Air quality in Hamilton
Most recent reading from the official reporting area covering Hamilton.
Preliminary readings from official networks, not fully validated. For health decisions follow your doctor and your local environmental agency.
AQHI
2.0
Low (1 to 3)
Hamilton Downtown · 10/16/26, 12:00 AM UTC
What to do
Low (1 to 3)
Normal outdoor activity.
AQHI
| Range | What to do |
|---|---|
| Low (1 to 3) | Normal outdoor activity. |
| Moderate (4 to 6) | People with symptoms may ease off outdoors. |
| High (7 to 10) | Sensitive groups should reduce or reschedule outdoor activity. |
| Very high (above 10) | Everyone should reduce outdoor exertion. |
Choose a city
- Stoney Creek76,382 inhabitants
- Burlington186,948 inhabitants
- Oakville213,759 inhabitants
- Milton132,979 inhabitants
- Brantford104,688 inhabitants
Data from 10/16/26, 1:00 AM UTC
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How to read these numbers
The value is preliminary: networks publish a reading within about an hour and validate it later. It is good for deciding whether to go running today, not for legal comparison between years.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the air quality in Hamilton right now?
- The large number at the top is the latest reading from the reporting area that includes Hamilton, with the observation time beside it.
- What about tomorrow?
- Where the agency publishes a forecast, it appears in the day table. Forecasts are made by the network’s own meteorologists with a dispersion model.