Air quality in Atlanta today
United States · Updated Thursday 23:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Fair European AQI
Fine for almost everyone.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6 µg/m³ | Good |
| PM10 | 7 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 10 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 59 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Atlanta right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Atlanta is expected to be worst around Fri 14:00 (AQI 52, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 02:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 00:00 | 21 | Fair | 6 |
| Fri 03:00 | 20 | Good | 5 |
| Fri 06:00 | 21 | Fair | 6 |
| Fri 09:00 | 27 | Fair | 9 |
| Fri 12:00 | 34 | Fair | 11 |
| Fri 15:00 | 52 | Moderate | 9 |
| Fri 18:00 | 35 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 21:00 | 28 | Fair | 9 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Atlanta was 46, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 12 Sept, the most polluted 18 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Atlanta good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Atlanta is 22, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Atlanta?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Atlanta. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Atlanta be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Atlanta is expected to be worst around Fri 14:00 (AQI 52, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 02:00.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wheezair shows model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), served by Open-Meteo: about 11 km resolution in Europe and 40 km elsewhere, updated daily. They are not station measurements, so a busy street can be worse than its city's value.