Current meteorological data
Air temperature: 40.82 (°F)
4.9 (°C)
Wind speed:3 (km/h)
Wind direction: N-W, 321.9 °
Global radiation: 49.3 (W/m²)
Act. UV-Index: 0
Precipitation: 0.0 (ltr/m²)
(Updated: 12/04/2024, 13:30,
S-Mitte, Amt für Umweltschutz
More meteorological data
More about weather Stuttgart
Current sun location
Webcams in Stuttgart
Weather forecast Stuttgart 
Weather forecast Europe 
Weather radar Germany 
More links

News and current events
Stuttgart noise action plan, public participation, dates for information events (German)
Update 2025
Current number of summer days and hot days in Stuttgart 2024
Current graphics
Climate Center Stuttgart
Climate Dashboard Stuttgart
Summer Days and Hot Days in Stuttgart (until 2024)
Air: Press releases (German)
UV-Index Prognosis (BfS)
Urban climate Viewer: Maps and plans with detailed thematic maps on climate, air and noise
Noise Maps Stuttgart 2022
Noise action plan Stuttgart
Clean air plan Stuttgart
NO2 and PM10 exceedances
Current measurements from the stations (LUBW)
Picture gallery      More news
2. Climate and air as planning factors
Air-polluting substances


VDI guideline 2450 determines two categories of air-polluting substances: Primary pollutants, which are emitted by plants or other processes and go directly into the atmosphere (e.g. sulphur dioxide), and secondary pollutants, which are the result of a chemical reaction in the atmosphere (e.g. ozone).

Another classification as for combustion processes is the classification into pollutants depending on fuel and those depending on the combustion process. The first category comprises substances like sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide, which cannot be avoided despite an ideal combustion as they are part of the raw material. The second category comprises e.g. nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxides, whose production largely depends on the firing system that is used and which can be influenced with the appropriate firing technology.

In order to keep track of the current air pollution and contain the measurement effort, the 4th administrative regulation to the Federal Immission Control Act (1975) restricts regular measurements to few "guide pollutants".

Important guide pollutants are:

- sulphur dioxide (SO2)
- carbon monoxide (CO)
- nitrogen oxides (NO + NO2)
- organic compounds (CH)
- ozone (O3)
- dust

The degree of air pollution may differ significantly from place to another. The highest pollution levels can generally be found in agglomeration areas with a high emission potential. This must not be true, however, as for secondary pollutants that are only produced during transportation.

For more details on the individual pollutant components, please read chapter 6.


 
 

© City of Stuttgart, Office for Environmental Protection, Section of Urban Climatology