What is the air quality trend in Shanghai?

Over the past 7 days, Shanghai had an average AQI of 67 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-05-23 with AQI 76.

How is Shanghai air quality measured?

Air quality in Shanghai 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 Shanghai, China

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

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

Current AQI
Moderate Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

168h

PM2.5 Station

168h · 28 stations

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-05-28	68	56–83	20.1 µg/m³	56.7	24h	30
2026-05-27	71	60–82	21.7 µg/m³	44.3	24h	34
2026-05-26	61	43–71	16.9 µg/m³	46.3	24h	32
2026-05-25	60	54–67	16.3 µg/m³	49.1	24h	31
2026-05-24	64	52–82	18.3 µg/m³	24.4	24h	31
2026-05-23	76	67–84	23.8 µg/m³	30.1	24h	34
2026-05-22	71	63–95	21.6 µg/m³	40.5	24h	30

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