Air quality in Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland today

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Moderate air today for Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland

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Categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints for PM (estimate from latest valid measurements; this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

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Air quality today

The air quality in Lugano today is classified as Moderate. The primary pollutant identified is PM2.5, with a measured concentration of 13.9225 µg/m³. In addition, the PM10 level recorded is 14.9475 µg/m³ based on nine valid measurements.

Data are shown via OpenAQ and reflect the current monitoring results for the city. This page is informational; for health guidance, use official sources such as EPA AirNow or WHO.

Latest sensor values

PM categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints, shown here as an estimate derived from the latest valid measurements (this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

What the data includes

The dataset for Lugano in the canton of Ticino contains measurements for six pollutants – carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), ozone (O₃), particulate matter ≤10 µm (PM10), particulate matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5) and sulphur dioxide (SO₂). These values come from three monitoring stations, giving a total of fifteen recent rows of data. All records are marked as updated within the last seven days, with the newest timestamps recorded on 2026‑02‑10 at 21:00 UTC for NO₂ and O₃, and at 20:00 UTC for CO, PM10, PM2.5 and SO₂.

Across the pollutants the observed ranges are fairly narrow for some substances and broader for others. NO₂ values span from a minimum of 35.76 µg/m³ to a maximum of 39.81 µg/m³, with a median around 38.09 µg/m³; O₃ varies between 6.89 µg/m³ and 13.75 µg/m³, median 9.67 µg/m³, showing a wider spread. PM10 shows the greatest variability, ranging from 8.21 µg/m³ up to 32.42 µg/m³, with a median of 11.58 µg/m³ and a 90th‑percentile near 27.18 µg/m³. In contrast, CO, PM2.5 and SO₂ each have a single reported value – 442.7 µg/m³ for CO at Lugano‑Università, 13.92 µg/m³ for PM2.5 at the same site, and 1.10 µg/m³ for SO₂ – reflecting that only one recent row is available for those pollutants.

The coverage is uneven: while NO₂ and O₃ benefit from four recent rows each, CO, PM2.5 and SO₂ are represented by a single row, limiting the ability to assess short‑term fluctuations for those gases. Nevertheless, the data are all fresh (within a week) and provide a snapshot of air quality across multiple locations in Lugano, illustrating that conditions can differ between stations and that some pollutants show more variability than others.

Learn more about sources and filtering: About the data.

Trusted references: WHO (Air pollution) · US EPA AirNow · European Environment Agency (Air)

Latest sensor values (bars)

PM categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints, shown here as an estimate derived from the latest valid measurements (this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

Data notes

The data shown for Lugano reflects nine valid measurements and was updated within 3 days, with the latest refresh recorded at 2026‑02‑10T21:00:00+00:00. This snapshot provides a current view of city‑wide air quality, but conditions can differ across neighborhoods and change throughout the day, so individual experiences may vary from the reported values.

OpenAQ station rows