Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey Air Quality
Avon-by-the-Sea air quality today — the AQI, the main pollutant, and whether it’s safe to exercise outside right now
Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ · Air quality right now
The air quality index in Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ is 38 (Good) right now — safe for outdoor activity.
Is it safe to be outside in Avon-by-the-Sea today?
AQI 38 Yes — air quality is Good
Air is clean — great for outdoor activity.Main pollutant: PM2.5Observed 11:00 AM EDT
Pollutants right now
- PM2.53.7 µg/m³Main pollutantfine particles — smoke, exhaust, soot
- PM104.0 µg/m³coarse particles — dust, pollen, ash
- Ozone65 µg/m³smog — builds on hot, sunny days
- NO₂6.1 µg/m³nitrogen dioxide — traffic, combustion
ExerciseOK to run — no air-quality limits on outdoor exercise.
How to read Avon-by-the-Sea’s air quality
Guides: The AQI Scale, Explained · Air Quality Alerts, Decoded · How to Read a Wildfire Smoke Map · Why Wildfire Smoke Travels 1,000 Miles.
Air quality over time in Avon-by-the-Sea
Across the EPA’s county records from 2020 to 2025, Avon-by-the-Sea’s cleanest year was 2021 (median AQI 36) and its most polluted was 2023 (median AQI 39); the typical (median) day has held roughly steady since 2020.
| Year | Median AQI | Unhealthy+ | Main pollutant | USG | Moderate | Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 37 | 0 | Ozone | 0 | 17 | 209 |
| 2021 | 36 | 1 | Ozone | 3 | 24 | 227 |
| 2022 | 38 | 1 | Ozone | 1 | 20 | 226 |
| 2023 | 39 | 0 | Ozone | 2 | 35 | 210 |
| 2024 | 37 | 0 | Ozone | 1 | 23 | 240 |
| 2025 | 36 | 2 | Ozone | 4 | 17 | 242 |
“USG” is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (AQI 101–150); “Unhealthy+” combines the Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, and Hazardous days. In 2024 the EPA tightened the annual fine-particle (PM2.5) standard to 9 µg/m³ from the previous 12 µg/m³, so counties near the old limit read worse against the new one. Source: EPA AQS annual summaries, 2020–2025.
Frequently asked
- What was the worst year for air quality in Avon-by-the-Sea?
- In the EPA's 2020–2025 county records, 2025 had the most days above AQI 100: 6 days (4 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 2 Unhealthy or worse). The highest median AQI came in 2023 (39; 2025's was 36).
- How many unhealthy air days does Avon-by-the-Sea have?
- Across 2020–2025, under 1% of the days reported for Avon-by-the-Sea's county had an AQI above 100 (15 of 1505), about 3 days a year. 2025 had 6 days.
- What's the main air pollutant in Avon-by-the-Sea?
- Ozone: it drove Avon-by-the-Sea's county AQI on the most days in every year of the EPA's 2020–2025 records.