Atlantic City Air Quality in 2022

In 2022, Atlantic City's air quality (Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ area) had a median daily AQI of 36 (Good) across 365 monitored days. 1 day (0.3%) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, 316 were Good, and the year's peak AQI was 185 (Unhealthy). Ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 193 of those days. The cleanest month of 2022 was September (median AQI 29, 0 days above 100) and the worst was June (median 42, 1 day above 100, peak 185).

36
Median AQI
Good
1
Days above AQI 100
0.3% of 365 days
52
90th percentile AQI
worst 1 day in 10
185
Peak AQI
Unhealthy
O3
Main pollutant
193 of 365 days
316
Good days
86.6% of days
  • Good: 86.6%
  • Moderate: 13.2%
  • Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.0%
  • Unhealthy or worse: 0.3%

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QUICK ANSWER

How was Atlantic City's air quality in 2022?

Good on a typical day: median AQI 36, with 1 day above AQI 100 out of 365 monitored — the 4th cleanest of 7 years on record for the area.

  • Peak AQI in 2022: 185 (Unhealthy).
  • Ground-level ozone was the main pollutant on 193 days.
  • Cleanest month: September; worst: June.

Frequently asked questions

What was the average AQI in Atlantic City in 2022?

EPA's Air Quality System puts Atlantic City's (Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ) median daily AQI for 2022 at 36, which is Good. 1 day were Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse and the year's highest AQI was 185.

Which month had the worst air quality in Atlantic City in 2022?

The cleanest month of 2022 was September (median AQI 29, 0 days above 100) and the worst was June (median 42, 1 day above 100, peak 185).

Was 2022 a good or bad year for Atlantic City's air?

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2022 ranks 4th cleanest by days above AQI 100. 2022's median of 36 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 37.

Atlantic City month by month in 2022

Atlantic City air quality month by month, 2022 (Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, EPA AQS daily AQI)

MonthDays monitoredMedian AQIDays above 100Peak AQIMain pollutant
January3134054O3
February2833051PM2.5
March3138057O3
April3037055O3
May3142071O3
Juneworst30421185O3
July3146084PM2.5
August3140058PM2.5
Septembercleanest3029053O3
October3129049O3
November3029049PM2.5
December3129061PM2.5

How 2022 compares

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2022 ranks 4th cleanest by days above AQI 100.

2022's median of 36 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 37.

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

Right now in Atlantic City

The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Atlantic City's AQI at 51 (PM2.5). The figures above are multi-year annual statistics, not today's reading.

View current Atlantic City air quality →

Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ), 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.