Virginia Beach Air Quality in 2024
In 2024, Virginia Beach's air quality (Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC area) had a median daily AQI of 41 (Good) across 366 monitored days. 0 days (0.0%) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, 268 were Good, and the year's peak AQI was 90 (Moderate). Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) set the daily AQI on 206 of those days. The cleanest month of 2024 was January (median AQI 30, 0 days above 100) and the worst was August (median 52, 0 days above 100, peak 90).
- Good: 73.2%
- Moderate: 26.8%
- Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.0%
- Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%
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How was Virginia Beach's air quality in 2024?
Good on a typical day: median AQI 41, with 0 days above AQI 100 out of 366 monitored — the 2nd cleanest of 7 years on record for the area.
- ✓Peak AQI in 2024: 90 (Moderate).
- ✓Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was the main pollutant on 206 days.
- ✓Cleanest month: January; worst: August.
Frequently asked questions
What was the average AQI in Virginia Beach in 2024?▾
EPA's Air Quality System puts Virginia Beach's (Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC) median daily AQI for 2024 at 41, which is Good. 0 days were Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse and the year's highest AQI was 90.
Which month had the worst air quality in Virginia Beach in 2024?▾
The cleanest month of 2024 was January (median AQI 30, 0 days above 100) and the worst was August (median 52, 0 days above 100, peak 90).
Was 2024 a good or bad year for Virginia Beach's air?▾
Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2024 ranks 2nd cleanest by days above AQI 100. 2024's median of 41 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 42.
Virginia Beach month by month in 2024
Virginia Beach air quality month by month, 2024 (Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC, EPA AQS daily AQI)
| Month | Days monitored | Median AQI | Days above 100 | Peak AQI | Main pollutant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarycleanest | 31 | 30 | 0 | 56 | PM2.5 |
| February | 29 | 39 | 0 | 69 | PM2.5 |
| March | 31 | 40 | 0 | 86 | O3 |
| April | 30 | 45 | 0 | 59 | O3 |
| May | 31 | 44 | 0 | 61 | O3 |
| June | 30 | 47 | 0 | 74 | O3 |
| July | 31 | 44 | 0 | 67 | PM2.5 |
| Augustworst | 31 | 52 | 0 | 90 | PM2.5 |
| September | 30 | 37 | 0 | 54 | O3 |
| October | 31 | 39 | 0 | 71 | PM2.5 |
| November | 30 | 34 | 0 | 70 | PM2.5 |
| December | 31 | 36 | 0 | 62 | PM2.5 |
How 2024 compares
Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2024 ranks 2nd cleanest by days above AQI 100.
2024's median of 41 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 42.
Activity-specific thresholds: running, cycling, kids' sports.
Right now in Virginia Beach
The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Virginia Beach's AQI at 31 (O3). The figures above are multi-year annual statistics, not today's reading.
View current Virginia Beach air quality →Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC), 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.