What is the air quality trend in Palm Desert?

Over the past 15 days, Palm Desert had an average AQI of 33 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-05-20 with AQI 80.

How is Palm Desert air quality measured?

Air quality in Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert, United States

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

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

Current AQI
Good CAMS model

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

92h

PM2.5 Station

92h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

56pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-05-29	15	3–24	3.5 µg/m³	4h	1
2026-05-28	23	11–34	5.4 µg/m³	10h	1
2026-05-27	29	15–44	7.0 µg/m³	8h	1
2026-05-26	18	9–36	4.2 µg/m³	6h	1
2026-05-25	24	10–38	5.8 µg/m³	6h	1
2026-05-24	18	10–27	4.3 µg/m³	6h	1
2026-05-23	12	9–15	2.9 µg/m³	4h	1
2026-05-22	43	2–74	11.6 µg/m³	10h	1
2026-05-21	51	28–76	13.6 µg/m³	9h	1
2026-05-20	80	7–114	27.3 µg/m³	6h	1
2026-05-19	42	10–82	12.3 µg/m³	6h	1
2026-05-18	48	21–72	13.0 µg/m³	8h	1
2026-05-17	37	5–60	9.5 µg/m³	5h	1
2026-05-16	36	30–40	8.6 µg/m³	3h	1
2026-05-15	21	21–21	5.0 µg/m³	1h	1

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