What is the air quality trend in Charleston?

Over the past 7 days, Charleston had an average AQI of 57 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-07-17 with AQI 102.

How is Charleston air quality measured?

Air quality in Charleston 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 Charleston, United States

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

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

Current AQI
Good CAMS model

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

98h

PM2.5 Station

98h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-07-21	49	19–86	13.6 µg/m³	12h	1
2026-07-20	67	17–106	21.3 µg/m³	12h	1
2026-07-19	51	4–84	14.8 µg/m³	16h	1
2026-07-18	52	5–154	15.4 µg/m³	16h	1
2026-07-17	102	15–335	59.9 µg/m³	15h	1
2026-07-16	41	25–58	10.1 µg/m³	10h	1
2026-07-15	40	1–85	10.2 µg/m³	17h	1

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