Air Quality by City

A reference for 30 US metros — dominant pollutants, seasonal patterns, notable historical episodes, and the local agencies that publish data beyond the national AirNow feed. For real-time AQI on iPhone, install the free Smog Report app. Outside the US? See air quality around the world — London, Singapore, Delhi, Seoul, Sydney, Toronto, Paris and more.

New York, NY

Ozone (summer), PM2.5 (winter heating + occasional wildfire smoke transport).

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Los Angeles, CA

Ozone (year-round but worst June-October), PM2.5 (wildfire season).

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Chicago, IL

Ozone (summer), PM2.5 (industrial + transport).

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Dallas–Fort Worth, TX

Ozone (summer), PM2.5 (occasional Saharan dust + wildfire smoke transport).

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Houston, TX

Ozone (summer), PM2.5 (industrial + transport), HRVOCs (highly reactive VOCs from petrochemical plants).

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Atlanta, GA

Ozone (summer), PM2.5 (urban background + occasional wildfire smoke transport).

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Washington, DC

Ozone (summer), PM2.5 (urban + occasional wildfire smoke transport).

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Philadelphia, PA

Ozone (summer), PM2.5 (industrial + transport).

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Miami, FL

PM2.5 (Saharan dust June-August), ozone (mostly low), occasional red-tide aerosols.

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Phoenix, AZ

PM10 (dust + dust storms), ozone (summer), PM2.5 (winter inversions).

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Boston, MA

Ozone (summer), PM2.5 (transport + heating).

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Inland Empire (Riverside–San Bernardino), CA

Ozone (year-round, worst in summer), PM2.5 (wildfire season + winter inversions).

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San Francisco–Oakland, CA

PM2.5 (wildfire season — Aug-Oct), ozone (mostly low — fog and marine influence).

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Detroit, MI

PM2.5 (industrial + transport), ozone (summer).

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Seattle, WA

PM2.5 (wildfire smoke summer + winter wood smoke), low ozone year-round.

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Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN

PM2.5 (winter heating + wildfire smoke), ozone (summer).

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Tampa–St. Petersburg, FL

Ozone (spring-summer), PM2.5 (Saharan dust + Florida prescribed burns), red-tide aerosols.

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San Diego, CA

Ozone (summer-fall), PM2.5 (wildfire smoke autumn).

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Denver, CO

Ozone (summer — Front Range), PM2.5 (winter inversions + wildfire smoke).

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Baltimore, MD

Ozone (summer), PM2.5 (port + industrial).

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St. Louis, MO

Ozone (summer), PM2.5 (industrial + transport).

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Orlando, FL

Ozone (spring-summer), PM2.5 (Saharan dust + prescribed burns).

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Charlotte, NC

Ozone (summer), PM2.5 (industrial + occasional wildfire smoke transport).

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San Antonio, TX

Ozone (spring-summer), PM2.5 (Saharan dust + agricultural smoke).

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Portland, OR

PM2.5 (wildfire smoke summer + winter wood smoke), low ozone year-round.

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Salt Lake City, UT

PM2.5 (winter inversions — Dec-Feb), ozone (summer), windblown dust.

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Las Vegas, NV

PM10 (windblown dust + construction), ozone (summer).

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Bakersfield, CA

PM2.5 (winter — worst in US), ozone (summer — among worst in US), agricultural dust.

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Fresno, CA

PM2.5 (winter — among worst in US), ozone (summer — among worst in US), agricultural emissions.

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Pittsburgh, PA

PM2.5 (steel + coal legacy + topography), ozone (summer).

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