Chester, Illinois, United States Historical Air Quality Analysis
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August Air Quality Analysis
Chester, Illinois, United States
AQI Trends: Highest and Lowest
Same Day Analysis (5th August):
On this day, AQI across the 5 years varied significantly: 2026 ranks 1st highest AQI at 48 of Good air quality on the same day.
Day & Night AQI Trend: 5th Aug - 6th Aug 2026
Chester, Illinois, United States
5 AM5th Aug 2026
8 PM
4 AM6th Aug 2026
52AQI
42AQI
48AQI
44AQI
In the last 24 hours,
Chester's AQI reached its highest point of 52 at 2 PM during the Day, while the lowest point, 42, was recorded at 7 PM during the Day between 5th Aug and 6th Aug 2026.
Day & Night AQI Trend : Jul - Aug 2026
Chester, Illinois, United States
26°C22/33°C
27°C22/33°C
26°C23/33°C
24°C20/29°C
26°C21/32°C
26°C20/32°C
27°C20/33°C
27°C21/34°C
27°C22/33°C
27°C23/33°C
29°C23/35°C
27°C25/32°C
28°C22/34°C
29°C24/36°C
23°C18/28°C
22°C17/27°C
22°C17/29°C
26°C20/34°C
30°C24/38°C
30°C24/37°C
30°C25/36°C
26°C19/32°C
26°C19/32°C
23°C21/30°C
22°C20/24°C
23°C21/28°C
24°C17/31°C
25°C19/32°C
25°C19/33°C
24°C22/28°C
45AQI
40AQI
42AQI
38AQI
2026 Days Vs Air Quality
Chester, Illinois, United States
96%
206
4%
8
Total number of days with different AQI categories in last 218 days in 2026 (147 days remaining)
Under WHO’s Safe Air Quality Limits: 96%
Health Risk Level:
Very Low
In 2026, 96% of 218 days were within WHO’s safe air quality limits. The risk of health issues is Very Low, but health impacts are still unclear.
Annual Air Quality Insights
Chester, Illinois, United States
AQI levels in 2026
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
40AQI (US)
50AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
46AQI (US)
46AQI (US)
41AQI (US)
39AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
11AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
12AQI (US)
16AQI (US)
14AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
41AQI (US)
43AQI (US)
54AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
44AQI (US)
54AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
46AQI (US)
39AQI (US)
35AQI (US)
49AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
47AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
51AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
44AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
42AQI (US)
41AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
44AQI (US)
45AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
41AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
37AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
51AQI (US)
50AQI (US)
41AQI (US)
42AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
49AQI (US)
49AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
39AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
45AQI (US)
39AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
16AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
37AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
43AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
44AQI (US)
48AQI (US)
53AQI (US)
50AQI (US)
50AQI (US)
45AQI (US)
39AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
48AQI (US)
39AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
37AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
43AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
16AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
16AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
16AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
58AQI (US)
47AQI (US)
37AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
41AQI (US)
44AQI (US)
46AQI (US)
84AQI (US)
49AQI (US)
43AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
35AQI (US)
47AQI (US)
47AQI (US)
47AQI (US)
51AQI (US)
42AQI (US)
43AQI (US)
45AQI (US)
41AQI (US)
39AQI (US)
46AQI (US)
46AQI (US)
48AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
37AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
37AQI (US)
44AQI (US)
No. of days
202632AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
August44AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
June25AQI (US)
202537AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
June47AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
January27AQI (US)
202431AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
October37AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
November24AQI (US)
202338AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
June59AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
December25AQI (US)
202236AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
June44AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
September32AQI (US)
202138AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
July50AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
October30AQI (US)
202040AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
June48AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
May32AQI (US)
Most & Least Polluted Years Over the Last 7 Years
Chester's annual 2026 AQI (US) (32) shows an average percentage change of -12.1% (improved AQI (US)) compared to previous years: 2020 (40), 2021 (38), 2022 (36), 2023 (38), 2024 (31), 2025 (37).