Beaver Dam Lake, New York Air Quality
Beaver Dam Lake air quality today — the AQI, the main pollutant, and whether it’s safe to exercise outside right now
Beaver Dam Lake, NY · Air quality right now
The air quality index in Beaver Dam Lake, NY is 32 (Good) right now — safe for outdoor activity.
Is it safe to be outside in Beaver Dam Lake today?
AQI 32 Yes — air quality is Good
Air is clean — great for outdoor activity.Main pollutant: PM2.5Observed 12:00 AM EDT
Pollutants right now
- PM2.53.1 µg/m³Main pollutantfine particles — smoke, exhaust, soot
- PM103.6 µg/m³coarse particles — dust, pollen, ash
- Ozone44 µg/m³smog — builds on hot, sunny days
- NO₂6.8 µg/m³nitrogen dioxide — traffic, combustion
ExerciseOK to run — no air-quality limits on outdoor exercise.
How to read Beaver Dam Lake’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 Beaver Dam Lake
Across the EPA’s county records from 2020 to 2025, Beaver Dam Lake’s cleanest year was 2025 (median AQI 27) and its most polluted was 2020 (median AQI 38); the typical (median) day has trended cleaner since 2020.
| Year | Median AQI | Unhealthy+ | Main pollutant | USG | Moderate | Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38 | 0 | Ozone | 0 | 59 | 307 |
| 2021 | 37 | 0 | Ozone | 1 | 69 | 294 |
| 2022 | 37 | 0 | PM2.5 | 0 | 71 | 292 |
| 2023 | 34 | 3 | PM2.5 | 3 | 81 | 270 |
| 2024 | 28 | 0 | PM2.5 | 0 | 51 | 297 |
| 2025 | 27 | 0 | PM2.5 | 1 | 46 | 311 |
“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 Beaver Dam Lake?
- In the EPA's 2020–2025 county records, 2023 had the most days above AQI 100: 6 days (3 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 3 Unhealthy or worse). The highest median AQI came in 2020 (38; 2023's was 34).
- How many unhealthy air days does Beaver Dam Lake have?
- Across 2020–2025, under 1% of the days reported for Beaver Dam Lake's county had an AQI above 100 (8 of 2156), about 1 day a year. 2025 had 1 day.
- What's the main air pollutant in Beaver Dam Lake?
- PM2.5 drove Beaver Dam Lake's county AQI on the most days in 4 of 6 years (2020–2025); Ozone in 2020, 2021.