Atlantic City Air Quality in Spring

Across 2019–2025, Atlantic City's spring (March–May) air quality had a median AQI of 38 (Good) over 643 monitored days in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ area. 0.0% of spring days (0 of 643) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, and ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 67.8% of days. The cleanest spring on record here was 2024 (median AQI 33, 0 days above 100) and the worst was 2019 (median 43, 0 days above 100, peak AQI 66).

38
Median AQI
Good
0.0%
Days above AQI 100
0 of 643 days
52
90th percentile AQI
worst 1 day in 10
93
Peak AQI
Moderate
O3
Main pollutant
67.8% of days
85.5%
Good days
550 of 643
  • Good: 85.5%
  • Moderate: 14.5%
  • Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.0%
  • Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%

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How is the air in Atlantic City in spring?

Good on a typical day: median AQI 38 across 2019–2025, with 0.0% of spring days above AQI 100. Ground-level ozone is the main driver.

  • 85.5% of spring days were Good (AQI 0–50), 14.5% Moderate (51–100).
  • 0 days of 643 reached AQI 101+; the spring peak was 93.
  • Cleanest month: March; worst month: April.

Frequently asked questions

What is the air quality like in Atlantic City in spring?

Across 2019–2025, the median daily AQI in Atlantic City in spring was 38 (Good). 85.5% of days were Good, 14.5% Moderate, and 0.0% reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, based on 643 monitored days in EPA's Air Quality System.

Is spring a good time for outdoor exercise in Atlantic City?

A typical spring day in Atlantic City sits in the Good range (median AQI 38), so running, cycling and children's outdoor play are fine for everyone on most days; fewer than 1% of spring days reached AQI 101+ in 2019–2025.

Which pollutant causes Atlantic City's spring air quality problems?

Ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 67.8% of spring days in Atlantic City. The highest spring AQI recorded in 2019–2025 was 93 (Moderate), in 2019.

Atlantic City spring air quality, year by year

Atlantic City spring air quality by year (Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, EPA AQS daily AQI)

YearDays monitoredMedian AQIDays above 100Peak AQIMain pollutant
2019worst9243066O3
20209137055O3
20219241093O3
20229238071O3
20239238063O3
2024cleanest9233060O3
20259240074O3

What spring air means in Atlantic City

A typical spring day in Atlantic City sits in the Good range (median AQI 38), so running, cycling and children's outdoor play are fine for everyone on most days; fewer than 1% of spring days reached AQI 101+ in 2019–2025.

Spring's median AQI of 38 is in line with Atlantic City's whole-year median of 37, so this period is neither a clean nor a dirty stretch for the area. Nationally, the median Spring AQI across every EPA metro area (307,196 metro-days, 2019–2025) is 43, so Atlantic City runs below the national Spring norm; 0.0% of its Spring days topped AQI 100 versus 0.8% nationally (about the same).

Within the season, March is the cleanest month (median AQI 37, 0.0% of days above 100) and April the worst (median 40, 0.0% above 100).

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

Right now in Atlantic City

The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Atlantic City's AQI at 31 (O3). The figures above are multi-year season 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 (Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ), 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.