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Hartford is breathing 3.3 cigarettes a week

10.3
PM2.5 µg/m³
53
AQI
2.9
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Hartford Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
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Wickford
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#1WickfordPM2.5 4Checking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Rhode Island· PM2.5 4 µg/m³

Colonial harbor village on Narragansett Bay, with waterfront galleries and steady bay-air exposure.

61% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

61% 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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Block Island
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#2Block IslandPM2.5 4Checking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Rhode Island· PM2.5 4 µg/m³

Island 12 miles off the Rhode Island coast, exposed to open Atlantic wind on all sides, with Victorian inns.

61% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

61% 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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Narragansett
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#3NarragansettPM2.5 4~1 h 50 min drivesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Rhode Island· PM2.5 4 µg/m³

Rhode Island beach town facing open Atlantic surf, with a seawall promenade, sea wind and summer rentals.

61% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

61% 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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#4EssexPM2.5 6.2Checking road routesaves 1.3 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.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.2 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.2/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

40% 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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Old Saybrook
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#5Old SaybrookPM2.5 6.2~55 min drivesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

Connecticut· PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³

Shoreline town where the Connecticut River meets Long Island Sound, with marina breezes and coastal lodging.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.2 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.2/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

40% 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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Niantic
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#6NianticPM2.5 6.2Checking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

Connecticut· PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³

Connecticut shoreline village on Long Island Sound, with a public beach and steady sea air, close to Mystic.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.2 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.2/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

40% 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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Stonington
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#7StoningtonPM2.5 6.2Checking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

Connecticut· PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³

Working fishing village on a Connecticut peninsula into Long Island Sound, wrapped in marine air, with inns.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.2 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.2/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

40% 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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Shelter Island
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#8Shelter IslandPM2.5 6.2Checking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³

Ferry-only island between Long Island's North and South Forks, ringed by Peconic Bay water with quiet inns and rentals.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.2 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.2/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

40% 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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Mystic
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#9MysticPM2.5 6.2~1 h 15 min drivesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

Connecticut· PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³

Seaport village on the tidal Mystic River near Long Island Sound, with harbor breezes and a walkable stock of inns.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.2 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.2/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

40% 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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Watch Hill
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#10Watch HillPM2.5 6.2~1 h 30 min drivesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

Rhode Island· PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³

Genteel village on Rhode Island's southwestern point, wrapped by ocean beaches and Little Narragansett Bay with steady sea air.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.2 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.2/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

40% 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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#11WorcesterPM2.5 7.3~1 h 15 min drivesaves 1.0 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.

29% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.3 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.3/22 × 7 = 2.3 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford 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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Still smoky
Lenox
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#12LenoxPM2.5 7.5~1 h 35 min drivesaves 0.9 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.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 7.5 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.5/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

27% 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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Salem
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#13SalemPM2.5 3.8Checking road routesaves 2.1 cigs/wk

Massachusetts· PM2.5 3.8 µg/m³

Harbor city on Massachusetts Bay, with coastal air and a deep hotel base a short train ride from Boston.

63% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.8 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford 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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Rockport
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#14RockportPM2.5 3.8~2 h 55 min drivesaves 2.1 cigs/wk

Massachusetts· PM2.5 3.8 µg/m³

Granite harbor town on the tip of Cape Ann, surrounded by ocean with steady marine air and a walkable stock of inns.

63% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.8 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford 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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Gloucester
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#15GloucesterPM2.5 3.8Checking road routesaves 2.1 cigs/wk

Massachusetts· PM2.5 3.8 µg/m³

America's oldest fishing port on Cape Ann, wrapped in open-Atlantic air, with harborfront inns and motels.

63% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.8 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.8/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford 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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Newport
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#16NewportPM2.5 4~2 h drivesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Rhode Island· PM2.5 4 µg/m³

Historic sailing city on Aquidneck Island, wrapped by ocean and bay with steady sea breezes and a deep lodging base.

61% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

61% 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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Ipswich
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#17IpswichPM2.5 5.8Checking road routesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

Massachusetts· PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³

North Shore town with a long barrier beach and salt marsh, cooled by onshore ocean air, with inns and B&Bs.

44% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 5.8 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.8/22 × 7 = 1.8 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 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 Hartford 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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Camden
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#18CamdenPM2.5 2.9~5 h 55 min drivesaves 2.4 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.

72% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.9 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.9/22 × 7 = 0.9 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

72% 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 2.1 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.

65% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.6 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.6/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 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 Hartford right now

65% 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 2.1 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.

64% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.7 µg/m³ here vs 10.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.7/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Hartford right now

64% 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 · Hartford

Phew.

3.3cigarettes

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.

10.3 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 10.3 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 10.3/22 × 7 = 3.3 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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