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Buffalo is breathing 5.3 cigarettes a week

16.7
PM2.5 µg/m³
65
AQI
3.3
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Canandaigua looks like the better move.44% cleaner air with a verified 1 h 50 min road trip. Rankings balance cleaner air with trip ease.

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Buffalo Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
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Canandaigua
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#1CanandaiguaPM2.5 9.4~1 h 50 min drivesaves 2.3 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³

Resort town at the north end of Canandaigua Lake, with a lakeside pier, wineries and a broad lodging base.

44% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 9.4 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.4/22 × 7 = 3.0 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

44% 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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Port Hope
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#2Port HopePM2.5 10Checking road routesaves 2.1 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 10 µg/m³

Lake Ontario heritage town near Cobourg, with a walkable historic Main Street and open-water air.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10/22 × 7 = 3.2 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

40% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (Peterborough station)

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

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

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Rochester
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#3RochesterPM2.5 12.3~1 h 35 min drivesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 12.3 µg/m³

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

26% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 12.3 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.3/22 × 7 = 3.9 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 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 Buffalo 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
Niagara Falls
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#4Niagara FallsPM2.5 14Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 14 µg/m³

US-side falls city on the Niagara River gorge, with river-air exposure and a broad hotel base.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 14 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14/22 × 7 = 4.5 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

16% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (St. Catharines station)

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

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

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Still smoky
Niagara Falls
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#5Niagara FallsPM2.5 14Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 14 µg/m³

Canadian-side falls city with the wider Horseshoe Falls view, a dense tourist hotel strip on the gorge.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 14 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14/22 × 7 = 4.5 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

16% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (St. Catharines station)

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

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

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Still smoky
St. Catharines
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#6St. CatharinesPM2.5 14~40 min drivesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 14 µg/m³

A major Ontario 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 14 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14/22 × 7 = 4.5 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

16% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (St. Catharines station)

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

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

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Still smoky
Niagara-on-the-Lake
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#7Niagara-on-the-LakePM2.5 14~50 min drivesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 14 µg/m³

Wine-country town where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, dense with inns and B&Bs.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 14 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14/22 × 7 = 4.5 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

16% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (St. Catharines station)

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

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

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Still smoky
Hamilton
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#8HamiltonPM2.5 14~1 h 25 min drivesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 14 µg/m³

A major Ontario 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 14 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14/22 × 7 = 4.5 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

16% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (Hamilton Downtown station)

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

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

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Still smoky
Mississauga
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#9MississaugaPM2.5 14~1 h 45 min drivesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 14 µg/m³

A major Ontario 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 14 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14/22 × 7 = 4.5 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

16% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 2: Low risk (Mississauga station)

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

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

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Still smoky
Brantford
Cel-shaded illustration of Brantford
#10BrantfordPM2.5 14Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 14 µg/m³

A major Ontario 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 14 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14/22 × 7 = 4.5 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

16% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (Brantford station)

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

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

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Still smoky
Brampton
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#11BramptonPM2.5 14~2 h drivesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 14 µg/m³

A major Ontario 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 14 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14/22 × 7 = 4.5 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

16% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (Brampton station)

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

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

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Still smoky
Erie
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#12EriePM2.5 16.1Checking road route

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 16.1 µg/m³

A major Pennsylvania 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 16.1 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 16.1/22 × 7 = 5.1 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
4% 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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Lakefield
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#13LakefieldPM2.5 10Checking road routesaves 2.1 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 10 µg/m³

Kawartha Lakes village on the Trent-Severn Waterway, an easy lake-country escape from Toronto.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10/22 × 7 = 3.2 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

40% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (Peterborough station)

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

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

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Buckhorn
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#14BuckhornPM2.5 10Checking road routesaves 2.1 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 10 µg/m³

Kawarthas village on Buckhorn Lake, an open-water base with cottage rentals and marinas.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10/22 × 7 = 3.2 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

40% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (Peterborough station)

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

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

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Hammondsport
Cel-shaded illustration of Hammondsport
#15HammondsportPM2.5 10.8Checking road routesaves 1.9 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 10.8 µg/m³

Village at the south tip of Keuka Lake in the Finger Lakes wine country, with lakefront inns and open-water air.

35% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10.8 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10.8/22 × 7 = 3.4 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

35% 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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Corning
Cel-shaded illustration of Corning
#16CorningPM2.5 10.8Checking road routesaves 1.9 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 10.8 µg/m³

Finger Lakes gateway city on the Chemung River, a walkable glass-museum base with a broad hotel stock.

35% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10.8 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10.8/22 × 7 = 3.4 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

35% 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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Skaneateles
Cel-shaded illustration of Skaneateles
#17SkaneatelesPM2.5 11.9~2 h 45 min drivesaves 1.5 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 11.9 µg/m³

Handsome village at the north tip of clear Skaneateles Lake, with lakefront inns and open-water breezes.

29% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 11.9 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 11.9/22 × 7 = 3.8 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

29% 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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Tobermory
Cel-shaded illustration of Tobermory
#18TobermoryPM2.5 3.3~6 h 5 min drivesaves 4.3 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 3.3 µg/m³

Harbour village at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, wrapped in open Lake Huron and Georgian Bay water with steady onshore breezes.

80% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.3 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

13.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

80% 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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Boyne City
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#19Boyne CityPM2.5 3.8Checking road routesaves 4.1 cigs/wk

Michigan· PM2.5 3.8 µg/m³

Northern Michigan town at the head of Lake Charlevoix, an open-water base with resorts and rentals.

77% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.8 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

12.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

77% 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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Charlevoix
Cel-shaded illustration of Charlevoix
#20CharlevoixPM2.5 3.8Checking road routesaves 4.1 cigs/wk

Michigan· PM2.5 3.8 µg/m³

Resort town between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix, with open-water air on both sides and grand hotels.

77% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.8 µg/m³ here vs 16.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

12.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Buffalo right now

77% 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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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 · Buffalo

Oof.

5.3cigarettes

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.

16.7 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 16.7 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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