Air Quality data is returned in the Forecast API, History API and Realtime API response. Depending upon your subscription plan we provide historical (from 1st March 2021 onwards), current and 3 day air quality data for the given location in json and xml.
It provides air quality index (see below) data on major pollutant gases like Carbon monoxide (CO), Ozone (O3), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Sulphur dioxide (SO2), PM 2.5 and PM 10.
By default air quality data is not returned. To get air quality data back in the response from Forecast API, History API and Realtime API, pass the parameter aqi=yes.
| Field |
Data Type |
Description |
| co |
float |
Carbon Monoxide (μg/m3) |
| o3 |
float |
Ozone (μg/m3) |
| no2 |
float |
Nitrogen dioxide (μg/m3) |
| so2 |
float |
Sulphur dioxide (μg/m3) |
| pm2_5 |
float |
PM2.5 (μg/m3) |
| pm10 |
float |
PM10 (μg/m3) |
| us-epa-index |
integer |
US - EPA standard.
- 1 means Good
- 2 means Moderate
- 3 means Unhealthy for sensitive group
- 4 means Unhealthy
- 5 means Very Unhealthy
- 6 means Hazardous
|
| gb-defra-index |
integer |
UK Defra Index (See table below)
|
UK DEFRA INDEX Table
| Index |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| Band |
Low |
Low |
Low |
Moderate |
Moderate |
Moderate |
High |
High |
High |
Very High |
| µgm-3 |
0-11 |
12-23 |
24-35 |
36-41 |
42-47 |
48-53 |
54-58 |
59-64 |
65-70 |
71 or more |