Pennsylvania
101 monitoring stations · readings from 12 to 64
Average AQI
Air quality in Pennsylvania
Air quality in Pennsylvania is currently 30 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Good band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in Pennsylvania right now.
We aggregate 101 stations across Pennsylvania. Individual stations range from 12 at the cleanest to 64 at the worst, so conditions vary across Pennsylvania — the local figure matters more than the average.
Pennsylvania breaks down into 84 cities you can open individually. Of those listed below, New Castle is reading highest at 64 and Fayetteville lowest at 12.
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 Pennsylvania
84 cities
New Castle
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 64–64
Sandy Lake
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 58–58
Bern
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 52–52
Bethlehem
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 52–52
Farrell
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 52–52
Freemansburg
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 52–52
52Lancaster
Moderate
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 52–52
Reading
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 52–52
Sharon
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 52–52
Beaver Falls
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 50–50
James City
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 50–50
New Brighton
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 50–50
Seven Springs
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 50–50
Strongstown
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 50–50
38Beaver
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 25–50
38Bristol
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 38–38
Plymouth Meeting
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
Plymouth Township
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 38–38
36Chester
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 33–38
36Philadelphia
Good
- Stations
- 6
- Range
- 33–38
Boothwyn
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 33–33
Marcus Hook
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 33–33
Chartiers
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 29–29
Houston
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 29–29
New Milford
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 29–29
Woodruff
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 29–29
Allentown
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
Avalon
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
Avon
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
Blakely
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
Braddock
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
College
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
Dickson City
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
Dunmore
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
East York
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
Erie
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
Franklin Township
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
Gettysburg
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
Gordonville
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
Harrisburg
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
About Pennsylvania
Coordinates
40.533, -77.622
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
101
Reporting in this area
Spread
12 – 64
Cleanest to worst station reading
Other regions nearby
Pennsylvania air quality, answered
Pennsylvania is currently reading an AQI of 30, which is Good. It is the average across 101 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 101 stations in Pennsylvania, reading between 12 and 64.
Of the cities currently listed for Pennsylvania, New Castle is reading highest at 64 (Moderate).
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.