 August | Pollution peaks at 15:00

AQI:

Poor

60.4/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Fair

22.7/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

6.2/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

16.9/100

O3 (ozone):

Poor

60.4/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

2.5/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

12.8/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Fair

29.0/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 17:00

AQI:

Fair

28.2/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

5.9/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

2.2/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

2.8/100

O3 (ozone):

Fair

28.2/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

0.5/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

3.8/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

4.4/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Crystal Palace Park right now?

On 9 August 2026, overall air quality in Crystal Palace Park is poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 60.4/100. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 60.4/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Crystal Palace Park?

On 10 August 2026, air quality conditions in Crystal Palace Park will be better than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 28.2/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (O3: 28.2/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in Crystal Palace Park?

For much of spring and autumn, things settle into a fairly unremarkable middle ground. You can roughly predict Crystal Palace Park's air quality just by knowing the time of year. Winter tends to be worst, with wood burning, home heating, and still, cold air trapping traffic fumes from the M90 closer to ground level. Come summer, it's ozone rather than particulates that's the bigger concern, especially on still, sunny days.

Are air quality levels in Crystal Palace Park 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.

Why doesn’t the forecast always reflect wildfire impacts?

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.

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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 9 August 2026 at 20:27 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)

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