Asbury Park, New Jersey Air Quality
Asbury Park air quality today — the AQI, the main pollutant, and whether it’s safe to exercise outside right now
Asbury Park, NJ · Air quality right now
The air quality index in Asbury Park, NJ is 49 (Good) right now — safe for outdoor activity.
Is it safe to be outside in Asbury Park today?
AQI 49 Yes — air quality is Good
Air is clean — great for outdoor activity.Main pollutant: PM2.5Observed 12:00 AM EDT
Pollutants right now
- PM2.510 µg/m³Main pollutantfine particles — smoke, exhaust, soot
- PM1012 µg/m³coarse particles — dust, pollen, ash
- Ozone65 µg/m³smog — builds on hot, sunny days
- NO₂17 µg/m³nitrogen dioxide — traffic, combustion
ExerciseOK to run — no air-quality limits on outdoor exercise.
How to read Asbury Park’s air quality
Guides: The AQI Scale, Explained · Air Quality Alerts, Decoded · How to Read a Wildfire Smoke Map · Why Wildfire Smoke Travels 1,000 Miles.
Air quality over time in Asbury Park
Across the EPA’s county records from 2020 to 2025, Asbury Park’s cleanest year was 2021 (median AQI 36) and its most polluted was 2023 (median AQI 39); the typical (median) day has held roughly steady since 2020.
| Year | Median AQI | Unhealthy+ | Main pollutant | USG | Moderate | Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 37 | 0 | Ozone | 0 | 17 | 209 |
| 2021 | 36 | 1 | Ozone | 3 | 24 | 227 |
| 2022 | 38 | 1 | Ozone | 1 | 20 | 226 |
| 2023 | 39 | 0 | Ozone | 2 | 35 | 210 |
| 2024 | 37 | 0 | Ozone | 1 | 23 | 240 |
| 2025 | 36 | 2 | Ozone | 4 | 17 | 242 |
“USG” is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (AQI 101–150); “Unhealthy+” combines the Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, and Hazardous days. In 2024 the EPA tightened the annual fine-particle (PM2.5) standard to 9 µg/m³ from the previous 12 µg/m³, so counties near the old limit read worse against the new one. Source: EPA AQS annual summaries, 2020–2025.
Frequently asked
- What was the worst year for air quality in Asbury Park?
- In the EPA's 2020–2025 county records, 2025 had the most days above AQI 100: 6 days (4 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 2 Unhealthy or worse). The highest median AQI came in 2023 (39; 2025's was 36).
- How many unhealthy air days does Asbury Park have?
- Across 2020–2025, under 1% of the days reported for Asbury Park's county had an AQI above 100 (15 of 1505), about 3 days a year. 2025 had 6 days.
- What's the main air pollutant in Asbury Park?
- Ozone: it drove Asbury Park's county AQI on the most days in every year of the EPA's 2020–2025 records.