Kentucky
44 monitoring stations · readings from 33 to 73
Average AQI
Air quality in Kentucky
Air quality in Kentucky is currently 50 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 33 at the cleanest to 73 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, Middlesboro is reading highest at 73 and Jeffersontown lowest at 38.
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
Middlesboro
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 73–73
Franklin
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 67–67
Hopkinsville
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 65–65
Worthington
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 63–63
56Highland Heights
Moderate
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 56–56
Robards
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 56–56
55Paducah
Moderate
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 54–56
Fultz
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 54–54
54Owensboro
Moderate
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 54–54
54Pikeville
Moderate
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 54–54
Union
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 54–54
52Ashland
Moderate
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 52–52
Bowling Green
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 52–52
Glasgow
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 52–52
Smiths Grove
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 52–52
Elizabethtown
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 50–50
50Lexington
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 50–50
Shepherdsville
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 50–50
Smithland
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 50–50
48Louisville
Good
- Stations
- 5
- Range
- 46–50
La Grange
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 46–46
Maysville
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 46–46
46Shively
Good
- Stations
- 3
- Range
- 46–46
St Matthews
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 46–46
42Hazard
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 42–42
Lewisport
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 42–42
Nicholasville
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 42–42
Somerset
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 42–42
Harrodsburg
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
38Jeffersontown
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 33–42
About Kentucky
Coordinates
37.861, -85.305
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
44
Reporting in this area
Spread
33 – 73
Cleanest to worst station reading
Other regions nearby
Kentucky air quality, answered
Kentucky is currently reading an AQI of 50, 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.
50 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 33 and 73.
Of the cities currently listed for Kentucky, Middlesboro is reading highest at 73 (Moderate).
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.