Town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Air quality in Biarritz

Updated October 2026Sources

13.8PM2.5 µg/m³, yearly

Moderate

The annual average PM2.5 in Biarritz was 13.8 µg/m³ in 2010, about 2.8 times the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

Key facts

PM2.5: 13.8 µg/m³ yearly average (2010). Measured at Biarritz.
PM10: 27.7 µg/m³ (2010).
Nitrogen dioxide: 16.4 µg/m³ (2010), mostly from traffic.

Air quality across France

Place	PM2.5	Level
Montpellier	7 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Provence	9 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Aix-en-Provence	9 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Nice	10 µg/m³	Fairly clean
French Riviera	10 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Bordeaux	10 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Annecy	10 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Toulouse	10 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Loire Valley	10 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Normandy	10 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Avignon	10 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Antibes	10 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Nantes	10 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Brittany	10 µg/m³	Fairly clean
Lyon	11 µg/m³	Moderate
Marseille	11 µg/m³	Moderate
Strasbourg	11 µg/m³	Moderate
Paris	13 µg/m³	Moderate
Lille	13 µg/m³	Moderate
Biarritz	13.8 µg/m³	Moderate
Cannes	19.9 µg/m³	Polluted

Quick answers

Is the air in Biarritz bad?

Moderate: 13.8 µg/m³ of PM2.5 on average, 2.8× the WHO guideline.

How does Biarritz compare with the rest of France?

People in France breathe 8 µg/m³ of PM2.5 on average (2023, World Bank/WHO), against 13.8 µg/m³ measured here.

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Sources

Annual averages are measured values reported to the WHO; check a live map for today's air. Compiled and reviewed by SoloSquare. How we compile and score this. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.