Minnesota
51 monitoring stations · readings from 38 to 42
Average AQI
Air quality in Minnesota
Air quality in Minnesota is currently 38 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Good band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in Minnesota right now.
We aggregate 51 stations across Minnesota. Individual stations range from 38 at the cleanest to 42 at the worst, so conditions vary across Minnesota — the local figure matters more than the average.
Minnesota breaks down into 27 cities you can open individually. Of those listed below, Grand Portage is reading highest at 42 and Rochester 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 Minnesota
27 cities
Grand Portage
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 42–42
38Apple Valley
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
38Bemidji
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
38Blaine
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
38Brainerd
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
Cass Lake
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
38Cloquet
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
Columbia Heights
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
Dennison
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
38Detroit Lakes
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
38Duluth
Good
- Stations
- 4
- Range
- 38–38
East Bethel
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
38Lakeville
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
Mankato
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
Maplewood
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
Marine On Saint Croix
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
38Marshall
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
38Minneapolis
Good
- Stations
- 7
- Range
- 38–38
Northwest St Louis
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
38Red Lake
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
38Rochester
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
Saint Michael
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
38Saint Paul
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
38Shakopee
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
38St Cloud
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
St Michael
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
38Virginia
Good
- Stations
- 3
- Range
- 38–38
About Minnesota
Coordinates
45.801, -93.407
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
51
Reporting in this area
Spread
38 – 42
Cleanest to worst station reading
Other regions nearby
Minnesota air quality, answered
Minnesota is currently reading an AQI of 38, which is Good. It is the average across 51 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.
38 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 51 stations in Minnesota, reading between 38 and 42.
Of the cities currently listed for Minnesota, Grand Portage is reading highest at 42 (Good).
Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this region, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.
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Every station around it, live — or find out what today's reading means for you personally.