Worst air pollution Cannon Beach, today and tomorrow

Today (15 July): Air quality in Cannon Beach is medium. AQI and O3 are medium; PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 6:00 AM (O3: 44.3/100).
Tomorrow (16 July 2026): Air quality in Cannon Beach is fair. AQI worsens to fair; O3 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 4:00 AM (O3: 38.9/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Cannon Beach experiences air quality conditions shaped chiefly by Pacific sea breeze, and onshore wind keeps air quality consistently excellent. These factors combine to give Cannon Beach a fairly typical seasonal air quality pattern for this part of the country. Visitors and residents alike tend to notice the clearest air outside the warmest summer weeks.

Today - 15 July | Pollution peaks at 06:00

AQI:

Medium

44.3/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

6.1/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

2.4/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

19.4/100

O3 (ozone):

Medium

44.3/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

1.0/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

6.6/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

6.8/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 04:00

AQI:

Fair

38.9/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

6.4/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

2.4/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

8.8/100

O3 (ozone):

Fair

38.9/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

1.0/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

7.2/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

6.3/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Cannon Beach right now?

On 15 July 2026, overall air quality in Cannon Beach is medium. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 44.3/100. Pollution peaks around 6:00 AM (O3: 44.3/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Cannon Beach?

On 16 July 2026, air quality conditions in Cannon Beach will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 38.9/100. Pollution peaks around 4:00 AM (O3: 38.9/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in Cannon Beach?

Cannon Beach sees air quality change through the year. In short, winter and spring bring the cleanest air, as frequent rain and consistent onshore wind clear pollution quickly, whereas the driest weeks of late summer bring the greatest risk of smoke drifting in from regional wildfires. Winter temperature inversions can briefly trap wood-smoke in low-lying valleys, but these episodes are usually short-lived.

Are air quality levels in Cannon Beach based on measurements or forecasts?

It is forecasts derived by downscaling forecasts provided by EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) by taking into account local conditions such as traffic patterns. CAMS bases its forecast on satellite measurements of particles and chemical compounds in the atmosphere. Airmine’s services were developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) team.

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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 16 July 2026 at 10:33 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)

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