In early 2026, the city of Philadelphia launched an new website for community members to monitor air quality in the city.
Breathe Philly is now the interactive dashboard for understanding air quality in the city!
Access the dashboard here.
They have set up new sensors (represented as circles) throughout the city, filling in the gaps between the reference monitors (represented as squares). These reference monitors are entire buildings that test all 6 criteria air pollutants and report the data to the federal government. In contrast, the sensors can be put up on existing buildings and are used to monitor PM2.5 and Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2).
When you click on a sensor/monitor you can see it’s location, AQI, main pollutant, and the time measured. For example, while I am writing this, for the sensor at 5212 Harbison Ave, the AQI is 53, the main pollutant is PM2.5, and it was measured 37 minutes ago.
If you want to be notified of the air quality from a specific sensor/monitor you can click the bell icon on it’s pop-up. Enter your email to get alerted if the air quality is unhealthy.
If you click on the resource section you can access reports and download air quality data. Below are some of the reports available to read.
Explore the dashboard to see real-time air quality reports and discover how the city is responding to air quality concerns in your neighborhood!
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