Skip to content

Air quality in Tacoma, Washington now

Highest current reading: AQI 64 (Moderate) for PM2.5 at Lacey-College St.

Data: reporting agencies via U.S. EPA AirNow · updated 2 min ago ()

64 Moderate

Highest hourly AQI among 15 readings within 40 km (25 mi) · observation hour

Readings by station

Reporting agencyStationPollutantAQIDistanceHour (UTC)
Washington Department of EcologyLacey-College StPM2.564 Moderate38 km (24 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologyTacoma-L StPM2.556 Moderate7 km (4 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologySeattle-South ParkPM2.555 Moderate32 km (20 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologyTacoma-S 36th StPM2.552 Moderate3 km (2 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologyTukwila_AllentownPM2.551 Moderate30 km (19 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologyAuburn 29th StPM2.544 Good17 km (11 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologyTacoma-S 35th and Windom StPM2.541 Good4 km (2 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologyKent-S 236thPM2.541 Good21 km (13 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologySeattle-10th & WellerPM2.538 Good39 km (24 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologySeattle-DuwamishPM2.537 Good35 km (22 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologySeattle-Beacon HillPM2.533 Good37 km (23 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologySeattle-DuwamishPM1017 Good35 km (22 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologySeattle-Beacon HillOzone16 Good37 km (23 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologySeaTac-Sunset ParkPM2.515 Good27 km (17 mi)08:00
Washington Department of EcologySeattle-Beacon HillPM1014 Good37 km (23 mi)08:00

Air quality data: Washington Department of Ecology. Distributed by the U.S. EPA AirNow program. Preliminary data, not validated: readings may change after quality checks by the reporting agencies. Values and colors are shown as reported.

0–50 Good 51–100 Moderate 101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 151–200 Unhealthy 201–300 Very Unhealthy 301+ Hazardous

What the AQI categories mean

The EPA explains each category and who should take precautions on AirNow's AQI Basics page. During wildfire smoke, also follow your state or local air agency and health department.

Weather alerts in Washington · Wildfires in Washington · All cities

About this data

Readings are hourly Air Quality Index values from official monitoring stations run by state, local and tribal air agencies, distributed by the U.S. EPA AirNow program. We check for new readings every 15 minutes and show each station's value for PM2.5, PM10 and ozone as reported, without averaging or adjustment. The data is preliminary and not validated: agencies may change readings after quality checks, so it is not used here for trends or long-term comparisons. For official forecasts and the latest readings, see AirNow.gov. AQI categories and colors are the EPA's.

Live Earth Watch is not an official warning service. We show data published by government agencies; for warnings and instructions follow your local emergency officials and the National Weather Service.