Charleston, South Carolina, United States Historical Air Quality Analysis
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October Air Quality Analysis
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
AQI Trends: Highest and Lowest
Same Day Analysis (20th October ):
On this day, AQI across the 3 years varied significantly: 2025 ranks 3rd highest AQI at 19 of Good air quality, showing improvement over 2024 and 2021 on the same day.
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World Air Quality Report

Day & Night AQI Trend: 20th Oct - 21st Oct 2025
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
7 AM20th Oct 2025
6 PM
6 AM21st Oct 2025
28AQI
15AQI
48AQI
16AQI
In the last 24 hours,
Charleston's AQI reached its highest point of 48 at 3 AM during the Night, while the lowest point, 15, was recorded at 5 PM during the Day between 20th Oct and 21st Oct 2025.
Day & Night AQI Trend : Sep - Oct 2025
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
24°C19/30°C
24°C20/30°C
25°C21/31°C
26°C22/32°C
28°C24/35°C
27°C24/33°C
24°C22/27°C
24°C22/27°C
23°C21/29°C
22°C20/24°C
22°C18/29°C
21°C15/27°C
21°C15/28°C
23°C19/31°C
24°C21/30°C
25°C22/31°C
25°C21/30°C
25°C20/31°C
20°C17/23°C
18°C15/23°C
17°C15/20°C
18°C16/19°C
18°C16/20°C
18°C13/24°C
19°C15/26°C
18°C14/25°C
17°C11/23°C
18°C12/24°C
21°C13/27°C
17°C12/23°C
--°C/°C
36AQI
32AQI
35AQI
30AQI
2025 Days Vs Air Quality
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
89%
262
11%
31
Total number of days with different AQI categories in last 294 days in 2025 (71 days remaining)
Under WHO’s Safe Air Quality Limits: 89%
Health Risk Level:
Low
In 2025, 89% of 294 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
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
AQI levels in 2025
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
36AQI
41AQI
39AQI
27AQI
36AQI
37AQI
29AQI
34AQI
36AQI
43AQI
25AQI
32AQI
39AQI
33AQI
32AQI
44AQI
41AQI
33AQI
27AQI
22AQI
26AQI
27AQI
34AQI
40AQI
42AQI
41AQI
43AQI
28AQI
33AQI
39AQI
40AQI
31AQI
36AQI
37AQI
46AQI
53AQI
51AQI
47AQI
46AQI
37AQI
43AQI
40AQI
35AQI
30AQI
26AQI
34AQI
29AQI
33AQI
39AQI
30AQI
34AQI
27AQI
42AQI
55AQI
57AQI
64AQI
81AQI
70AQI
42AQI
57AQI
44AQI
41AQI
34AQI
49AQI
28AQI
35AQI
49AQI
30AQI
41AQI
39AQI
48AQI
49AQI
46AQI
39AQI
52AQI
36AQI
25AQI
42AQI
37AQI
30AQI
52AQI
51AQI
38AQI
33AQI
38AQI
37AQI
42AQI
36AQI
38AQI
30AQI
43AQI
44AQI
44AQI
46AQI
39AQI
39AQI
46AQI
29AQI
42AQI
40AQI
34AQI
28AQI
34AQI
41AQI
52AQI
44AQI
52AQI
38AQI
29AQI
28AQI
38AQI
41AQI
42AQI
44AQI
42AQI
42AQI
44AQI
35AQI
26AQI
30AQI
35AQI
41AQI
35AQI
30AQI
34AQI
42AQI
49AQI
48AQI
32AQI
35AQI
28AQI
35AQI
29AQI
33AQI
45AQI
54AQI
49AQI
43AQI
42AQI
51AQI
48AQI
30AQI
42AQI
34AQI
38AQI
40AQI
34AQI
33AQI
36AQI
30AQI
34AQI
56AQI
62AQI
60AQI
54AQI
45AQI
41AQI
50AQI
49AQI
43AQI
40AQI
39AQI
30AQI
41AQI
40AQI
31AQI
29AQI
32AQI
34AQI
32AQI
36AQI
36AQI
36AQI
32AQI
39AQI
51AQI
46AQI
30AQI
27AQI
36AQI
37AQI
44AQI
49AQI
42AQI
43AQI
37AQI
29AQI
34AQI
37AQI
36AQI
32AQI
32AQI
35AQI
36AQI
35AQI
34AQI
42AQI
36AQI
33AQI
36AQI
40AQI
40AQI
47AQI
43AQI
29AQI
35AQI
55AQI
38AQI
42AQI
39AQI
40AQI
47AQI
45AQI
33AQI
38AQI
39AQI
37AQI
38AQI
32AQI
55AQI
47AQI
27AQI
25AQI
24AQI
23AQI
27AQI
36AQI
41AQI
47AQI
53AQI
54AQI
54AQI
49AQI
38AQI
26AQI
30AQI
34AQI
46AQI
47AQI
42AQI
49AQI
44AQI
40AQI
28AQI
32AQI
36AQI
40AQI
33AQI
29AQI
30AQI
45AQI
40AQI
39AQI
40AQI
34AQI
39AQI
43AQI
53AQI
53AQI
53AQI
51AQI
49AQI
54AQI
48AQI
44AQI
39AQI
27AQI
26AQI
30AQI
20AQI
40AQI
37AQI
42AQI
57AQI
43AQI
38AQI
30AQI
18AQI
12AQI
20AQI
32AQI
19AQI
32AQI
14AQI
18AQI
17AQI
43AQI
26AQI
50AQI
37AQI
32AQI
32AQI
19AQI
35AQI
43AQI
40AQI
39AQI
38AQI
40AQI
39AQI
39AQI
39AQI
29AQI
No. of days
202538AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
February43AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
October29AQI
202435AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
October41AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
March25AQI
202327AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
November38AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
December26AQI
202234AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
February43AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
July25AQI
202135AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
December45AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
June31AQI
202032AQI
Highest AQI recorded in
December38AQI
Lowest AQI recorded in
October29AQI
Most & Least Polluted Years Over the Last 6 Years
Charleston's annual 2025 AQI (38) shows an average percentage change of 19.5% (worsened AQI) compared to previous years: 2020 (32), 2021 (35), 2022 (34), 2023 (27), 2024 (35).