Air quality
Air quality in College Station today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 62) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 8:00 pm (01:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for College Station, Texas, United States, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 62 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 7.8 µg/m³ 0.5× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 9.1 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 78 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- ozone sub-index 62
- Best hour tomorrow
- 4:00 pm AQI 45
- European AQI
- 29
Air quality in College Station right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for College Station, Texas, United States is 62, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
The index is driven mainly by ozone, whose own sub-index is 62. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.
PM2.5 is 7.8 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 9.1 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 78 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 5.4 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 147 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 97 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 82 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
College Station AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 45 around Mon 4:00 pm to 62 around Sun 8:00 pm, from "Good" at best to "Moderate" at worst.
The following day looks similar, averaging about 53.
| Local time (America/Chicago) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 8:00 pm | 62 | Moderate | 7.8 | 9 | 78 |
| Sun 11:00 pm | 55 | Moderate | 6.2 | 7 | 69 |
| Mon 2:00 am | 54 | Moderate | 7.3 | 7 | 59 |
| Mon 5:00 am | 53 | Moderate | 11.2 | 11 | 44 |
| Mon 8:00 am | 51 | Moderate | 10.2 | 10 | 47 |
| Mon 11:00 am | 49 | Good | 7.7 | 8 | 87 |
| Mon 2:00 pm | 46 | Good | 7.3 | 9 | 122 |
| Mon 5:00 pm | 46 | Good | 7.2 | 9 | 113 |
| Mon 8:00 pm | 57 | Moderate | 10.9 | 13 | 85 |
| Mon 11:00 pm | 48 | Good | 9.9 | 12 | 68 |
| Tue 2:00 am | 50 | Good | 12.2 | 14 | 65 |
| Tue 5:00 am | 51 | Moderate | 14.7 | 17 | 47 |
| Tue 8:00 am | 52 | Moderate | 16.3 | 19 | 49 |
| Tue 11:00 am | 54 | Moderate | 12.7 | 15 | 89 |
| Tue 2:00 pm | 54 | Moderate | 10.2 | 13 | 125 |
| Tue 5:00 pm | 55 | Moderate | 10.2 | 13 | 118 |
| Tue 8:00 pm | 64 | Moderate | 12.3 | 15 | 89 |
Every third hour of the CAMS forecast via Open-Meteo. US AQI uses rolling averages (24 h for particles, 8 h for ozone), so it moves more slowly than the hourly concentrations.
Best time to be outside in College Station tomorrow
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 4:00 pm (AQI 45, Good) and the worst around 8:00 pm (AQI 57). That is a swing of 12 points, so a run or walk around 4:00 pm is noticeably better.
College Station vs the rest of United States
Across 747 United States cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 52 (Moderate). College Station at 62 is 10 points worse than average.
It ranks 595 of 747 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Hilo (21) and the most polluted Springfield, PA (133).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near College Station
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan | 6 km | 62 | Moderate | 8.6 |
| Huntsville, TX | 76 km | 60 | Moderate | 7.9 |
| Cypress | 95 km | 69 | Moderate | 8 |
| The Woodlands | 96 km | 69 | Moderate | 8 |
| Spring | 107 km | 69 | Moderate | 8 |
| Temple | 110 km | 71 | Moderate | 8.2 |
| Waco | 128 km | 63 | Moderate | 8.6 |
| Georgetown, TX | 128 km | 62 | Moderate | 9.2 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of College Station, so the numbers on this page are model estimates. Models capture regional pollution well but can miss very local sources such as a busy road or a nearby fire.
Advice for sensitive groups
At 62, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to ozone, keep long or intense workouts to the cleaner hours shown above.
What the US AQI numbers mean
| US AQI | Category | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 0-50 | Good | Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. |
| 51-100 | Moderate | Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 151-200 | Unhealthy | Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. |
| 201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Health alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors. |
| 301-500 | Hazardous | Emergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible. The scale tops out at 500; heavier dust or smoke is shown as 500. |
Values on this page are modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) and served by Open-Meteo; they are estimates for the area around the city centre, not readings from an official monitor.
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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), NASA FIRMS.