Albany Air Quality in Spring
Across 2019–2025, Albany's spring (March–May) air quality had a median AQI of 41 (Good) over 644 monitored days in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY area. 0.0% of spring days (0 of 644) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, and ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 77.3% of days. The cleanest spring on record here was 2024 (median AQI 39, 0 days above 100) and the worst was 2023 (median 43, 0 days above 100, peak AQI 97).
- Good: 84.5%
- Moderate: 15.5%
- Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.0%
- Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%
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How is the air in Albany in spring?
Good on a typical day: median AQI 41 across 2019–2025, with 0.0% of spring days above AQI 100. Ground-level ozone is the main driver.
- ✓84.5% of spring days were Good (AQI 0–50), 15.5% Moderate (51–100).
- ✓0 days of 644 reached AQI 101+; the spring peak was 97.
- ✓Cleanest month: May; worst month: April.
Frequently asked questions
What is the air quality like in Albany in spring?▾
Across 2019–2025, the median daily AQI in Albany in spring was 41 (Good). 84.5% of days were Good, 15.5% Moderate, and 0.0% reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, based on 644 monitored days in EPA's Air Quality System.
Is spring a good time for outdoor exercise in Albany?▾
A typical spring day in Albany sits in the Good range (median AQI 41), 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 Albany's spring air quality problems?▾
Ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 77.3% of spring days in Albany. The highest spring AQI recorded in 2019–2025 was 97 (Moderate), in 2023.
Albany spring air quality, year by year
Albany spring air quality by year (Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, EPA AQS daily AQI)
| Year | Days monitored | Median AQI | Days above 100 | Peak AQI | Main pollutant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 92 | 42 | 0 | 65 | O3 |
| 2020 | 92 | 40 | 0 | 60 | O3 |
| 2021 | 92 | 40 | 0 | 93 | O3 |
| 2022 | 92 | 41 | 0 | 88 | O3 |
| 2023worst | 92 | 43 | 0 | 97 | O3 |
| 2024cleanest | 92 | 39 | 0 | 67 | O3 |
| 2025 | 92 | 41 | 0 | 71 | O3 |
What spring air means in Albany
A typical spring day in Albany sits in the Good range (median AQI 41), 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 41 is in line with Albany's whole-year median of 41, 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 Albany runs in line with the national Spring norm; 0.0% of its Spring days topped AQI 100 versus 0.8% nationally (about the same).
Within the season, May is the cleanest month (median AQI 39, 0.0% of days above 100) and April the worst (median 42, 0.0% above 100).
Activity-specific thresholds: running, cycling, kids' sports.
Right now in Albany
The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Albany's AQI at 30 (O3). The figures above are multi-year season statistics, not today's reading.
View current Albany air quality →Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY), 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.