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3 cleaner spots within a 3-hour drive

Montréal is breathing 3.8 cigarettes a week

12.1
PM2.5 µg/m³
57
AQI
2.9
Cleanest in reach · µg/m³
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Trois-Rivières looks like the better move.36% cleaner air with a verified 1 h 55 min road trip. Rankings balance cleaner air with trip ease.

Within Montréal

  • Laval9 µg/m³
  • Downtown Montréal12.1 µg/m³
  • Plateau-Mont-Royal12.1 µg/m³
  • Old Montréal12.1 µg/m³
  • Longueuil12.1 µg/m³
  • Outremont12.1 µg/m³
  • Westmount12.6 µg/m³
  • Verdun12.6 µg/m³
Every town is also available in the ranked list.
Montréal Local readings Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
Top pick
Jay
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#1JayPM2.5 7.6Checking road routesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

Vermont· PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³

Northern Vermont ski town near the Canadian border, with cool high-ridge air and slopeside lodges.

37% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.6 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.6/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 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 Montréal right now

37% 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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Trois-Rivières
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#2Trois-RivièresPM2.5 7.8~1 h 55 min drivesaves 1.4 cigs/wk

Quebec· PM2.5 7.8 µg/m³

A major Quebec 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 7.8 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.8/22 × 7 = 2.5 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 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 Montréal 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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Shelburne
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#3ShelburnePM2.5 8.6Checking road routesaves 1.1 cigs/wk

Vermont· PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³

Lake Champlain town south of Burlington, with open-water air and a farm-and-museum countryside setting.

29% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.6 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.6/22 × 7 = 2.7 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Montréal 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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Burlington
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#4BurlingtonPM2.5 8.6~2 h drivesaves 1.1 cigs/wk

Vermont· PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³

Lakefront city on Lake Champlain below the Green Mountains, with open-water breezes and a broad range of hotels.

29% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.6 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.6/22 × 7 = 2.7 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Montréal 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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Magog
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#5MagogPM2.5 8.8Checking road routesaves 1.0 cigs/wk

Quebec· PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³

Eastern Townships lake town on Lac Memphrémagog, with open-water air below the Estrie hills.

27% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.8 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.8/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Montréal 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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Laval
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#6LavalPM2.5 9Checking road routesaves 1.0 cigs/wk

Quebec· PM2.5 9 µg/m³

A major Quebec 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 9 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9/22 × 7 = 2.9 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Montréal 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
Val-David
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#7Val-DavidPM2.5 9.3Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Quebec· PM2.5 9.3 µg/m³

Artsy Laurentians village along the Rivière du Nord, a hiking-and-climbing base with cool valley air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 9.3 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.3/22 × 7 = 3.0 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 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 Montréal right now

23% 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
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
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#8Sainte-Agathe-des-MontsPM2.5 9.3Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Quebec· PM2.5 9.3 µg/m³

Laurentians lake town on Lac des Sables, with open-water mountain air and a walkable lakeside strip.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 9.3 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.3/22 × 7 = 3.0 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 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 Montréal right now

23% 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
Mont-Tremblant
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#9Mont-TremblantPM2.5 9.3Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Quebec· PM2.5 9.3 µg/m³

Laurentians resort village beneath the tallest peak in the range, with cool mountain air and a large lodge base.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 9.3 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.3/22 × 7 = 3.0 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 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 Montréal right now

23% 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
Montebello
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#10MontebelloPM2.5 9.5Checking road routesaves 0.8 cigs/wk

Quebec· PM2.5 9.5 µg/m³

Ottawa Valley village beside the Ottawa River, home to a grand historic log-château resort.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 9.5 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.5/22 × 7 = 3.0 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Montréal right now

21% 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
Granby
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#11GranbyPM2.5 12.6Checking road route

Quebec· PM2.5 12.6 µg/m³

Eastern Townships city near the Yamaska hills, a family-resort base with a well-known zoo.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 12.6 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.6/22 × 7 = 4.0 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
4% 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
Sutton
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#12SuttonPM2.5 12.6Checking road route

Quebec· PM2.5 12.6 µg/m³

Eastern Townships ski village near the Vermont border, a countryside base with cool ridge air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 12.6 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.6/22 × 7 = 4.0 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
4% 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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Sherbrooke
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#13SherbrookePM2.5 8.8~2 h 5 min drivesaves 1.0 cigs/wk

Quebec· PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³

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

27% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.8 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.8/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Montréal 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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North Hatley
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#14North HatleyPM2.5 8.8Checking road routesaves 1.0 cigs/wk

Quebec· PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³

Eastern Townships lake village on Lake Massawippi, with open-water air and historic country inns.

27% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.8 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.8/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Montréal 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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Coaticook
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#15CoaticookPM2.5 8.8Checking road routesaves 1.0 cigs/wk

Quebec· PM2.5 8.8 µg/m³

Eastern Townships valley town near the Vermont border, a gorge-and-farm-country base with inns.

27% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.8 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.8/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Montréal 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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Still smoky
Waitsfield
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#16WaitsfieldPM2.5 9.5Checking road routesaves 0.8 cigs/wk

Vermont· PM2.5 9.5 µg/m³

Mad River Valley village between two ski areas, a working-farm-country base with cool valley air and inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 9.5 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.5/22 × 7 = 3.0 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Montréal right now

21% 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
Montpelier
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#17MontpelierPM2.5 9.5Checking road routesaves 0.8 cigs/wk

Vermont· PM2.5 9.5 µg/m³

America's smallest state capital, tucked in the Green Mountain foothills with a walkable core of inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 9.5 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.5/22 × 7 = 3.0 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Montréal right now

21% 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 2.9~7 h 15 min drivesaves 2.9 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.

76% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.9 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.9/22 × 7 = 0.9 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 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 Montréal right now

76% 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 2.7 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.

70% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.6 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.6/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Montréal right now

70% 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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Wells
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#20WellsPM2.5 3.7Checking road routesaves 2.7 cigs/wk

Maine· PM2.5 3.7 µg/m³

Southern Maine coastal town with miles of beach and salt marsh, cooled by onshore ocean air, with motels.

69% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.7 µg/m³ here vs 12.1 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.7/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Montréal right now

69% 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 · Montréal

Phew.

3.8cigarettes

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.

12.1 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 12.1 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 12.1/22 × 7 = 3.8 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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