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Minneapolis is breathing 4.5 cigarettes a week

14.3
PM2.5 µg/m³
61
AQI
2.1
Cleanest in reach · µg/m³
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Within Minneapolis

  • Downtown14.3 µg/m³
  • St. Paul14.6 µg/m³
  • Uptown16.9 µg/m³
  • Edina16.9 µg/m³
  • Northeast17.6 µg/m³
Every town is also available in the ranked list.
Minneapolis Local readings Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
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Stillwater
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#1StillwaterPM2.5 14.6~35 min drive

Minnesota· PM2.5 14.6 µg/m³

Historic river town on the St. Croix just east of the Twin Cities, set in a wooded valley with inns and B&Bs.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 14.6 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14.6/22 × 7 = 4.6 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
2% 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
Saint Cloud
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#2Saint CloudPM2.5 16.7Checking road route

Minnesota· PM2.5 16.7 µg/m³

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

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 16.7 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Minneapolis

17% 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
Rochester
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#3RochesterPM2.5 23.6~1 h 55 min drive

Minnesota· PM2.5 23.6 µg/m³

Southern Minnesota city with a large hotel inventory and a separate live air-quality reading from Minneapolis.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 23.6 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 23.6/22 × 7 = 7.5 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Minneapolis

65% 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
Saint Paul
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#4Saint PaulParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota 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
Mendota Heights
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#5Mendota HeightsParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

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
Minnetonka Mills
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#6Minnetonka MillsParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

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
West Saint Paul
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#7West Saint PaulParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

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
Shoreview
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#8ShoreviewParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

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
Brooklyn Park
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#9Brooklyn ParkParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota 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
Mounds View
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#10Mounds ViewParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

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
Little Canada
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#11Little CanadaParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

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
Plymouth
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#12PlymouthParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota 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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Hayward
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#13HaywardPM2.5 8.9Checking road routesaves 1.7 cigs/wk

Wisconsin· PM2.5 8.9 µg/m³

Northwoods fishing town near the Chequamegon forest, far from cities, with lodges and lake air.

38% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.9 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.9/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Minneapolis right now

38% 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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Alexandria
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#14AlexandriaPM2.5 9.7Checking road routesaves 1.5 cigs/wk

Minnesota· PM2.5 9.7 µg/m³

Hub of Minnesota's lake country amid hundreds of glacial lakes, with resorts and open-water air.

32% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 9.7 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.7/22 × 7 = 3.1 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Minneapolis right now

32% 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
Duluth
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#15DuluthPM2.5 13.3~2 h 55 min drive

Minnesota· PM2.5 13.3 µg/m³

Lake Superior port with shoreline hotels and air shaped by the world’s largest freshwater lake.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 13.3 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13.3/22 × 7 = 4.2 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
7% 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
Brainerd
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#16BrainerdPM2.5 17.3~2 h 35 min drive

Minnesota· PM2.5 17.3 µg/m³

Lakes-country hub in central Minnesota surrounded by hundreds of lakes, a classic open-water escape, with resorts and cabins.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 17.3 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 17.3/22 × 7 = 5.5 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Minneapolis

21% 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
Sandstone
Cel-shaded illustration of Sandstone
#17SandstoneParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 4.5 cigs/wk

Minnesota

Minnesota community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

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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Munising
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#18MunisingPM2.5 2.1Checking road routesaves 3.9 cigs/wk

Michigan· PM2.5 2.1 µg/m³

Upper Peninsula town beside Pictured Rocks on Lake Superior, wrapped in the big lake's cool air, with lodges.

85% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.1 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.1/22 × 7 = 0.7 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

12.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Minneapolis right now

85% 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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Glen Arbor
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#19Glen ArborPM2.5 2.3Checking road routesaves 3.8 cigs/wk

Michigan· PM2.5 2.3 µg/m³

Village beside Sleeping Bear Dunes on Lake Michigan, wrapped in lakeshore air, with cottages and inns.

84% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.3 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.3/22 × 7 = 0.7 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

12 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Minneapolis right now

84% 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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Cedarburg
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#20CedarburgPM2.5 3.1Checking road routesaves 3.6 cigs/wk

Wisconsin· PM2.5 3.1 µg/m³

Historic mill town on Cedar Creek near Milwaukee, a walkable stone-building Main Street with inns.

78% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.1 µg/m³ here vs 14.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.1/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

11.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Minneapolis right now

78% 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 · Minneapolis

Phew.

4.5cigarettes

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.

14.3 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 14.3 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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