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Lübeck's air quality in focus: Is breathing still healthy enough?
Find out the current air quality in Lübeck on August 11th, 2025 and the effects of fine dust, nitrogen dioxide and ozone.
Lübeck's air quality in focus: Is breathing still healthy enough?
Today, August 11, 2025, the air quality in Lübeck shows some interesting facets. According to [ln-online.de]. the fine dust particles (PM10) are observed. The set limit for PM10 is 50 particles per cubic meter of air and may only be exceeded 35 times per year.
The study of air quality is based on three essential parameters: fine dust, nitrogen dioxide and ozone. A look at the limit values reveals that there is “very poor” air quality with nitrogen dioxide above 200 μg/m³, fine dust above 100 μg/m³ and ozone above 240 μg/m³. Even with “poor” air quality, sensitive people have reason to be cautious, while with “moderate” quality, no acute health risks are to be expected.
Lübeck air quality data in focus
Another interesting source, iqair.com, keeps an eye on the current air quality in Lübeck and other German cities. The city of Dortmund in particular is at the top of a real-time AQI⁺ city ranking. Lübeck itself is represented by the stations in Moislinger Allee and St. Jürgen, with Moislinger Allee being the most relevant.
Air quality fluctuates with weather conditions and shows that certain inversion weather patterns can lead to hours of fine dust pollution in cities. A challenge remains exposure to fine dust, such as fireworks, which release around 2,050 tons of fine dust annually, with 75% of this amount occurring on New Year's Eve.
Shocking air pollution statistics
A look at the health consequences of air pollution is alarming. According to a report by Deutsche Umwelthilfe, air pollution in Germany has led to almost 70,000 deaths from fine dust and over in 2022 28,000 led by nitrogen dioxide. Even ozone pollution remains not insignificant, with around 22,900 deaths.
German Environmental Aid is urgently calling for measures to comply with WHO limits in order to reduce emissions of air pollutants. A faint breeze from these demands is also blowing in the direction of the EU limit values, which are to be brought forward from 2030 to 2028.
Against this background, it is important that citizens, especially sensitive groups, are aware of air quality levels and behave accordingly when air quality is “poor” or “very poor”. Maybe everyone should take a look at the current values before planning their next jog outside.