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Greenville is breathing 4.7 cigarettes a week

14.7
PM2.5 µg/m³
61
AQI
5.5
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Greenville Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
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Columbia
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#1ColumbiaPM2.5 9.4~2 h drivesaves 1.7 cigs/wk

South Carolina· PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³

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

36% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 9.4 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.4/22 × 7 = 3.0 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Greenville 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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Sylva
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#2SylvaPM2.5 10Checking road routesaves 1.5 cigs/wk

North Carolina· PM2.5 10 µg/m³

Western North Carolina mountain town on the Tuckasegee, with a walkable courthouse-hill Main Street.

32% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10/22 × 7 = 3.2 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Greenville right now

32% 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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Franklin
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#3FranklinPM2.5 10Checking road routesaves 1.5 cigs/wk

North Carolina· PM2.5 10 µg/m³

Nantahala National Forest town in the Little Tennessee valley, a hiking base with cool mountain air.

32% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10/22 × 7 = 3.2 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Greenville right now

32% 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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Maggie Valley
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#4Maggie ValleyPM2.5 10Checking road routesaves 1.5 cigs/wk

North Carolina· PM2.5 10 µg/m³

Smokies-adjacent valley town near the Blue Ridge Parkway, with cabins and cool high-valley air.

32% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10/22 × 7 = 3.2 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Greenville right now

32% 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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Cherokee
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#5CherokeePM2.5 10Checking road routesaves 1.5 cigs/wk

North Carolina· PM2.5 10 µg/m³

Smoky Mountains gateway town on the Qualla Boundary, with a broad lodging base and cool ridge air.

32% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10/22 × 7 = 3.2 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Greenville right now

32% 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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Bryson City
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#6Bryson CityPM2.5 10Checking road routesaves 1.5 cigs/wk

North Carolina· PM2.5 10 µg/m³

Smoky Mountains gateway town on the Tuckasegee, a rafting-and-rail base with cabins and inns.

32% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10/22 × 7 = 3.2 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Greenville right now

32% 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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Cleveland
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#7ClevelandPM2.5 11.1Checking road routesaves 1.1 cigs/wk

Georgia· PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³

North Georgia foothills town near Helen and Unicoi, higher and cooler than metro Atlanta, with cabins.

24% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 11.1 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 11.1/22 × 7 = 3.5 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 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 Greenville right now

24% 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
Hendersonville
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#8HendersonvillePM2.5 12Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

North Carolina· PM2.5 12 µg/m³

Blue Ridge foothills town south of Asheville, with orchard country around it and a walkable Main Street of inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 12 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12/22 × 7 = 3.8 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 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 Greenville right now

18% 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
Chimney Rock
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#9Chimney RockPM2.5 12Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

North Carolina· PM2.5 12 µg/m³

Village beneath a granite monolith in the Hickory Nut Gorge, a small mountain base with cabins and inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 12 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12/22 × 7 = 3.8 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 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 Greenville right now

18% 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
Lake Lure
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#10Lake LurePM2.5 12Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

North Carolina· PM2.5 12 µg/m³

Mountain-ringed lake resort in the Hickory Nut Gorge, with open-water air and lakeside lodges.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 12 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12/22 × 7 = 3.8 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 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 Greenville right now

18% 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
Black Mountain
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#11Black MountainPM2.5 12Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

North Carolina· PM2.5 12 µg/m³

Blue Ridge town just east of Asheville near 2,400 feet, with a walkable center and cool ridge air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 12 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12/22 × 7 = 3.8 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 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 Greenville right now

18% 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
Waynesville
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#12WaynesvillePM2.5 12Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

North Carolina· PM2.5 12 µg/m³

Smoky Mountains gateway town near 2,700 feet, with cool valley air and a growing base of inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 12 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12/22 × 7 = 3.8 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 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 Greenville right now

18% 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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Tellico Plains
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#13Tellico PlainsPM2.5 7.1Checking road routesaves 2.4 cigs/wk

Tennessee· PM2.5 7.1 µg/m³

Cherokee National Forest gateway on the Tellico River, a quiet Smokies-adjacent base with cabins.

52% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.1 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.1/22 × 7 = 2.3 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Greenville right now

52% 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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Ellijay
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#14EllijayPM2.5 10.4Checking road routesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

Georgia· PM2.5 10.4 µg/m³

North Georgia apple-country town at the edge of the Blue Ridge, with cabins and cool foothill air.

29% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10.4 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10.4/22 × 7 = 3.3 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 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 Greenville right now

29% 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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Gainesville
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#15GainesvillePM2.5 11.1Checking road routesaves 1.1 cigs/wk

Georgia· PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³

Lake Lanier resort city in the north Georgia foothills, with open-water air and lakeside lodging.

24% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 11.1 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 11.1/22 × 7 = 3.5 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 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 Greenville right now

24% 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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Banner Elk
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#16Banner ElkPM2.5 11.1Checking road routesaves 1.1 cigs/wk

North Carolina· PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³

High-country ski town near 3,700 feet between Grandfather and Beech mountains, with cool alpine air.

24% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 11.1 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 11.1/22 × 7 = 3.5 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 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 Greenville right now

24% 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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Dahlonega
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#17DahlonegaPM2.5 11.1~2 h 35 min drivesaves 1.1 cigs/wk

Georgia· PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³

Gold-rush town in the north-Georgia foothills, set higher than Atlanta with wineries, inns and B&Bs.

24% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 11.1 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 11.1/22 × 7 = 3.5 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 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 Greenville right now

24% 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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Fort Payne
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#18Fort PaynePM2.5 5.5Checking road routesaves 2.9 cigs/wk

Alabama· PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³

DeSoto Canyon-adjacent town in Alabama's Appalachian foothills, higher and cooler than the state's lowlands.

63% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 5.5 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.5/22 × 7 = 1.8 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Greenville right now

63% 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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Montgomery
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#19MontgomeryPM2.5 5.6~5 h 45 min drivesaves 2.9 cigs/wk

Alabama· PM2.5 5.6 µg/m³

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

62% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 5.6 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.6/22 × 7 = 1.8 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Greenville right now

62% 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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Gadsden
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#20GadsdenPM2.5 6.7Checking road routesaves 2.5 cigs/wk

Alabama· PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³

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

54% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.7 µg/m³ here vs 14.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.7/22 × 7 = 2.1 here; 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Greenville right now

54% 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

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What this means · Greenville

Phew.

4.7cigarettes

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.

14.7 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 14.7 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 14.7/22 × 7 = 4.7 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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