Virginia Air Quality by City

Virginia has 36 cities with an air-quality page, from Virginia Beach (1,441,893 people) on down. Each page leads with the live AQI, the main pollutant driving it, and a go/no-go for outdoor exercise on the EPA scale.

Cities in Virginia

36 cities with an air-quality page, largest first

CityTypical AQI (county median, 2025)Population
Virginia Beach34 Good1,441,893
Richmond36 Good1,098,457
ChesapeakeNo EPA monitor252,583
Arlington37 Good236,254
Norfolk33 Good233,596
RoanokeNo EPA monitor218,060
FredericksburgNo EPA monitor187,349
Newport NewsNo EPA monitor184,216
Alexandria6 Good (2021)156,976
Hampton38 Good137,557
Lynchburg30 Good126,860
WilliamsburgNo EPA monitor97,985
Winchester6 Good (2020)86,067
HarrisonburgNo EPA monitor73,815
BlacksburgNo EPA monitor70,313
DanvilleNo EPA monitor42,214
Annandale42 Good41,705
South Riding40 Good34,352
Springfield42 Good31,154
Short Pump40 Good29,026
CulpeperNo EPA monitor20,794
Glen Allen40 Good17,551
Vienna42 Good16,412
Front RoyalNo EPA monitor15,296
Warrenton34 Good10,176
Farmville33 Good7,774
King GeorgeNo EPA monitor4,851
DahlgrenNo EPA monitor3,350
ChincoteagueNo EPA monitor3,296
ClarksvilleNo EPA monitor1,547
ShawsvilleNo EPA monitor1,411
GwynnNo EPA monitor514
SperryvilleNo EPA monitor358
WeemsNo EPA monitor279
ScotlandNo EPA monitor161
Orkney SpringsNo EPA monitor0

Our dataset lists 680 places in Virginia; the 36 above have a page. For a smaller town, the nearest city above is the closest match.