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3 cleaner spots within a 3-hour drive

Billings is breathing 12 cigarettes a week

36.6
PM2.5 µg/m³
104
AQI
0.7
Cleanest in reach · µg/m³
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Red Lodge looks like the better move.73% cleaner air with a verified 1 h 25 min road trip. Rankings balance cleaner air with trip ease.

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Billings Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
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Red Lodge
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#1Red LodgePM2.5 10Checking road routesaves 8.5 cigs/wk

Montana· PM2.5 10 µg/m³

Montana community with lodging and a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

73% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10/22 × 7 = 3.2 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

26.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

73% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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

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Red Lodge
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#2Red LodgePM2.5 10~1 h 25 min drivesaves 8.5 cigs/wk

Montana· PM2.5 10 µg/m³

Historic town near 5,600 feet at the foot of the Beartooths, gateway to the high Beartooth Highway, with inns and lodges.

73% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10/22 × 7 = 3.2 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

26.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

73% 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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Roundup
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#3RoundupPM2.5 12Checking road routesaves 7.8 cigs/wk

Montana· PM2.5 12 µg/m³

Montana community with lodging and a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

67% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 12 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12/22 × 7 = 3.8 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

24.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

67% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 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
Laurel
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#4LaurelPM2.5 36.6Checking road route

Montana· PM2.5 36.6 µg/m³

Montana community with lodging and a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 36.6 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
0% worse 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
Columbus
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#5ColumbusParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 12 cigs/wk

Montana

Montana community with a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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Still smoky
Hardin
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#6HardinParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 12 cigs/wk

Montana

Montana community with a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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Still smoky
Absarokee
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#7AbsarokeeParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 12 cigs/wk

Montana

Montana community with a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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Still smoky
Lovell
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#8LovellParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 12 cigs/wk

Wyoming

Wyoming community with a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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Still smoky
Big Timber
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#9Big TimberParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 12 cigs/wk

Montana

Montana community with a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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Still smoky
Powell
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#10PowellParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 12 cigs/wk

Wyoming

Wyoming community with a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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Sheridan
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#11SheridanPM2.5 5Checking road routesaves 10 cigs/wk

Wyoming· PM2.5 5 µg/m³

Bighorn Mountains foothills city in northern Wyoming, with a broad hotel base and cooler ridge-edge air.

86% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5/22 × 7 = 1.6 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

31.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

86% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 6:00 p.m. EDT

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

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Cooke City
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#12Cooke CityPM2.5 6.5Checking road routesaves 9.6 cigs/wk

Montana· PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³

Remote mountain town near 7,600 feet at Yellowstone's northeast entrance, with thin high-country air.

82% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.5 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.5/22 × 7 = 2.1 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

30.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

82% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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

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Cody
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#13CodyPM2.5 9.3~2 h 5 min drivesaves 8.7 cigs/wk

Wyoming· PM2.5 9.3 µg/m³

Old-West town near 5,000 feet at Yellowstone's east approach, high and dry on Wyoming's Absaroka front, with hotels and lodges.

75% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 9.3 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.3/22 × 7 = 3.0 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

27.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

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

Observed Jul 27, 6:00 p.m. EDT

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

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Livingston
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#14LivingstonPM2.5 19Checking road routesaves 5.6 cigs/wk

Montana· PM2.5 19 µg/m³

Yellowstone River gateway town at the mouth of Paradise Valley, with cool high-plains mountain air.

48% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 19 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 19/22 × 7 = 6.0 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

17.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

48% 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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Bozeman
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#15BozemanPM2.5 19~2 h 30 min drivesaves 5.6 cigs/wk

Montana· PM2.5 19 µg/m³

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

48% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 19 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 19/22 × 7 = 6.0 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

17.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

48% 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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Vernal
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#16VernalPM2.5 0.7Checking road routesaves 11 cigs/wk

Utah· PM2.5 0.7 µg/m³

Uinta Basin gateway town to Dinosaur National Monument, remote from urban sources with motels.

98% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.7 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.7/22 × 7 = 0.2 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

35.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

98% 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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Brooks
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#17BrooksPM2.5 2.2Checking road routesaves 11 cigs/wk

Alberta· PM2.5 2.2 µg/m³

Alberta community with lodging and a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

94% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.2 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

34.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

94% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (Brooks station)

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

AQHI from the Brooks station; PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

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Maple Creek
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#18Maple CreekPM2.5 2.3Checking road routesaves 11 cigs/wk

Saskatchewan· PM2.5 2.3 µg/m³

Saskatchewan community with lodging and a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

94% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.3 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.3/22 × 7 = 0.7 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

34.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

94% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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

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Saratoga
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#19SaratogaPM2.5 2.4Checking road routesaves 11 cigs/wk

Wyoming· PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³

North Platte River hot-springs town in the Snowy Range foothills, a remote high-plains lodge base.

93% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.4 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.4/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

34.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

93% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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

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Elkwater
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#20ElkwaterPM2.5 2.6Checking road routesaves 11 cigs/wk

Alberta· PM2.5 2.6 µg/m³

Cypress Hills village at Alberta's highest point between Calgary and Winnipeg, a forested prairie-island escape.

93% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.6 µg/m³ here vs 36.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.6/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

34 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Billings right now

93% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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

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What this means · Billings

Geez!

12cigarettes

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.

36.6 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 36.6 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 36.6/22 × 7 = 12 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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