Calgary air quality now

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October 22

The air is clean now

Calgary

6°C

Clear

23AQI

1009hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

51%

Humidity

Calgary, October 21, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 3 µg/m³ (4 sensors), level “Low” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (12:00 local time): 4.2 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Calgary, PM2.5 averages 4.2 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 4 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 11:47–11:56 local time (17:47–17:56 UTC), summary prepared at 12:00 local time. Median: 3.6 µg/m³; range across sensors: 1.5–8.3 µg/m³.

In Calgary the air is good right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 23:00 to 12:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 fell from 5.3 to 4.2 µg/m³.

The weather data do not point to a clear reason for this level.

Weather now: clear, 6°C, wind 1 m/s, humidity 51%. No major change in the wind is expected in the coming hours.

Written automatically at 12:00 local time (18:00 UTC) from sensor measurements and the weather forecast. Values are approximate; hypotheses are marked.

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Wind, NW

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Precipitation today

Calgary: air quality for the completed day

Metric: PM2.5, µg/m³ · Color scale: EPA AQI · October 21, 2026 · 00:00–24:00 UTC

3 µg/m³ Low

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 3 µg/m³ from 4 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

No. 1 of 1 cities in Canada and No. 267 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

LowModerateElevatedHighVery highExtremely high

Calgary: PM2.5 by month

Metric: PM2.5, µg/m³ · Color scale: EPA AQI

Mean
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
This month
6
2
4
5
4
4
5
4
3
4
15
14
5
2

Monthly means of quality-checked sensors, as in the Data Hub trend; the current month is still incomplete, “-” means no data.

Pollution accumulation index now

9%An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

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12.0020.0003.0011.00

Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — October 22

18°/3°

Index by time of day

48/100Moderate

  1. 48/100Night
  2. 42/100Morning
  3. 9/100Day
  4. 20/100Evening

Friday — October 23

9°/0°

Index by time of day

24/100Low

  1. 24/100Night
  2. 20/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 20/100Evening

Saturday — October 24

2°/-3°

Index by time of day

35/100Moderate

  1. 32/100Night
  2. 35/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 18/100Evening

Sunday — October 25

1°/-2°

Index by time of day

44/100Moderate

  1. 44/100Night
  2. 33/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 20/100Evening

Monday — October 26

5°/-3°

Index by time of day

49/100Moderate

  1. 49/100Night
  2. 37/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 23/100Evening

Tuesday — October 27

6°/0°

Index by time of day

47/100Moderate

  1. 47/100Night
  2. 30/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 17/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

6°

Clear. Feels like 2°C

  1. MorningClear3°C56%
  2. DayClear17°C22%
  3. EveningCloudy9°C36%

Wind

4km/hWind from the NW

11km/hWind gusts

Wind force: 1

Light wind is expected over the next few hours.

10-day weather forecast for Calgary

Canada

  1. TodayOct 22Cloudy18°C3°C
  2. FriOct 23Rain9°C0°C
  3. SatOct 24Cloudy2°C-3°C
  4. SunOct 25Snow1°C-2°C
  5. MonOct 26Cloudy5°C-3°C
  6. TueOct 27Cloudy6°C0°C
  7. WedOct 28Cloudy6°C-3°C
  8. ThuOct 29Partly cloudy11°C0°C
  9. FriOct 30Cloudy12°C1°C
  10. SatOct 31Cloudy10°C1°C

Where in Calgary is the air worse?

See all sensors

Highest current reading: 8.3 µg/m³ (Riverbend). Lowest: 1.5 µg/m³ (SC #65018). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. Riverbend →8 µg/m³
  2. Citadel →5 µg/m³
  3. SC #43483 →2 µg/m³
  4. SC #65018 →2 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: AirGradient — 2 sensors, Sensor.Community — 2 sensors.

Atmy shows the networks’ readings after the Data Hub’s quality check: test devices and sensors that fail it are left out.

Canada: sensors in total

10

  1. CalgaryCanada

    4
  2. St. AlbertCanada

    1
  3. CharlottetownCanada

    1

Cities with the most sensors

All sensors on the map, by city as the map assigns them; the city’s values count only the sensors that pass the Data Hub’s quality check.

Air quality calendar: Calgary

Daily mean PM2.5 of the city sensors, µg/m³

Click a day to see its date and value.

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Air quality in Calgary now — Atmy

Questions

What was the air quality in Calgary over the last completed day?

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 3 µg/m³ from 4 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 1 of 1 cities in Canada and No. 267 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in Calgary right now?

Right now in Calgary, PM2.5 averages 4.2 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 4 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 11:47–11:56 local time (17:47–17:56 UTC), summary prepared at 12:00 local time. Median: 3.6 µg/m³; range across sensors: 1.5–8.3 µg/m³.

Is it safe to be outdoors in Calgary now?

The current level is “good” (US EPA scale, approximate). Air quality is satisfactory; no restrictions are recommended. This is the standard guidance of the scale, not medical advice.

Where in Calgary is the air worse?

Highest current reading: 8.3 µg/m³ (Riverbend). Lowest: 1.5 µg/m³ (SC #65018). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

Where do these data come from?

From Atmy sensors and connected public networks (citizen, experimental and government monitors), aggregated by Atmy. Values are approximate; see the methodology.

How often is this page updated?

The summary is rebuilt every 15 minutes from the latest reading of each sensor, each no older than one hour.

Is the air in Calgary polluted?

Over the last 334 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Calgary was 6.0 µg/m³ — 1.2 times the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: 2.7 µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.

When is the air in Calgary cleanest?

In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was May 2026: 3.0 µg/m³ on average.

When is the air in Calgary most polluted?

The most polluted month of the last year was July 2026: 15.1 µg/m³ on average.

Is the air in Calgary worse in the heating season?

From November to March the mean daily PM2.5 was 4.5 µg/m³, from June to August 11.2 µg/m³ (last 365 days).

Data

Where do these data come from?

The daily value is the Data Hub’s: the mean of the city’s sensors that passed the nightly quality check, each with at least 12 valid hours, and only with sensors at four places 500 m apart; days are UTC.

“Now” uses the same sensors and rule: the mean of their latest readings, each at most 60 minutes old, shown only with sensors at four places 500 m apart reporting.

Source: public Atmy monitoring data. Methodology and data sources · Data terms