What is the air quality trend in Iowa City?

Over the past 14 days, Iowa City had an average AQI of 24 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-10-08 with AQI 38.

How is Iowa City air quality measured?

Air quality in Iowa City 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 Iowa City, United States

Name: Iowa City Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
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Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Iowa City, United States.

Current AQI
Good Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

242h

PM2.5 Station

242h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

56pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-10-20	20	1–34	4.7 µg/m³	17h	1
2026-10-19	21	10–34	5.0 µg/m³	16h	2
2026-10-18	16	6–30	4.0 µg/m³	15h	2
2026-10-17	17	7–38	4.0 µg/m³	17h	2
2026-10-16	23	9–47	5.4 µg/m³	20h	2
2026-10-15	24	9–56	5.7 µg/m³	19h	2
2026-10-14	29	9–49	6.9 µg/m³	17h	1
2026-10-13	29	16–49	7.1 µg/m³	17h	2
2026-10-12	17	8–30	4.1 µg/m³	17h	2
2026-10-11	28	10–47	6.7 µg/m³	18h	1
2026-10-10	28	13–54	6.7 µg/m³	17h	2
2026-10-09	25	2–54	6.1 µg/m³	16h	2
2026-10-08	38	15–183	12.8 µg/m³	20h	1
2026-10-07	24	8–51	5.7 µg/m³	16h	2

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