What is the air quality trend in New Orleans?

Over the past 8 days, New Orleans had an average AQI of 49 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-07-18 with AQI 59.

How is New Orleans air quality measured?

Air quality in New Orleans 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 New Orleans, United States

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

Current AQI
Moderate Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

150h

PM2.5 Station

150h · 3 stations

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-07-21	47	17–74	12.4 µg/m³	11.0	19h	2
2026-07-20	59	31–146	17.1 µg/m³	10.9	22h	2
2026-07-19	57	33–147	16.1 µg/m³	10.8	21h	3
2026-07-18	59	25–132	17.3 µg/m³	10.5	21h	3
2026-07-17	47	32–62	11.5 µg/m³	10.6	21h	2
2026-07-16	48	25–162	13.8 µg/m³	10.5	22h	3
2026-07-15	44	22–72	11.1 µg/m³	10.5	23h	3
2026-07-14	36	36–36	8.7 µg/m³	10.0	1h	3

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