Manchester Air Quality in 2019

In 2019, Manchester's air quality (Manchester-Nashua, NH area) had a median daily AQI of 37 (Good) across 365 monitored days. 0 days (0.0%) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, 345 were Good, and the year's peak AQI was 80 (Moderate). Ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 337 of those days. The cleanest month of 2019 was September (median AQI 30, 0 days above 100) and the worst was March (median 44, 0 days above 100, peak 58).

37
Median AQI
Good
0
Days above AQI 100
0.0% of 365 days
47
90th percentile AQI
worst 1 day in 10
80
Peak AQI
Moderate
O3
Main pollutant
337 of 365 days
345
Good days
94.5% of days
  • Good: 94.5%
  • Moderate: 5.5%
  • Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.0%
  • Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%

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How was Manchester's air quality in 2019?

Good on a typical day: median AQI 37, with 0 days above AQI 100 out of 365 monitored — the 1st cleanest of 7 years on record for the area.

  • Peak AQI in 2019: 80 (Moderate).
  • Ground-level ozone was the main pollutant on 337 days.
  • Cleanest month: September; worst: March.

Frequently asked questions

What was the average AQI in Manchester in 2019?

EPA's Air Quality System puts Manchester's (Manchester-Nashua, NH) median daily AQI for 2019 at 37, which is Good. 0 days were Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse and the year's highest AQI was 80.

Which month had the worst air quality in Manchester in 2019?

The cleanest month of 2019 was September (median AQI 30, 0 days above 100) and the worst was March (median 44, 0 days above 100, peak 58).

Was 2019 a good or bad year for Manchester's air?

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2019 ranks 1st cleanest by days above AQI 100 — the best year on record here. 2019's median of 37 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 37.

Manchester month by month in 2019

Manchester air quality month by month, 2019 (Manchester-Nashua, NH, EPA AQS daily AQI)

MonthDays monitoredMedian AQIDays above 100Peak AQIMain pollutant
January3137041O3
February2841057O3
Marchworst3144058O3
April3043051O3
May3138049O3
June3039080O3
July3139057O3
August3139055O3
Septembercleanest3030074O3
October3131039O3
November3032045O3
December3135053O3

How 2019 compares

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2019 ranks 1st cleanest by days above AQI 100 — the best year on record here.

2019's median of 37 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 37.

Activity-specific thresholds: running, cycling, kids' sports.

Right now in Manchester

The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Manchester's AQI at 26 (O3). The figures above are multi-year annual statistics, not today's reading.

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Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (Manchester-Nashua, NH), 2019–2025. Daily AQI per CBSA is the highest AQI reported by any monitor in the area that day; the defining parameter is the pollutant that set it. Month and season statistics pool every such day in the period across all years listed. Retrieved 2026-09-09.