Kentucky
44 monitoring stations · readings from 17 to 50
Average AQI
Air quality in Kentucky
Air quality in Kentucky is currently 30 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Good band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in Kentucky right now.
We aggregate 44 stations across Kentucky. Individual stations range from 17 at the cleanest to 50 at the worst, so conditions vary across Kentucky — the local figure matters more than the average.
Kentucky breaks down into 30 cities you can open individually. Of those listed below, Ashland is reading highest at 50 and Lexington lowest at 17.
Readings refresh hourly from the official monitoring networks we track. Conditions can still change quickly, so check back before planning time outdoors.
What to do at good levels
Outdoor activity
No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside.
Sensitive groups
Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.
Indoor air
Open the windows. Outdoor air is currently cleaner than typical indoor air, so ventilating helps.
Cities in Kentucky
30 cities
50Ashland
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 50–50
Smithland
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 50–50
Worthington
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 50–50
Bowling Green
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 46–46
Franklin
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 46–46
Glasgow
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 46–46
46Pikeville
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 46–46
Smiths Grove
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 46–46
42Hazard
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 42–42
Middlesboro
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 42–42
Somerset
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 42–42
40Paducah
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–42
36Owensboro
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 21–50
Elizabethtown
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 21–21
Fultz
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 21–21
Harrodsburg
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 21–21
Hopkinsville
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 21–21
21Jeffersontown
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 21–21
Lewisport
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 21–21
Maysville
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 21–21
Robards
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 21–21
St Matthews
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 21–21
20Louisville
Good
- Stations
- 5
- Range
- 19–21
Shepherdsville
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 20–20
19Shively
Good
- Stations
- 3
- Range
- 19–19
17Highland Heights
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 17–17
La Grange
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 17–17
17Lexington
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 17–17
Nicholasville
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 17–17
Union
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 17–17
About Kentucky
Coordinates
37.861, -85.305
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
44
Reporting in this area
Spread
17 – 50
Cleanest to worst station reading
Other regions nearby
Kentucky air quality, answered
Kentucky is currently reading an AQI of 30, which is Good. It is the average across 44 reporting stations.
No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside. Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.
30 sits in the Good band of the air quality index. The index runs from 0 to 500, and the lower the number the cleaner the air.
We currently aggregate 44 stations in Kentucky, reading between 17 and 50.
Of the cities currently listed for Kentucky, Ashland is reading highest at 50 (Good).
Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this region, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.
See Kentucky on the map.
Every station around it, live — or find out what today's reading means for you personally.