What is the air quality trend in Atlanta?

Over the past 8 days, Atlanta had an average AQI of 43 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-10-16 with AQI 62.

How is Atlanta air quality measured?

Air quality in Atlanta 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 Atlanta, United States

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

Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Atlanta, United States.

Current AQI
Good Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

158h

PM2.5 Station

158h · 4 stations

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-10-20	40	4–156	11.4 µg/m³	2.1	20h	3
2026-10-19	28	12–47	6.7 µg/m³	—	20h	3
2026-10-18	25	13–57	6.2 µg/m³	2.4	20h	2
2026-10-17	34	13–124	9.3 µg/m³	2.9	24h	3
2026-10-16	62	43–108	17.3 µg/m³	30.2	24h	3
2026-10-15	52	37–68	13.0 µg/m³	22.2	24h	3
2026-10-14	54	26–91	14.4 µg/m³	23.1	24h	3
2026-10-13	54	54–55	13.7 µg/m³	17.0	2h	4

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