Air Quality near Nürnberg
Right now
The most recent data we hold from World Air Quality Index arrived 4 hours ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, <1 km from here.
Reported by World Air Quality Index today.
No stronger detection stands among the 9 recorded within 20 km of this point since 30 May 2026 — one other scored the same. The last comparable one was on 29 August 2026.
What the source measured
World Air Quality Index reported: AQI 157 (Unhealthy) at Pirmasenser Straße
The air quality index read 157 (Unhealthy) at the Pirmasenser Straße station.
An estimated 10,851 people live within 5 km of this point.
Nearby, since 30 May 2026
- September 7, 2026 · score 41 · 0.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including World Air Quality Index.
Our own score for this event is 41 out of 100, at 64 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Air Quality |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 41 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | 49.4028, 11.0975 |
| Nearest City | Nürnberg (5 km) |
| Population Exposed | 10.9K within 5 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-06T16:53:20.000Z |
| Source | https://aqicn.org/city/@-544459 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Aqi | 157 |
| AqiCategory | Unhealthy |
| StationName | Pirmasenser Straße |
| StationUid | -544459 |
| Sensor Community Pm25Max | 999.9 |
| Sensor Community Pm25Avg | 999.9 |
| Sensor Community SensorCount | 1 |
| Sensor Community AqiCategory | Hazardous |
| Sensor Community ClusterKey | 49.5_11.4 |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"sensor_community_49.4_11.1","source":"sensor_community","severity":"critical","severityValue":98.998,"timestamp":1788713906000,"latitude":49.408,"longitude":11.116},{"id":"sensor_community_49.5_11.4","source":"sensor_community","severity":"critical","severityValue":98.998,"timestamp":1788713961000,"latitude":49.5,"longitude":11.4}] |
Safety Information
When air quality is hazardous: stay indoors with windows closed, and run a filtered air purifier if you have one. Avoid outdoor exercise. Children, older adults and anyone with heart or lung conditions are affected first and worst — an N95 respirator helps outdoors, a cloth mask does not.
Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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Calamity.live data shows a air quality event with CalamityScore 41/100, near Nürnberg (Germany), based on data from waqi. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.