What is the air quality trend in Austin?

Over the past 14 days, Austin had an average AQI of 24 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-07-20 with AQI 48.

How is Austin air quality measured?

Air quality in Austin 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 Austin, United States

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

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

Current AQI
Moderate Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

184h

PM2.5 Station

184h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

56pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-07-22	16	16–16	3.8 µg/m³	1h	1
2026-07-21	15	1–58	3.4 µg/m³	19h	1
2026-07-20	48	5–191	19.2 µg/m³	14h	1
2026-07-19	41	1–245	20.5 µg/m³	14h	1
2026-07-18	47	4–110	13.2 µg/m³	10h	1
2026-07-17	17	4–31	4.0 µg/m³	4h	1
2026-07-16	21	6–69	4.9 µg/m³	20h	1
2026-07-15	30	2–69	7.8 µg/m³	22h	1
2026-07-14	24	5–60	5.8 µg/m³	17h	1
2026-07-13	4	2–9	1.1 µg/m³	14h	1
2026-07-12	39	5–447	23.1 µg/m³	24h	1
2026-07-11	14	4–32	3.3 µg/m³	10h	1
2026-07-10	6	2–13	1.5 µg/m³	12h	1
2026-07-08	22	7–43	5.3 µg/m³	3h	2

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