What is the air quality trend in Durham?

Over the past 15 days, Durham had an average AQI of 44 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-07-27 with AQI 58.

How is Durham air quality measured?

Air quality in Durham is measured by ground-level monitoring stations that report PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations hourly. CERNS.IO aggregates readings from nearby stations and converts PM2.5 to the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) scale.

Air Quality History for Durham, United Kingdom

Name: Durham Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Durham, United Kingdom.

Current AQI
Good CAMS model

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

304h

PM2.5 Station

304h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

56pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-08-08	43	30–62	10.8 µg/m³	4h	3
2026-08-07	43	18–68	10.8 µg/m³	22h	3
2026-08-06	39	17–120	10.2 µg/m³	22h	3
2026-08-05	37	15–62	9.1 µg/m³	20h	2
2026-08-04	52	12–248	19.8 µg/m³	21h	3
2026-08-03	44	27–72	11.2 µg/m³	21h	3
2026-08-02	42	19–105	10.9 µg/m³	22h	3
2026-08-01	52	17–153	15.3 µg/m³	21h	2
2026-07-31	43	11–63	10.8 µg/m³	21h	3
2026-07-30	44	13–201	15.5 µg/m³	22h	3
2026-07-29	48	9–161	14.1 µg/m³	23h	2
2026-07-28	43	14–109	12.0 µg/m³	23h	2
2026-07-27	58	13–500	35.9 µg/m³	22h	3
2026-07-26	34	14–54	8.1 µg/m³	23h	3
2026-07-25	46	12–95	12.6 µg/m³	17h	3

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