SmogRank / United States / Georgia

Air quality in Columbus

Georgia, United States. PM2.5 from 2 reference monitors, updated hourly.

9.8µg/m³
Moderate

Mean for 30 Sept, the most recent day with readings, 0.7× the WHO 24-hour guideline. No hourly readings have reached us since; some networks publish days late.

Rank, worst first

24 hours–not enough data
7 days#566of 2,314, at 9.5 µg/m³
30 days#820of 2,323, at 7.1 µg/m³
This year#819of 2,173, at 9.4 µg/m³

Why it ranks here

Likely fire smoke. On Sep 27, when Columbus averaged 22.2 µg/m³ (its typical day: 7.0), NASA satellites detected 88 fires within 300 km (26 within 100 km). Smoke from those fires is a likely contributor; we don't check which way the wind blew, and mapped smoke can be high above the ground.

Based on Columbus's own measurements, with fire detections from NASA FIRMS and smoke maps from NOAA HMS; causes are the usual kinds for a pattern like this, not a confirmed source.

The last 12 months, day by day

1102031Oct 2025NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep2025-10-01: 5.9 µg/m³2025-10-02: 7.9 µg/m³2025-10-03: 4.7 µg/m³2025-10-04: 3.7 µg/m³2025-10-05: 3.1 µg/m³2025-10-06: 4.5 µg/m³2025-10-07: 4.8 µg/m³2025-10-08: 4.3 µg/m³2025-10-09: 4.6 µg/m³2025-10-10: 4.2 µg/m³2025-10-11: 5.2 µg/m³2025-10-12: 8.2 µg/m³2025-10-13: 7.2 µg/m³2025-10-14: 6.4 µg/m³2025-10-15: 5.2 µg/m³2025-10-16: 7.6 µg/m³2025-10-17: 8.7 µg/m³2025-10-18: 6.2 µg/m³2025-10-19: 3.7 µg/m³2025-10-20: 4.0 µg/m³2025-10-21: 10.1 µg/m³2025-10-22: 6.8 µg/m³2025-10-23: 6.9 µg/m³2025-10-24: 8.2 µg/m³2025-10-25: 7.0 µg/m³2025-10-26: 4.0 µg/m³2025-10-27: 2.1 µg/m³2025-10-28: 1.8 µg/m³2025-10-29: 1.7 µg/m³2025-10-30: 2.3 µg/m³2025-10-31: no data2025-11-01: no data2025-11-02: no data2025-11-03: no data2025-11-04: no data2025-11-05: 9.6 µg/m³2025-11-06: 15.2 µg/m³2025-11-07: 10.6 µg/m³2025-11-08: 5.1 µg/m³2025-11-09: 6.2 µg/m³2025-11-10: 3.7 µg/m³2025-11-11: 7.7 µg/m³2025-11-12: 11.4 µg/m³2025-11-13: 15.9 µg/m³2025-11-14: no data2025-11-15: no data2025-11-16: no data2025-11-17: no data2025-11-18: no data2025-11-19: no data2025-11-20: no data2025-11-21: 10.6 µg/m³2025-11-22: 7.4 µg/m³2025-11-23: 8.2 µg/m³2025-11-24: 9.4 µg/m³2025-11-25: 6.3 µg/m³2025-11-26: 4.8 µg/m³2025-11-27: 3.1 µg/m³2025-11-28: 7.4 µg/m³2025-11-29: 6.0 µg/m³2025-11-30: 5.6 µg/m³2025-12-01: 5.2 µg/m³2025-12-02: 2.8 µg/m³2025-12-03: 8.5 µg/m³2025-12-04: 9.6 µg/m³2025-12-05: 8.4 µg/m³2025-12-06: 5.5 µg/m³2025-12-07: 3.7 µg/m³2025-12-08: 4.3 µg/m³2025-12-09: 9.1 µg/m³2025-12-10: 10.0 µg/m³2025-12-11: 8.4 µg/m³2025-12-12: 14.6 µg/m³2025-12-13: 13.3 µg/m³2025-12-14: 4.5 µg/m³2025-12-15: 6.9 µg/m³2025-12-16: 13.2 µg/m³2025-12-17: 10.5 µg/m³2025-12-18: 6.8 µg/m³2025-12-19: 6.0 µg/m³2025-12-20: 14.4 µg/m³2025-12-21: 9.5 µg/m³2025-12-22: 6.4 µg/m³2025-12-23: 13.8 µg/m³2025-12-24: 14.2 µg/m³2025-12-25: 13.7 µg/m³2025-12-26: 9.1 µg/m³2025-12-27: 7.2 µg/m³2025-12-28: 5.6 µg/m³2025-12-29: 2.5 µg/m³2025-12-30: no data2025-12-31: no data2026-01-01: no data2026-01-02: no data2026-01-03: no data2026-01-04: no data2026-01-05: no data2026-01-06: 8.3 µg/m³2026-01-07: 12.7 µg/m³2026-01-08: 13.3 µg/m³2026-01-09: 7.8 µg/m³2026-01-10: 4.8 µg/m³2026-01-11: 2.8 µg/m³2026-01-12: 5.8 µg/m³2026-01-13: 11.0 µg/m³2026-01-14: 7.9 µg/m³2026-01-15: 3.0 µg/m³2026-01-16: 7.7 µg/m³2026-01-17: 6.3 µg/m³2026-01-18: 4.5 µg/m³2026-01-19: 6.8 µg/m³2026-01-20: 19.1 µg/m³2026-01-21: 21.1 µg/m³2026-01-22: 19.3 µg/m³2026-01-23: 8.6 µg/m³2026-01-24: 9.6 µg/m³2026-01-25: 5.1 µg/m³2026-01-26: 5.8 µg/m³2026-01-27: 6.8 µg/m³2026-01-28: 10.3 µg/m³2026-01-29: 20.0 µg/m³2026-01-30: 16.0 µg/m³2026-01-31: 13.5 µg/m³2026-02-01: 6.7 µg/m³2026-02-02: 17.8 µg/m³2026-02-03: 18.9 µg/m³2026-02-04: 4.7 µg/m³2026-02-05: 8.3 µg/m³2026-02-06: 5.9 µg/m³2026-02-07: no data2026-02-08: no data2026-02-09: 56.0 µg/m³2026-02-10: 20.3 µg/m³2026-02-11: 6.7 µg/m³2026-02-12: 6.3 µg/m³2026-02-13: 23.5 µg/m³2026-02-14: 65.6 µg/m³2026-02-15: 11.9 µg/m³2026-02-16: 4.4 µg/m³2026-02-17: 9.0 µg/m³2026-02-18: 8.6 µg/m³2026-02-19: 8.5 µg/m³2026-02-20: 11.1 µg/m³2026-02-21: 9.7 µg/m³2026-02-22: 3.7 µg/m³2026-02-23: 8.1 µg/m³2026-02-24: 20.6 µg/m³2026-02-25: 17.6 µg/m³2026-02-26: 5.1 µg/m³2026-02-27: 4.3 µg/m³2026-02-28: 6.5 µg/m³2026-03-01: 9.0 µg/m³2026-03-02: 16.4 µg/m³2026-03-03: 13.2 µg/m³2026-03-04: 23.5 µg/m³2026-03-05: 14.9 µg/m³2026-03-06: 12.5 µg/m³2026-03-07: 9.5 µg/m³2026-03-08: 7.2 µg/m³2026-03-09: 5.4 µg/m³2026-03-10: 5.2 µg/m³2026-03-11: 6.4 µg/m³2026-03-12: 3.1 µg/m³2026-03-13: 5.3 µg/m³2026-03-14: 16.3 µg/m³2026-03-15: 14.9 µg/m³2026-03-16: 3.0 µg/m³2026-03-17: 3.6 µg/m³2026-03-18: 10.4 µg/m³2026-03-19: 32.6 µg/m³2026-03-20: 45.5 µg/m³2026-03-21: 34.1 µg/m³2026-03-22: 21.1 µg/m³2026-03-23: 14.8 µg/m³2026-03-24: 12.9 µg/m³2026-03-25: 16.8 µg/m³2026-03-26: 26.1 µg/m³2026-03-27: 14.3 µg/m³2026-03-28: 7.8 µg/m³2026-03-29: 6.7 µg/m³2026-03-30: 9.8 µg/m³2026-03-31: 7.8 µg/m³2026-04-01: 7.5 µg/m³2026-04-02: 7.5 µg/m³2026-04-03: 14.1 µg/m³2026-04-04: 5.3 µg/m³2026-04-05: 3.4 µg/m³2026-04-06: 3.9 µg/m³2026-04-07: 14.8 µg/m³2026-04-08: 11.6 µg/m³2026-04-09: 10.7 µg/m³2026-04-10: 11.7 µg/m³2026-04-11: 14.7 µg/m³2026-04-12: 11.8 µg/m³2026-04-13: 9.1 µg/m³2026-04-14: 7.9 µg/m³2026-04-15: 18.0 µg/m³2026-04-16: 10.2 µg/m³2026-04-17: 10.1 µg/m³2026-04-18: 6.4 µg/m³2026-04-19: 4.4 µg/m³2026-04-20: 12.9 µg/m³2026-04-21: 25.9 µg/m³2026-04-22: 30.6 µg/m³2026-04-23: 21.3 µg/m³2026-04-24: 12.0 µg/m³2026-04-25: 5.8 µg/m³2026-04-26: 5.2 µg/m³2026-04-27: 6.1 µg/m³2026-04-28: 5.5 µg/m³2026-04-29: 6.2 µg/m³2026-04-30: 5.3 µg/m³2026-05-01: 4.3 µg/m³2026-05-02: 4.5 µg/m³2026-05-03: 5.6 µg/m³2026-05-04: 6.5 µg/m³2026-05-05: 6.9 µg/m³2026-05-06: 5.3 µg/m³2026-05-07: 3.1 µg/m³2026-05-08: 4.8 µg/m³2026-05-09: 3.5 µg/m³2026-05-10: 4.3 µg/m³2026-05-11: 6.0 µg/m³2026-05-12: 7.0 µg/m³2026-05-13: 5.7 µg/m³2026-05-14: 7.4 µg/m³2026-05-15: 6.3 µg/m³2026-05-16: 9.4 µg/m³2026-05-17: 8.0 µg/m³2026-05-18: 5.9 µg/m³2026-05-19: 9.5 µg/m³2026-05-20: 10.3 µg/m³2026-05-21: 6.1 µg/m³2026-05-22: 5.9 µg/m³2026-05-23: 4.6 µg/m³2026-05-24: 4.8 µg/m³2026-05-25: 4.4 µg/m³2026-05-26: 3.9 µg/m³2026-05-27: 5.3 µg/m³2026-05-28: 4.7 µg/m³2026-05-29: 4.3 µg/m³2026-05-30: 5.0 µg/m³2026-05-31: 6.0 µg/m³2026-06-01: 5.6 µg/m³2026-06-02: 6.8 µg/m³2026-06-03: 6.7 µg/m³2026-06-04: 9.4 µg/m³2026-06-05: 14.4 µg/m³2026-06-06: 9.0 µg/m³2026-06-07: 7.9 µg/m³2026-06-08: 7.4 µg/m³2026-06-09: 8.5 µg/m³2026-06-10: 11.6 µg/m³2026-06-11: 12.0 µg/m³2026-06-12: 11.4 µg/m³2026-06-13: 10.9 µg/m³2026-06-14: 9.8 µg/m³2026-06-15: 5.8 µg/m³2026-06-16: 4.1 µg/m³2026-06-17: 6.0 µg/m³2026-06-18: 5.8 µg/m³2026-06-19: 2.8 µg/m³2026-06-20: 4.2 µg/m³2026-06-21: 3.3 µg/m³2026-06-22: 5.0 µg/m³2026-06-23: 4.2 µg/m³2026-06-24: 4.8 µg/m³2026-06-25: 5.6 µg/m³2026-06-26: 6.5 µg/m³2026-06-27: 9.2 µg/m³2026-06-28: 9.4 µg/m³2026-06-29: 10.1 µg/m³2026-06-30: 9.9 µg/m³2026-07-01: 8.4 µg/m³2026-07-02: 11.0 µg/m³2026-07-03: 13.5 µg/m³2026-07-04: 18.0 µg/m³2026-07-05: 20.3 µg/m³2026-07-06: 4.8 µg/m³2026-07-07: 6.8 µg/m³2026-07-08: 7.7 µg/m³2026-07-09: 6.8 µg/m³2026-07-10: 5.3 µg/m³2026-07-11: 12.2 µg/m³2026-07-12: 8.5 µg/m³2026-07-13: 4.6 µg/m³2026-07-14: 4.1 µg/m³2026-07-15: 5.3 µg/m³2026-07-16: 7.3 µg/m³2026-07-17: 8.1 µg/m³2026-07-18: 5.5 µg/m³2026-07-19: 4.4 µg/m³2026-07-20: 5.8 µg/m³2026-07-21: 6.6 µg/m³2026-07-22: 11.3 µg/m³2026-07-23: 12.7 µg/m³2026-07-24: 12.8 µg/m³2026-07-25: 10.6 µg/m³2026-07-26: 8.7 µg/m³2026-07-27: 9.8 µg/m³2026-07-28: 9.2 µg/m³2026-07-29: 12.2 µg/m³2026-07-30: 21.2 µg/m³2026-07-31: 21.8 µg/m³2026-08-01: 6.1 µg/m³2026-08-02: 7.4 µg/m³2026-08-03: 4.3 µg/m³2026-08-04: 4.7 µg/m³2026-08-05: 5.2 µg/m³2026-08-06: 6.0 µg/m³2026-08-07: 4.1 µg/m³2026-08-08: 6.9 µg/m³2026-08-09: 3.3 µg/m³2026-08-10: 3.7 µg/m³2026-08-11: 4.1 µg/m³2026-08-12: 4.1 µg/m³2026-08-13: 5.0 µg/m³2026-08-14: 4.9 µg/m³2026-08-15: 6.0 µg/m³2026-08-16: 14.3 µg/m³2026-08-17: 13.2 µg/m³2026-08-18: 7.8 µg/m³2026-08-19: 7.8 µg/m³2026-08-20: 8.2 µg/m³2026-08-21: 5.2 µg/m³2026-08-22: 7.0 µg/m³2026-08-23: 8.8 µg/m³2026-08-24: 9.3 µg/m³2026-08-25: 9.8 µg/m³2026-08-26: 6.2 µg/m³2026-08-27: 7.0 µg/m³2026-08-28: 7.7 µg/m³2026-08-29: 5.9 µg/m³2026-08-30: 5.2 µg/m³2026-08-31: 4.9 µg/m³2026-09-01: 5.6 µg/m³2026-09-02: 6.6 µg/m³2026-09-03: 7.8 µg/m³2026-09-04: 4.3 µg/m³2026-09-05: 3.0 µg/m³2026-09-06: 6.0 µg/m³2026-09-07: 5.5 µg/m³2026-09-08: 4.5 µg/m³2026-09-09: 3.9 µg/m³2026-09-10: 4.2 µg/m³2026-09-11: 2.9 µg/m³2026-09-12: 3.5 µg/m³2026-09-13: 6.6 µg/m³2026-09-14: 8.0 µg/m³2026-09-15: 9.9 µg/m³2026-09-16: 8.2 µg/m³2026-09-17: 8.2 µg/m³2026-09-18: 10.6 µg/m³2026-09-19: 8.4 µg/m³2026-09-20: 7.7 µg/m³2026-09-21: 7.5 µg/m³2026-09-22: 6.8 µg/m³2026-09-23: 6.0 µg/m³2026-09-24: 2.6 µg/m³2026-09-25: 3.8 µg/m³2026-09-26: 7.0 µg/m³2026-09-27: 22.2 µg/m³. Likely fire smoke2026-09-28: 12.3 µg/m³2026-09-29: 9.1 µg/m³2026-09-30: 9.8 µg/m³
33 of 344 measured days were over the WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³). One row per month, one square per local day; outlined days are named in the notes above.
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

Hour by hour

No hourly readings in the last few days. The chart returns when the monitors' data arrives.

Its world rank, day by day

#1#2408OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Rank on each day's board (1 = most polluted city that day).

2026 against 2025, month by month

15Jan 2025: 9.2 µg/m³Jan 2026: 9.9 µg/m³JanFeb 2025: 13.7 µg/m³Feb 2026: 14.2 µg/m³FebMar 2025: 16.9 µg/m³Mar 2026: 13.9 µg/m³MarApr 2025: 10.8 µg/m³Apr 2026: 10.7 µg/m³AprMay 2025: 7.0 µg/m³May 2026: 5.8 µg/m³MayJun 2025: 9.0 µg/m³Jun 2026: 7.6 µg/m³JunJul 2025: 8.9 µg/m³Jul 2026: 9.8 µg/m³JulAug 2025: 5.6 µg/m³Aug 2026: 6.6 µg/m³AugSep 2025: 7.5 µg/m³Sep 2026: 7.1 µg/m³SepOct 2025: 5.4 µg/m³OctNov 2025: 8.1 µg/m³NovDec 2025: 8.5 µg/m³Dec
Faded bars: 2025. A month shows once it has 10 measured days.

This week against past years

This weekThis week: 9.5 µg/m³9.520252025: 4.8 µg/m³4.820242024: 7.7 µg/m³7.720232023: 10.2 µg/m³10.2
Mean PM2.5 for 24 Sept to 30 Sept in each year. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline.

Monitors

StationOperatorType
PC South Girard SchoUS Public DomainAirNowReference
Columbus Baker StreeUS Public DomainAirNowReference

The city's value is the median of its reference monitors each hour; low-cost sensors are listed but not counted when reference monitors exist. Data via OpenAQ; licences as listed. How we rank. Embed this on your site.

Other cities in United States

30-day averages, µg/m³. All of United States.

Updated 2026-10-01 19:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.