Air quality in United States
Air quality in New York today
Updated
Moderate: average US AQI 69 across 22 cities in New York Worst now: New York City (97); cleanest: Utica (35).
Live US AQI, PM2.5 and ozone for cities across New York, compared with the United States average.
- Average US AQI
- 69 Moderate
- United States average
- 51 619 cities
- Most polluted now
- New York City AQI 97
- Cleanest now
- Utica AQI 35
- Cities above 100
- 0
Air quality in New York today
Right now the modelled air quality in New York averages a US AQI of 69 (Moderate) across the 22 cities we track. By category: 7 Good, 15 Moderate (of 22).
That is 18 points worse than the United States average of 51, ranking 46 of 51 states from cleanest to most polluted.
New York City has the worst air at 97 (PM2.5 28 µg/m³), and Utica the cleanest at 35. No tracked city is above 100, so no group needs to change plans.
New York cities by AQI (most polluted first)
| City | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | 97 | Moderate | 27.6 | 28 | 54 |
| Brooklyn | 97 | Moderate | 27.6 | 28 | 54 |
| Queens | 97 | Moderate | 27.6 | 28 | 54 |
| Manhattan | 97 | Moderate | 27.6 | 28 | 54 |
| The Bronx | 97 | Moderate | 27.6 | 28 | 54 |
| Yonkers | 97 | Moderate | 27.6 | 28 | 54 |
| Spring Valley | 97 | Moderate | 27.6 | 28 | 54 |
| Oceanside | 97 | Moderate | 27.6 | 28 | 54 |
| Staten Island | 85 | Moderate | 36.9 | 38 | 42 |
| Brentwood | 73 | Moderate | 22.6 | 24 | 56 |
| Binghamton | 63 | Moderate | 10 | 12 | 81 |
| Albany | 61 | Moderate | 11.2 | 12 | 57 |
| Clifton Park | 61 | Moderate | 11.2 | 12 | 57 |
| Schenectady | 58 | Moderate | 9.2 | 9 | 63 |
| Rotterdam | 58 | Moderate | 9.2 | 9 | 63 |
| Buffalo | 42 | Good | 5.3 | 5 | 93 |
| Niagara Falls | 42 | Good | 5.3 | 5 | 93 |
| Syracuse | 40 | Good | 7.9 | 9 | 66 |
| Clay | 40 | Good | 7.9 | 9 | 66 |
| Rochester | 38 | Good | 7.3 | 8 | 82 |
| Brighton | 38 | Good | 7.3 | 8 | 82 |
| Utica | 35 | Good | 6.3 | 7 | 70 |
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. |
Modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) via Open-Meteo, refreshed twice a day; read hour by hour from the forecast.
Cities in New York
- Air quality in New York City
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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS).