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Air quality in North Carolina
Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in North Carolina
LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time North Carolina
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham | 60 |
| 2 | Carrboro | 59 |
| 3 | Chapel Hill | 54 |
| 4 | Gorman | 52 |
| 5 | Pittsboro | 49 |
| 6 | Waynesville | 43 |
| 7 | Canton | 42 |
| 8 | Fayetteville | 41 |
| 9 | Pineville | 41 |
| 10 | Beaufort | 40 |
(local time)
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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time North Carolina
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington | 5 |
| 2 | Stokesdale | 10 |
| 3 | Camden | 11 |
| 4 | La Grange | 11 |
| 5 | Stanley | 11 |
| 6 | Hertford | 12 |
| 7 | Farmville | 13 |
| 8 | Mount Olive | 13 |
| 9 | Brevard | 14 |
| 10 | Greenville | 14 |
(local time)
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- Durham 60
- Carrboro 59
- Chapel Hill 54
- Gorman 52
- Pittsboro 49
- Aberdeen 45
- Biscoe 45
- Candor 45
- Mount Gilead 45
- Pinebluff 45
- Pinehurst 45
- Seven Lakes 45
- Southern Pines 45
- Troy 45
- Badin 44
- Bethlehem 44
- Cajahs Mountain 44
- Carthage 44
- Claremont 44
- Conover 44
- Cordova 44
- Dobson 44
- East Rockingham 44
- Ellerbe 44
- Granite Falls 44
- Hamlet 44
- Hudson 44
- Kannapolis 44
- Laurel Hill 44
- Laurinburg 44
- Lenoir 44
- Maiden 44
- Marshville 44
- Mount Airy 44
- Mount Pleasant 44
- Newton 44
- Northlakes 44
- Norwood 44
- Oakboro 44
- Polkton 44
- Raeford 44
- Robbins 44
- Rockingham 44
- Saint Stephens 44
- Toast 44
- Wadesboro 44
- Whispering Pines 44
- White Plains 44
- Asheboro 43
- Bakersville 43
- Banner Elk 43
- Belmont 43
- Bessemer City 43
- Blowing Rock 43
- Boiling Springs 43
- Boonville 43
- Butner 43
- China Grove 43
- Connelly Springs 43
- Cramerton 43
- Cricket 43
- Dallas 43
- Denton 43
- Denver 43
- Drexel 43
- East Spencer 43
- Elkin 43
- Enochville 43
- Fairplains 43
- Forest City 43
- Foscoe 43
- Gamewell 43
- Gastonia 43
- Glen Alpine 43
- Granite Quarry 43
- Hays 43
- Hemby Bridge 43
- Hildebran 43
- Icard 43
- Indian Trail 43
- Jefferson 43
- Jonesville 43
- Kings Mountain 43
- Lake Norman of Catawba 43
- Lake Park 43
- Landis 43
- Lincolnton 43
- Locust 43
- Longview 43
- Lowell 43
- Marshall 43
- Marvin 43
- Matthews 43
- Mineral Springs 43
- Mint Hill 43
- Mocksville 43
- Monroe 43
- Mooresville 43
- Moravian Falls 43
- Morganton 43
- Mountain View 43
- Mulberry 43
- Newland 43
- North Wilkesboro 43
- Pilot Mountain 43
- Pumpkin Center 43
- Ramseur 43
- Ranlo 43
- Rhodhiss 43
- Rutherford College 43
- Salem 43
- Sanford 43
- Sawmills 43
- Shelby 43
- Sherrills Ford 43
- South Gastonia 43
- Southmont 43
- Spencer 43
- Spindale 43
- Stallings 43
- Stanfield 43
- Stony Point 43
- Taylorsville 43
- Thurmond 43
- Township of Taylorsville 43
- Troutman 43
- Unionville 43
- Valdese 43
- Waxhaw 43
- Waynesville 43
- Weddington 43
- Wesley Chapel 43
- West Jefferson 43
- Westport 43
- Wilkesboro 43
- Wingate 43
- Yadkinville 43
- Advance 42
- Avery Creek 42
- Balfour 42
- Barker Heights 42
- Bent Creek 42
- Bermuda Run 42
- Biltmore Forest 42
- Burlington 42
- Canton 42
- Clemmons 42
- Columbus 42
- Creedmoor 42
- Dana 42
- Danbury 42
- East Flat Rock 42
- Edneyville 42
- Elon 42
- Fairview 42
- Fearrington Village 42
- Fletcher 42
- Forest Oaks 42
- Franklinville 42
- Fruitland 42
- Gibsonville 42
- Glen Raven 42
- Graham 42
- Haw River 42
- Hoopers Creek 42
- Horse Shoe 42
- Hurdle Mills 42
- King 42
- Lake Lure 42
- Laurel Park 42
- Lewisville 42
- Liberty 42
- Marion 42
- Mars Hill 42
- Midway 42
- Mills River 42
- Mountain Home 42
- Otto 42
- Oxford 42
- Pleasant Garden 42
- Randleman 42
- Robbinsville 42
- Roxboro 42
- Royal Pines 42
- Rutherfordton 42
- Saxapahaw 42
- Swannanoa 42
- Swepsonville 42
- Thomasville 42
- Tobaccoville 42
- Trinity 42
- Tryon 42
- Tyro 42
- Welcome 42
- West Canton 42
- West Marion 42
- Yanceyville 42
- Archdale 41
- Cherokee 41
- Clyde 41
- Cove Creek 41
- Eden 41
- Etowah 41
- Fayetteville 41
- Green Level 41
- Hazelwood 41
- High Point 41
- Jamestown 41
- Kernersville 41
- Lake Junaluska 41
- Madison 41
- Maggie Valley 41
- Mayodan 41
- McLeansville 41
- Oak Ridge 41
- Pineville 41
- Reidsville 41
- Summerfield 41
- Sylva 41
- Valley Hill 41
- Walkertown 41
- Wallburg 41
- Walnut Cove 41
- Wentworth 41
- Beaufort 40
- Broadway 40
- Fort Bragg 39
- Hillsborough 39
- Hope Mills 39
- Maxton 39
- Scotts Mill 39
- Eastover 38
- Hendersonville 38
- Spring Lake 38
- Apex 37
- Clayton 37
- Holly Springs 37
- Kinston 37
- Henderson 36
- Hickory 36
- Red Springs 36
- South Henderson 36
- Andrews 35
- Franklinton 34
- Morrisville 34
- Pembroke 34
- Norlina 33
- Saint Pauls 32
- Asheville 31
- Rowland 31
- Tarboro 31
- Warrenton 31
- West Raleigh 31
- Youngsville 31
- Louisburg 30
- Rolesville 30
- Sparta 30
- Spruce Pine 30
- Vander 30
- Angier 29
- Buies Creek 29
- Fuquay-Varina 29
- Knightdale 29
- Flat Rock 28
- Gaston 28
- Woodfin 28
- Rural Hall 27
- Albemarle 26
- Black Mountain 26
- Cary 26
- Greensboro 26
- Highlands 26
- Lexington 26
- Millers Creek 26
- Raleigh 26
- Stoneville 26
- Winston-Salem 26
- Bryson City 25
- Burnsville 25
- Coats 25
- Erwin 25
- Garner 25
- Huntersville 25
- Mebane 25
- Pleasant Hill 25
- Salisbury 25
- Benson 24
- Cherryville 24
- Concord 24
- Dunn 24
- Hayesville 24
- Cornelius 23
- Davidson 23
- Enfield 23
- Plain View 23
- Rockwell 23
- Rocky Mount 23
- Smithfield 23
- Stedman 23
- Archer Lodge 22
- Fairmont 22
- Four Oaks 22
- Franklin 22
- Lumberton 22
- Midland 22
- Wilsons Mills 22
- Goldsboro 21
- Harrisburg 21
- Mount Holly 21
- Selma 21
- Spring Hope 21
- Siler City 20
- Statesville 20
- Charlotte 19
- Edenton 19
- Nashville 19
- Pine Level 19
- Red Oak 19
- Rockfish 19
- Roseboro 19
- Weaverville 19
- Brogden 18
- Clinton 18
- Elm City 18
- Kenly 18
- Lucama 18
- Mar-Mac 18
- Murfreesboro 18
- Princeton 18
- Sharpsburg 18
- Southport 18
- Wilson 18
- Wrightsville Beach 18
- Zebulon 18
- Bethel 17
- Bladenboro 17
- Boone 17
- Castle Hayne 17
- Elizabethtown 17
- Fremont 17
- Grifton 17
- Lillington 17
- Murphy 17
- Sneads Ferry 17
- Wake Forest 17
- Cape Carteret 16
- Cedar Point 16
- Chadbourn 16
- Cullowhee 16
- Elizabeth City 16
- Holly Ridge 16
- Kure Beach 16
- Newell 16
- Piney Green 16
- Swansboro 16
- Tabor City 16
- Warsaw 16
- Whiteville 16
- Brunswick 15
- Carolina Beach 15
- Kenansville 15
- Lowesville 15
- Pinetops 15
- South Rosemary 15
- Surf City 15
- Wendell 15
- Ahoskie 14
- Bayshore 14
- Beulaville 14
- Brevard 14
- Burgaw 14
- Elroy 14
- Emerald Isle 14
- Greenville 14
- Half Moon 14
- Halifax 14
- Jackson 14
- Jacksonville 14
- Jamesville 14
- Lake Waccamaw 14
- Masonboro 14
- Myrtle Grove 14
- Ogden 14
- Princeville 14
- Richlands 14
- Roanoke Rapids 14
- Robersonville 14
- Rose Hill 14
- Scotland Neck 14
- Sea Breeze 14
- Seagate 14
- Snow Hill 14
- Wallace 14
- Weldon 14
- Williamston 14
- Windsor 14
- Winton 14
- Ayden 13
- Bayboro 13
- Belville 13
- Boiling Spring Lakes 13
- Bolivia 13
- Brices Creek 13
- Broad Creek 13
- Calabash 13
- Carolina Shores 13
- Fairfield Harbour 13
- Farmville 13
- Gatesville 13
- Havelock 13
- James City 13
- Kings Grant 13
- Leland 13
- Long Beach 13
- Maury 13
- Maysville 13
- Mount Olive 13
- Murraysville 13
- Navassa 13
- Neuse Forest 13
- New Bern 13
- Northchase 13
- Oak Island 13
- Plymouth 13
- River Bend 13
- River Road 13
- Rocky Point 13
- Saint James 13
- Shallotte 13
- Silver Lake 13
- Skippers Corner 13
- Sunset Beach 13
- Trent Woods 13
- Trenton 13
- Washington 13
- Winterville 13
- Wrightsboro 13
- Atlantic Beach 12
- Bath 12
- Belhaven 12
- Hertford 12
- Morehead City 12
- Newport 12
- Pine Knoll Shores 12
- Swanquarter 12
- Camden 11
- Harkers Island 11
- La Grange 11
- Stanley 11
- Columbia 10
- Kill Devil Hills 10
- Kitty Hawk 10
- Manteo 10
- Nags Head 10
- Southern Shores 10
- Stokesdale 10
- Wanchese 9
- Buxton 8
- Currituck 7
- Moyock 7
- Wilmington 5
- Hampstead 3
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