烟煤（希腊语：Λιθάνθρακας），是一种相对软的煤，包含类似焦油的沥青物质。质量优于褐煤但低于无烟煤。一般为褐色，有的为暗褐色，经常有亮-暗相间的材质。

烟煤是褐煤经地层高压变质的产物，基本成分是煤显微组分、镜质体、壳质体等。烟煤中的碳占60-80%; 其它成分是水、空气、氢、硫等未能从煤显微组分中去除掉的物质。

烟煤的燃烧热值为24-35 MJ/kg. 烟煤因烟量大而得名，燃烧空气污染严重，烟气中含硫，易致病。

煤层密度平均为1346 kg/m³ 。烟煤的堆积密度平均为833 kg/m³。

Bituminous coal or black coal is a relatively soft coal containing a tarlike substance called bitumen. It is of higher quality than lignite coal but of poorer quality than anthracite. Formation is usually the result of high pressure being exerted on lignite. Its coloration can be black or sometimes dark brown; often there are well-defined bands of bright and dull material within the seams. These distinctive sequences, which are classified according to either "dull, bright-banded" or "bright, dull-banded", is how bituminous coals are stratigraphically identified.