Air quality in Chicago today
United States · Updated Thursday 20:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Moderate European AQI
Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 13 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 13 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 33 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 52 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Chicago right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Chicago is expected to be worst around Thu 21:00 (AQI 46, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 05:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 21:00 | 46 | Moderate | 12 |
| Fri 00:00 | 36 | Fair | 9 |
| Fri 03:00 | 26 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 06:00 | 25 | Fair | 6 |
| Fri 09:00 | 36 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 12:00 | 36 | Fair | 9 |
| Fri 15:00 | 26 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 18:00 | 40 | Fair | 8 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Chicago was 38, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 22 Sept, the most polluted 3 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Chicago good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Chicago is 44, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Chicago?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Chicago. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Chicago be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Chicago is expected to be worst around Thu 21:00 (AQI 46, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 05:00.
- 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.