Phoenix air quality now

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October 22

The air is clean now

Phoenix

20°C

Cloudy

47AQI

1011hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

95%

Humidity

Phoenix, October 21, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 3 µg/m³ (4 sensors), level “Low” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (11:00 local time): 8.4 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Phoenix, PM2.5 averages 8.4 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 4 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 10:47–10:47 local time (17:47–17:47 UTC), summary prepared at 11:00 local time. Median: 3.9 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.0–25.7 µg/m³.

In Phoenix the air is good right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 22:00 to 11:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 rose from 6.3 to 8.4 µg/m³. The highest hour was 00:00 with 14.5 µg/m³.

The wind is weak (1 m/s): particles are likely accumulating near the ground. High humidity (95%) possibly makes optical sensors read somewhat higher.

Weather now: cloudy, 20°C, wind 1 m/s, humidity 95%. Precipitation is expected around 11:00; it may wash particles out.

Written automatically at 11:00 local time (18:00 UTC) from sensor measurements and the weather forecast. Values are approximate; hypotheses are marked.

4 km/h

Wind, S

6.5 mm

Precipitation today

Phoenix: 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.

LowModerateElevatedHighVery highExtremely high

Air Quality in United States for the Completed Day

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

Phoenix: 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
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
2
1
3
2
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

32%An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

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Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — October 22

25°/18°

Index by time of day

45/100Moderate

  1. 45/100Night
  2. 36/100Morning
  3. 10/100Day
  4. 26/100Evening

Friday — October 23

24°/14°

Index by time of day

57/100Moderate

  1. 57/100Night
  2. 46/100Morning
  3. 9/100Day
  4. 24/100Evening

Saturday — October 24

25°/15°

Index by time of day

54/100Moderate

  1. 54/100Night
  2. 33/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 14/100Evening

Sunday — October 25

26°/20°

Index by time of day

52/100Moderate

  1. 52/100Night
  2. 38/100Morning
  3. 9/100Day
  4. 18/100Evening

Monday — October 26

29°/21°

Index by time of day

45/100Moderate

  1. 45/100Night
  2. 32/100Morning
  3. 7/100Day
  4. 18/100Evening

Tuesday — October 27

30°/22°

Index by time of day

49/100Moderate

  1. 49/100Night
  2. 37/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 16/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

20°

Cloudy. Feels like 23°C

  1. MorningCloudy20°C95%
  2. DayClear25°C77%
  3. EveningClear19°C57%

Wind

4km/hWind from the S

18km/hWind gusts

Wind force: 1

Gusts up to 35 km/h are expected.

10-day weather forecast for Phoenix

United States

  1. TodayOct 22Rain25°C18°C
  2. FriOct 23Clear24°C14°C
  3. SatOct 24Clear25°C15°C
  4. SunOct 25Cloudy26°C20°C
  5. MonOct 26Cloudy29°C21°C
  6. TueOct 27Cloudy30°C22°C
  7. WedOct 28Cloudy29°C25°C
  8. ThuOct 29Cloudy29°C24°C
  9. FriOct 30Cloudy28°C23°C
  10. SatOct 31Cloudy26°C22°C

Where in Phoenix is the air worse?

See all sensors

Highest current reading: 25.7 µg/m³ (7160 Optima Kierland). Lowest: 0.0 µg/m³ (Mountain view). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. 7160 Optima Kierland →26 µg/m³
  2. Ahwatukee →8 µg/m³
  3. Phoenix 85033 →0 µg/m³
  4. Mountain view →0 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: AirGradient — 4 sensors.

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

United States: sensors in total

41

  1. BellevueUnited States

    4
  2. PortlandUnited States

    4
  3. RenoUnited States

    3

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: Phoenix

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

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Air quality in Phoenix now — Atmy

Questions

What was the air quality in Phoenix 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.

What is the air quality in Phoenix right now?

Right now in Phoenix, PM2.5 averages 8.4 µg/m³ — “good” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 4 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 10:47–10:47 local time (17:47–17:47 UTC), summary prepared at 11:00 local time. Median: 3.9 µg/m³; range across sensors: 0.0–25.7 µg/m³.

Is it safe to be outdoors in Phoenix 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 Phoenix is the air worse?

Highest current reading: 25.7 µg/m³ (7160 Optima Kierland). Lowest: 0.0 µg/m³ (Mountain view). 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 Phoenix polluted?

Over the last 123 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Phoenix was 1.8 µg/m³ — within the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: — µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.

When is the air in Phoenix cleanest?

In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was April 2026: 0.7 µg/m³ on average.

When is the air in Phoenix most polluted?

The most polluted month of the last year was July 2026: 2.7 µg/m³ on average.

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