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8 cleaner spots within a 3-hour drive

Albany is breathing 3.8 cigarettes a week

11.8
PM2.5 µg/m³
56
AQI
2.9
Cleanest in reach · µg/m³
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Albany Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
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Manchester
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#1ManchesterPM2.5 7.4Checking road routesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

Vermont· PM2.5 7.4 µg/m³

Green Mountain resort village in the Battenkill valley, a shopping-and-hiking base with cool valley air and historic inns.

37% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.4 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.4/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

37% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Stratton
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#2StrattonPM2.5 7.4Checking road routesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

Vermont· PM2.5 7.4 µg/m³

Southern Green Mountains resort village, a ski-and-golf base with cool ridge air and slopeside lodges.

37% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.4 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.4/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

37% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Stockbridge
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#3StockbridgePM2.5 7.5~55 min drivesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

Massachusetts· PM2.5 7.5 µg/m³

Classic Berkshires village of historic inns below wooded hills, a quiet cultural base with cool mountain air.

36% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.5 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.5/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

36% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Lenox
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#4LenoxPM2.5 7.5~1 h 5 min drivesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

Massachusetts· PM2.5 7.5 µg/m³

Berkshires resort town of Gilded-Age estates and inns, a cultural base with cool hillside air in the Massachusetts hills.

36% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.5 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.5/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

36% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Great Barrington
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#5Great BarringtonPM2.5 7.5~1 h 5 min drivesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

Massachusetts· PM2.5 7.5 µg/m³

Walkable Berkshires town in the Housatonic valley, with a full main street of inns and cool upland air.

36% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.5 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.5/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

36% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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New Paltz
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#6New PaltzPM2.5 8.2~1 h 30 min drivesaves 1.1 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³

College town at the foot of the Shawangunk cliffs, a climbing-and-hiking base with mountain-ridge air and plentiful lodging.

31% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.2 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.2/22 × 7 = 2.6 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

31% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Hyde Park
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#7Hyde ParkPM2.5 8.2Checking road routesaves 1.1 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³

Hudson Valley river town of historic estates, with open Hudson River air and a small inn scene.

31% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.2 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.2/22 × 7 = 2.6 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

31% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Beacon
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#8BeaconPM2.5 8.2~1 h 55 min drivesaves 1.1 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³

Hudson River arts town below Mount Beacon, with riverside air and a walkable main street of lodging.

31% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.2 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.2/22 × 7 = 2.6 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

31% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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North Adams
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#9North AdamsPM2.5 8.7~1 h 20 min drivesaves 1.0 cigs/wk

Massachusetts· PM2.5 8.7 µg/m³

Former mill town turned arts hub in the northern Berkshires, ringed by high ridges with cool mountain air and growing lodging.

26% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.7 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.7/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

26% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Killington
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#10KillingtonPM2.5 8.9Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Vermont· PM2.5 8.9 µg/m³

Vermont's biggest ski resort in the Green Mountains, with a large condo-and-lodge base and cool upland air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 8.9 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.9/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

25% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Phoenicia
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#11PhoeniciaPM2.5 9.2~1 h 35 min drivesaves 0.8 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³

Catskills hamlet tucked in the Esopus valley beneath high peaks, a small mountain base with cabins and lodges.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 9.2 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

22% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Springfield
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#12SpringfieldPM2.5 9.2~1 h 45 min drivesaves 0.8 cigs/wk

Massachusetts· PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³

A major Massachusetts city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 9.2 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

22% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Essex
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#13EssexPM2.5 6.2Checking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

Connecticut· PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³

Historic Connecticut River town with a yacht-club waterfront, cooled by river and Sound air, with a compact inn scene.

47% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.2 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.2/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

47% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Worcester
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#14WorcesterPM2.5 7.3~2 h 35 min drivesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

Massachusetts· PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³

A major Massachusetts city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

38% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.3 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.3/22 × 7 = 2.3 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

38% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Nyack
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#15NyackPM2.5 7.5Checking road routesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 7.5 µg/m³

Riverside village on the Hudson's Tappan Zee reach, with open-water air and a gallery-lined Main Street.

36% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.5 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.5/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

36% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Tarrytown
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#16TarrytownPM2.5 7.5Checking road routesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 7.5 µg/m³

Lower Hudson Valley river town of Sleepy Hollow lore, with wide-river air and a walkable Main Street.

36% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.5 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.5/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

36% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Cold Spring
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#17Cold SpringPM2.5 8.2~2 h 5 min drivesaves 1.1 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³

Riverfront village facing the Hudson Highlands, with open water and mountain gaps that keep the air moving and a compact stock of inns.

31% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.2 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.2/22 × 7 = 2.6 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

31% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Camden
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#18CamdenPM2.5 2.9~7 h 10 min drivesaves 2.8 cigs/wk

Maine· PM2.5 2.9 µg/m³

Midcoast harbor town where the hills meet Penobscot Bay, with open-water air and a walkable base of inns.

75% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.9 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.9/22 × 7 = 0.9 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

75% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Greenville
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#19GreenvillePM2.5 3.6Checking road routesaves 2.6 cigs/wk

Maine· PM2.5 3.6 µg/m³

Gateway to Moosehead Lake, Maine's largest lake, deep in the North Woods with lodges and open-water air.

69% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.6 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.6/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

69% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Hampton Beach
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#20Hampton BeachPM2.5 3.7Checking road routesaves 2.6 cigs/wk

New Hampshire· PM2.5 3.7 µg/m³

Classic boardwalk beach town on New Hampshire's Atlantic shore, swept by onshore wind, with motels and rentals.

69% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.7 µg/m³ here vs 11.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.7/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Albany right now

69% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDTLast scan Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT · 53 min ago

Why live rankings? Smoke plumes are patchy and shift with the wind, so no direction is reliably cleaner. This list is recalculated from live PM2.5 every hour — and if everything nearby is smoky, it says so.

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What this means · Albany

Phew.

3.8cigarettes

per week, if this air holds

Act two · The scale

Where today lands

From a crisp horizon to smoke you can taste — here’s your reading on it.

11.8 µg/m³
CrispSome smokeHeavy smoke

Act three · The ladder

What each rung feels like

  • 0–3µg/m³Natural. About as clean as outdoor air realistically gets.
  • 3–5µg/m³Clean. Crisp, destination-worthy air.
  • 5–9µg/m³Good. Clean city air; most people will not notice anything today.
  • 9–15µg/m³Elevated. Usually no big deal today; sensitive lungs may notice hard exercise.
  • 15–35µg/m³Polluted. Smoke or traffic pollution is now worth acting on.
  • 35–55µg/m³Unhealthy. Symptoms become more likely, especially with asthma or heart disease.
  • 55+µg/m³Severe. Everyone should reduce exposure and clean the indoor air.

Act four · The fine print

The receipts

What is PM2.5?

Fine particles about 30× thinner than a human hair — small enough to slip through your lungs and into your bloodstream. We measure them inµg/m³: micrograms of particle mass in a cubic metre of air.

The math

PM2.5 here is 11.8 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 11.8/22 × 7 = 3.8 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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