What is the air quality trend in Beijing?

Over the past 8 days, Beijing had an average AQI of 69 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-05-21 with AQI 86.

How is Beijing air quality measured?

Air quality in Beijing is measured by ground-level monitoring stations that report PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations hourly. CERNS.IO aggregates readings from nearby stations and converts PM2.5 to the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) scale.

Air Quality History for Beijing, China

Name: Beijing Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Beijing, China.

Current AQI
Good Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

166h

PM2.5 Station

166h · 18 stations

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-05-28	60	32–74	16.8 µg/m³	19h	14
2026-05-27	70	59–85	21.3 µg/m³	24h	18
2026-05-26	62	51–75	17.2 µg/m³	24h	19
2026-05-25	59	52–70	16.1 µg/m³	24h	18
2026-05-24	70	51–115	21.1 µg/m³	24h	19
2026-05-23	78	63–96	24.9 µg/m³	24h	20
2026-05-22	69	56–92	20.6 µg/m³	24h	18
2026-05-21	86	72–98	28.5 µg/m³	3h	18

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