Air quality

Air quality in North Royalton today

Updated

Good (US AQI 30) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Thu, Nov 5, 9:00 pm (02:00 UTC).

Air quality in North Royalton right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for North Royalton, Ohio, United States is 30, which falls in the "Good" band (up to 50). Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.

The index is driven mainly by ozone, whose own sub-index is 30. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.

PM2.5 is 6.1 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 6.1 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 38 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 23 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 234 µg/m³.

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for North Royalton, Ohio, United States, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
30 Good
PM2.5
6.1 µg/m³ 0.4× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
6.1 µg/m³
Ozone
38 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
ozone sub-index 30
Best hour tomorrow
12:00 pm AQI 25
European AQI
38

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North Royalton AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 25 around Fri 12:00 am to 30 around Thu 9:00 pm, staying "Good" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 24.

Local time (America/New_York)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Thu 9:00 pm30Good6.1638
Fri 12:00 am25Good7729
Fri 3:00 am29Good5.2531
Fri 6:00 am29Good5.9630
Fri 9:00 am27Good4.4439
Fri 12:00 pm25Good1.6256
Fri 3:00 pm25Good1.7267
Fri 6:00 pm27Good2.7352
Fri 9:00 pm26Good3.7442
Sat 12:00 am23Good1.9251
Sat 3:00 am22Good1.7255
Sat 6:00 am24Good1.9252
Sat 9:00 am25Good2.3251
Sat 12:00 pm24Good1.5255
Sat 3:00 pm25Good1.8254
Sat 6:00 pm25Good2.5349
Sat 9:00 pm24Good3.1347

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 North Royalton tomorrow

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 12:00 pm (AQI 25, Good) and the worst around 6:00 am (AQI 29). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

North Royalton vs the rest of United States

Across 233 United States cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 36 (Good). North Royalton at 30 is 6 points cleaner than average.

For context, the median across 1,064 cities worldwide is 51.

Air quality in cities near North Royalton

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Hudson25 km30Good6.1
Kent, OH35 km30Good5.4
Alliance68 km31Good3.6
Ashland, OH70 km33Good2.9
Warren, OH76 km30Good4.4
Marion, OH143 km32Good4

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of North Royalton, 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

With the AQI at 30, there is no need for sensitive groups to change plans. People with asthma should still carry their reliever inhaler as usual.

What the US AQI numbers mean

US AQICategoryWhat it means
0-50GoodAir quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
51-100ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
101-150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsPeople with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
151-200UnhealthyEveryone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
201-300Very UnhealthyHealth alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors.
301-500HazardousEmergency 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).