Lansing Air Quality in March

Across 2019–2025, Lansing's March air quality had a median AQI of 40 (Good) over 217 monitored days in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI area. 0.0% of March days (0 of 217) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, and ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 60.8% of days. The cleanest March on record here was 2024 (median AQI 36, 0 days above 100) and the worst was 2019 (median 44, 0 days above 100, peak AQI 73).

40
Median AQI
Good
0.0%
Days above AQI 100
0 of 217 days
57
90th percentile AQI
worst 1 day in 10
89
Peak AQI
Moderate
O3
Main pollutant
60.8% of days
80.6%
Good days
175 of 217
  • Good: 80.6%
  • Moderate: 19.4%
  • Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.0%
  • Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%

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How is the air in Lansing in March?

Good on a typical day: median AQI 40 across 2019–2025, with 0.0% of March days above AQI 100. Ground-level ozone is the main driver.

  • 80.6% of March days were Good (AQI 0–50), 19.4% Moderate (51–100).
  • 0 days of 217 reached AQI 101+; the March peak was 89.
  • Best March: 2024; worst March: 2019.

Frequently asked questions

What is the air quality like in Lansing in March?

Across 2019–2025, the median daily AQI in Lansing in March was 40 (Good). 80.6% of days were Good, 19.4% Moderate, and 0.0% reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, based on 217 monitored days in EPA's Air Quality System.

Is March a good time for outdoor exercise in Lansing?

A typical March day in Lansing sits in the Good range (median AQI 40), so running, cycling and children's outdoor play are fine for everyone on most days; fewer than 1% of March days reached AQI 101+ in 2019–2025.

Which pollutant causes Lansing's March air quality problems?

Ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 60.8% of March days in Lansing. The highest March AQI recorded in 2019–2025 was 89 (Moderate), in 2019.

Lansing March air quality, year by year

Lansing March air quality by year (Lansing-East Lansing, MI, EPA AQS daily AQI)

YearDays monitoredMedian AQIDays above 100Peak AQIMain pollutant
2019worst3144073PM2.5
20203139060PM2.5
20213142089O3
20223143080PM2.5
20233139045O3
2024cleanest3136058O3
20253137058O3

What March air means in Lansing

A typical March day in Lansing sits in the Good range (median AQI 40), so running, cycling and children's outdoor play are fine for everyone on most days; fewer than 1% of March days reached AQI 101+ in 2019–2025.

March's median AQI of 40 is in line with Lansing's whole-year median of 40, so this period is neither a clean nor a dirty stretch for the area. Nationally, the median March AQI across every EPA metro area (102,455 metro-days, 2019–2025) is 42, so Lansing runs in line with the national March norm; 0.0% of its March days topped AQI 100 versus 0.4% nationally (about the same).

March is part of Lansing's spring season (March, April, May); the spring page pools all three months.

Activity-specific thresholds: running, cycling, kids' sports.

Right now in Lansing

The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Lansing's AQI at 28 (PM2.5). The figures above are multi-year month statistics, not today's reading.

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Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (Lansing-East Lansing, MI), 2019–2025. Daily AQI per CBSA is the highest AQI reported by any monitor in the area that day; the defining parameter is the pollutant that set it. Month and season statistics pool every such day in the period across all years listed. Retrieved 2026-09-09.