Tree Pollen Count in Dubuque, IA

Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026

This page shows the most recent reading available for Dubuque — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.

Pollen by type in Dubuque

What is the tree pollen count in Dubuque today?

The Dubuque tree pollen index today is 0.6 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low

Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.

Dubuque’s overall pollen count today is 18 (Low) across all types. See the full Dubuque pollen count for the overall index and every type together.

Dubuque is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa. Its population is 59,271 (ACS 2023).

Dubuque Tree Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast

DayOverall indexCategory
Friday, November 618Low
Saturday, November 718Low
Sunday, November 818Low
Monday, November 918Low
Tuesday, November 1018Low

Pollen Atlas models the daily detail as an overall index: day-by-day splits by individual pollen type are not part of the modelled data, so this table shows Dubuque’s overall trend across the week. Today’s tree pollen reading is the headline above.

Species driving Dubuque’s tree pollen

Species-level counts are not part of the modelled data Pollen Atlas publishes — the modelled index is reported per pollen type, not per species — so this section gives the type summary: tree pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today. The plant-by-plant detail that is available, from the Google Pollen API, is in the next section.

Plants affecting Dubuque now — tree pollen

Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for Dubuque. The type summary stands: tree pollen reads 0.6 (Low) today.

In the Midwest & Great Lakes pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are spring trees, late-spring and summer grasses, and late-summer and autumn ragweed — named here as regional context only, not as today’s readings.

Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.

What this tree pollen level means

Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.

Enjoy outdoor activities.

Trees run from March into May, later near the big lakes. This month sits outside the usual tree pollen window for the Midwest & Great Lakes pattern, so today’s tree pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The Iowa allergy season guide singles out ragweed, the state’s dominant allergen, over a maple, oak and hickory spring.

Dubuque allergies today

Dubuque allergies today are set by the same reading as the Dubuque pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 18 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 0.6 (Low) of it. When people ask about Dubuque allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for Dubuque.

Allergies in Dubuque follow the Iowa calendar set out on the full Dubuque page — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Dubuque before heading outdoors, the tree pollen split on this page is the part to read: it shows whether this pollen type is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.

Read the five-day overall trend above as the Dubuque allergy forecast for the tree pollen season: it shows whether Dubuque allergies are set to ease or build across the week, day by day — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the overall index steps down, not just today.

See the full Dubuque pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context

Dubuque grass pollen count

Dubuque ragweed pollen count

See how Dubuque ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today

See Dubuque on the pollen map

Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory

Iowa allergy season guide

Tree pollen season

Find an allergist in Dubuque, IA

Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).