Air quality in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America today

Mr. Duck’s Air Quality Score

Moderate air today for Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America

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Categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints for PM (estimate from latest valid measurements; this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

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Air quality today

The air quality in Albemarle County, Virginia is currently classified as Moderate. The primary pollutant identified is PM2.5 (fine particles), with a measured concentration of 19.63 µg/m³ based on seven valid observations reported through OpenAQ.

Data for this assessment are limited to the available PM2.5 reading; no PM10 value is provided. This page is informational; for health guidance, use official sources such as EPA AirNow or WHO.

Latest sensor values

PM categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints, shown here as an estimate derived from the latest valid measurements (this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

What the data includes

The Albemarle County air‑quality feed pulls data from two monitoring sites and currently contains seven recent records across six measured pollutants: ozone (O₃), fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅), coarse particles (PM₁), relative humidity, temperature and particle count (UM003). The most up‑to‑date observations were recorded on 2026‑02‑11 at 01:00 UTC for PM₂.₅, PM₁, relative humidity, temperature and UM003, while the ozone reading is from 2026‑02‑10 at 23:00 UTC. All timestamps fall within the last two days, so the dataset reflects very recent conditions.

PM₂.₅ values show a modest spread, ranging from a low of 12.1 µg/m³ to a high of 19.63 µg/m³, with a median of about 15.86 µg/m³ and the central 80 % of measurements lying between roughly 12.85 and 18.87 µg/m³. In contrast, the other pollutants each have a single reported value: ozone is steady at 0.055 ppm, PM₁ sits at 9.44 µg/m³, relative humidity at 36.12 %, temperature at 11.70 °C and UM003 at 699.88 particles per cm³. This uneven coverage means that while the particulate matter data can illustrate variability across the county, the remaining parameters provide only a snapshot from one location.

Because most pollutants are represented by just one observation, the dataset cannot capture spatial differences that may exist within Albemarle County. Users should keep in mind that conditions can change throughout the day and between neighborhoods, and that the current figures reflect the latest available readings from the two reporting stations.

Learn more about sources and filtering: About the data.

Trusted references: WHO (Air pollution) · US EPA AirNow · European Environment Agency (Air)

Latest sensor values (bars)

PM categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints, shown here as an estimate derived from the latest valid measurements (this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

Data notes

The data shown reflect seven valid measurements and were Updated today (last refreshed on 2026‑02‑11T01:00:00+00:00). This snapshot provides a brief view of current conditions, but air quality can vary by location and time within Albemarle County, Virginia. Consequently, values may differ across neighborhoods or change rapidly as weather and emissions evolve.

OpenAQ station rows