Haddon Heights, New Jersey Air Quality
Haddon Heights air quality today — the AQI, the main pollutant, and whether it’s safe to exercise outside right now
Haddon Heights, NJ · Air quality right now
The air quality index in Haddon Heights, NJ is 50 (Good) right now — safe for outdoor activity.
Is it safe to be outside in Haddon Heights today?
AQI 50 Yes — air quality is Good
Air is clean — great for outdoor activity.Main pollutant: PM2.5Observed 11:00 AM EDT
Pollutants right now
- PM2.54.2 µg/m³Main pollutantfine particles — smoke, exhaust, soot
- PM104.5 µg/m³coarse particles — dust, pollen, ash
- Ozone61 µg/m³smog — builds on hot, sunny days
- NO₂5.3 µg/m³nitrogen dioxide — traffic, combustion
ExerciseOK to run — no air-quality limits on outdoor exercise.
How to read Haddon Heights’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 Haddon Heights
Across the EPA’s county records from 2020 to 2025, Haddon Heights’s cleanest year was 2024 (median AQI 44) and its most polluted was 2023 (median AQI 50); the typical (median) day has held roughly steady since 2020.
| Year | Median AQI | Unhealthy+ | Main pollutant | USG | Moderate | Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46 | 0 | PM2.5 | 0 | 147 | 219 |
| 2021 | 49 | 0 | PM2.5 | 4 | 173 | 188 |
| 2022 | 48 | 0 | PM2.5 | 1 | 167 | 197 |
| 2023 | 50 | 3 | PM2.5 | 4 | 174 | 184 |
| 2024 | 44 | 0 | Ozone | 4 | 127 | 235 |
| 2025 | 44 | 1 | PM2.5 | 1 | 123 | 238 |
“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 Haddon Heights?
- In the EPA's 2020–2025 county records, 2023 had the most days above AQI 100: 7 days (4 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 3 Unhealthy or worse). It also had the highest median AQI, 50.
- How many unhealthy air days does Haddon Heights have?
- Across 2020–2025, under 1% of the days reported for Haddon Heights's county had an AQI above 100 (18 of 2190), about 3 days a year. 2025 had 2 days.
- What's the main air pollutant in Haddon Heights?
- PM2.5 drove Haddon Heights's county AQI on the most days in 5 of 6 years (2020–2025); Ozone in 2024.