SmogRank / United States / Pennsylvania / Harrisburg
Harrisburg, month by month
Harrisburg has a measured daily mean on 1,360 days since 1 January 2023. Its worst month was June 2023, at 97 US AQI (33.6 µg/m³), 57th of 1,603 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was October 2025, at 26 US AQI (4.7 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 46 US AQI (8.2 µg/m³), against 47 US AQI (8.5 µg/m³) in 2024.
Every month since 2023
The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales
Harrisburg's worst months
| Month | US AQI | World rank | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | 9733.6 µg/m³ | 57thof 1,603 | Eastern United States and Canada, June and July 2023 United States and Canada, June 2023and 1 more |
| July 2026 | 7320.8 µg/m³ | 306thof 2,784 | Northern United States and Canada, July 2026 |
| February 2026 | 6114.4 µg/m³ | 815thof 2,866 | North-eastern United States and Canada, 14 to 19 February 2026 Pennsylvania, United States, February 2026 |
| July 2023 | 6013.8 µg/m³ | 219thof 1,432 | United States and Canada, July 2023 North-eastern United States, 19 July 2023and 1 more |
| December 2023 | 5812.7 µg/m³ | 379thof 2,247 | Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts, United States, December 2023 North-eastern United States, December 2023 |
| January 2023 | 5511.3 µg/m³ | 377thof 1,261 | – |
Monthly means over the days measured; finished months only. World rank: its place on that month's world ranking of every city with enough days. Each month opens that ranking.
Harrisburg's worst days
| Day | US AQI | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2023 | 270195.0 µg/m³ | Eastern United States and Canada, May and June 2023 |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 228153.0 µg/m³ | Northern United States and Canada, July 2026 |
| 7 Jun 2023 | 223148.0 µg/m³ | Eastern United States and Canada, May and June 2023 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 18299.1 µg/m³ | Northern United States and Canada, July 2026 |
| 29 Jun 2023 | 17995.6 µg/m³ | Eastern United States and Canada, June and July 2023 |
| 18 Jul 2026 | 17183.9 µg/m³ | Northern United States and Canada, July 2026 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 16677.0 µg/m³ | Eastern United States and Canada, June and July 2023 |
| 6 Jun 2023 | 14051.2 µg/m³ | Eastern United States and Canada, May and June 2023 |
| 28 Jun 2023 | 13850.7 µg/m³ | Eastern United States and Canada, June and July 2023 |
| 1 Jul 2023 | 11240.1 µg/m³ | Eastern United States and Canada, June and July 2023 |
Daily means, the highest since 1 Jan 2023; the WHO's daily guideline is 15 µg/m³. Each date opens that day's world ranking, and each episode the bad-air spell it was part of.
Use this history
SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Harrisburg, United States, 1 Jan 2023 – 11 Oct 2026. Monitor data from AirNow, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/us/harrisburg/history (accessed 13 Oct 2026).
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Harrisburg now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.
Updated 2026-10-13 03:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some low-cost readings: Sensor.Community, ODbL (data and licence). Some readings: Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); RMCAB (Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente, Bogotá); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published (why we use them).