What is the air quality trend in Newark?

Over the past 8 days, Newark had an average AQI of 85 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-07-17 with AQI 180.

How is Newark air quality measured?

Air quality in Newark 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 Newark, United States

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

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

Current AQI
Good Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

168h

PM2.5 Station

168h · 3 stations

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-07-22	28	28–28	6.6 µg/m³	1h	3
2026-07-21	53	32–64	13.9 µg/m³	24h	53
2026-07-20	49	30–71	12.7 µg/m³	24h	50
2026-07-19	57	24–74	15.9 µg/m³	24h	52
2026-07-18	135	30–164	57.2 µg/m³	24h	53
2026-07-17	180	159–217	110.3 µg/m³	24h	56
2026-07-16	129	39–157	48.2 µg/m³	24h	52
2026-07-15	56	50–81	14.6 µg/m³	23h	56

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