Air quality in Chicago
The US Air Quality Index (EPA) grades air from 0 to 500 using fine particles (PM2.5/PM10), ozone and nitrogen dioxide. 0-50 is Good, 51-100 Moderate, 101-150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, and anything higher affects everyone.
PM2.5
6.6 µg/m³
WHO guideline 15
PM10
6.8 µg/m³
WHO guideline 45
Hour by hour (12h) US EPA AQI
12:00 AM
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PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
28 Good
1:00 AM
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PM2.5 7.5 µg/m³
31 Good
2:00 AM
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PM2.5 7.5 µg/m³
31 Good
3:00 AM
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PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³
26 Good
4:00 AM
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PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³
22 Good
5:00 AM
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PM2.5 3.1 µg/m³
24 Good
6:00 AM
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PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
25 Good
7:00 AM
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PM2.5 2.7 µg/m³
26 Good
8:00 AM
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PM2.5 3.2 µg/m³
27 Good
9:00 AM
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PM2.5 3.5 µg/m³
28 Good
10:00 AM
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PM2.5 3.3 µg/m³
30 Good
11:00 AM
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PM2.5 3.4 µg/m³
33 Good
Next few days daily max · US EPA AQI
Thu
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Moderate · UV Low
66
Fri
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Good · UV Moderate
41
Sat
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Moderate · UV Moderate
54
Sun
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Moderate · UV Moderate
57
Mon
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Good · UV Moderate
40
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