Durham, North Carolina, United States Historical Air Quality Analysis
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August Air Quality Analysis
Durham, North Carolina, United States
AQI Trends: Highest and Lowest
Same Day Analysis (6th August ):
On this day, AQI across the 5 years varied significantly: 2025 ranks 3rd highest AQI at 28 of Good air quality, showing improvement over 2023 and 2021 on the same day.
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World Air Quality Report

Day & Night AQI Trend: 6th Aug - 7th Aug 2025
Durham, North Carolina, United States
6 AM6th Aug 2025
8 PM
5 AM7th Aug 2025
30AQI
23AQI
37AQI
29AQI
In the last 24 hours,
Durham's AQI reached its highest point of 37 at 2 AM during the Night, while the lowest point, 23, was recorded at 3 PM during the Day between 6th Aug and 7th Aug 2025.
Day & Night AQI Trend : Jul - Aug 2025
Durham, North Carolina, United States
--°C/°C
27°C23/32°C
25°C24/28°C
27°C22/34°C
29°C24/34°C
29°C23/35°C
28°C24/32°C
27°C25/32°C
27°C24/32°C
28°C24/32°C
30°C25/37°C
29°C24/36°C
30°C23/37°C
30°C25/37°C
28°C24/35°C
27°C22/32°C
27°C22/33°C
31°C23/38°C
33°C25/39°C
32°C25/38°C
31°C25/37°C
30°C25/34°C
29°C23/36°C
27°C26/29°C
25°C21/28°C
22°C20/25°C
22°C17/30°C
24°C17/30°C
20°C17/21°C
20°C19/21°C
21°C19/22°C
38AQI
38AQI
37AQI
37AQI
2025 Days Vs Air Quality
Durham, North Carolina, United States
89%
195
11%
23
Total number of days with different AQI categories in last 220 days in 2025 (145 days remaining)
Under WHO’s Safe Air Quality Limits: 89%
Health Risk Level:
Low
In 2025, 89% of 220 days were within WHO’s safe air quality limits. The risk of health issues is Low, but the long-term effects, especially on vulnerable individuals, remain uncertain.
Annual Air Quality Insights
Durham, North Carolina, United States
AQI levels in 2025
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
23AQI
26AQI
31AQI
23AQI
27AQI
23AQI
25AQI
27AQI
27AQI
40AQI
40AQI
39AQI
46AQI
29AQI
34AQI
45AQI
35AQI
42AQI
44AQI
25AQI
30AQI
36AQI
52AQI
48AQI
48AQI
51AQI
44AQI
39AQI
29AQI
31AQI
39AQI
28AQI
26AQI
44AQI
48AQI
32AQI
46AQI
37AQI
34AQI
35AQI
28AQI
35AQI
23AQI
22AQI
27AQI
26AQI
21AQI
24AQI
24AQI
30AQI
27AQI
26AQI
35AQI
40AQI
40AQI
47AQI
43AQI
58AQI
26AQI
35AQI
26AQI
33AQI
41AQI
33AQI
26AQI
34AQI
49AQI
28AQI
34AQI
37AQI
47AQI
62AQI
60AQI
51AQI
32AQI
30AQI
22AQI
29AQI
30AQI
20AQI
22AQI
21AQI
28AQI
26AQI
28AQI
25AQI
46AQI
42AQI
40AQI
38AQI
26AQI
32AQI
38AQI
40AQI
40AQI
25AQI
28AQI
27AQI
28AQI
33AQI
30AQI
24AQI
27AQI
43AQI
41AQI
28AQI
38AQI
51AQI
44AQI
52AQI
50AQI
52AQI
45AQI
51AQI
50AQI
39AQI
26AQI
28AQI
42AQI
52AQI
52AQI
44AQI
34AQI
23AQI
33AQI
32AQI
35AQI
43AQI
30AQI
27AQI
40AQI
32AQI
28AQI
33AQI
42AQI
52AQI
35AQI
30AQI
31AQI
35AQI
36AQI
30AQI
21AQI
25AQI
28AQI
33AQI
22AQI
19AQI
29AQI
25AQI
37AQI
46AQI
37AQI
38AQI
52AQI
38AQI
45AQI
35AQI
37AQI
35AQI
35AQI
47AQI
47AQI
35AQI
29AQI
34AQI
28AQI
29AQI
37AQI
35AQI
28AQI
40AQI
45AQI
56AQI
59AQI
60AQI
52AQI
51AQI
44AQI
46AQI
48AQI
40AQI
33AQI
33AQI
53AQI
69AQI
37AQI
31AQI
54AQI
47AQI
32AQI
32AQI
42AQI
37AQI
36AQI
28AQI
29AQI
35AQI
33AQI
30AQI
26AQI
40AQI
36AQI
54AQI
38AQI
40AQI
45AQI
44AQI
26AQI
37AQI
30AQI
36AQI
31AQI
27AQI
35AQI
37AQI
34AQI
28AQI
35AQI
33AQI
35AQI
38AQI
33AQI
42AQI
38AQI
32AQI
No. of days
202536AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
June42AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
August32AQI
202440AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
February49AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
November32AQI
202335AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
June53AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
January26AQI
202232AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
June39AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
November27AQI
202135AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
July43AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
February26AQI
202033AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
March43AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
May24AQI
Most & Least Polluted Years Over the Last 6 Years
Durham's annual 2025 AQI (36) shows an average percentage change of 3.4% (worsened AQI) compared to previous years: 2020 (33), 2021 (35), 2022 (32), 2023 (35), 2024 (40).