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Air quality in Washington, D.C.

Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in Washington, D.C.

Last update at 10:00, Jul 23 (local time)

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	Index	None
	Tree pollen	None
	Grass pollen	None
	Weed pollen	None

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Weather

What is the current weather in Washington, D.C.?

Weather	Clear sky
Temperature	80.6°F
Humidity	71%
Wind	9.2 mp/h
Pressure	30.1 Hg

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Real-time USA city ranking

#	city	US AQI
1	Burns, Oregon	311
2	Nampa, Idaho	187
3	Tulelake, California	162
4	Klamath Falls, Oregon	160
5	Klamath, Oregon	129
6	Salton City, California	123
7	Weed, California	119
8	Kalispell, Montana	118
9	Yreka, California	118
10	Hot Springs, South Dakota	117

10:00, Jul 23 (local time)

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live Washington, D.C. aqi ranking

Real-time Washington, D.C. air quality ranking

#	station	US AQI
1	North Capitol Street	57
2	The Community Church DC	57
3	1960 Biltmore St	56
4	1361 Downing St NE	55
5	Bay St SE	55
6	Eckington	53
7	Hayes Street Northeast	53
8	Northeast Washington-Pilgrim AME Church	53
9	Benning Rd	52
10	Florida Avenue Northwest	52

10:00, Jul 23 (local time)

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US AQI

29

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Overview

What is the current air quality in Washington, D.C.?

Air pollution level	Air quality index	Main pollutant
Good	29 US AQI	PM2.5

Pollutants		Concentration
PM2.5		5.2µg/m³
O3		66µg/m³
NO2		4.5µg/m³
CO		206.1µg/m³

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PM2.5 concentration in Washington, D.C. air currently meets the WHO annual air quality guideline value

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Forecast

Washington, D.C. air quality index (AQI) forecast

Day	Pollution level	Weather	Temperature	Wind
Saturday, Jul 20	Moderate 55 AQI US		93.2° 66.2°	8.9 mp/h
Sunday, Jul 21	Good 48 AQI US		80.6° 69.8°	6.7 mp/h
Monday, Jul 22	Good 22 AQI US		91.4° 69.8°	6.7 mp/h
Today	Good 29 AQI US	100%	91.4° 69.8°	6.7 mp/h
Wednesday, Jul 24	Moderate 66 AQI US	100%	77° 71.6°	4.5 mp/h
Thursday, Jul 25	Moderate 67 AQI US	80%	80.6° 71.6°	6.7 mp/h
Friday, Jul 26	Moderate 63 AQI US	90%	84.2° 68°	6.7 mp/h
Saturday, Jul 27	Moderate 57 AQI US		89.6° 64.4°	4.5 mp/h
Sunday, Jul 28	Moderate 70 AQI US		91.4° 66.2°	8.9 mp/h
Monday, Jul 29	Moderate 75 AQI US		91.4° 68°	8.9 mp/h

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Washington, D.C. air quality data attribution

22Contributors

Government Contributor

Maryland Department of the Environment
4 stations

Non-profit organization Contributor

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG)
4 stations

20 Anonymous Contributors

20 Anonymous contributors
20 stations

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