Pollen in Brooklyn, NY

About pollen in Brooklyn

Pollen counts across Brooklyn are quiet today, with tree pollen sitting at essentially none. Anyone sensitive to airborne allergens should find little to react to outdoors right now, making it a comfortable day for time outside without much concern about seasonal triggers. Looking ahead, tree pollen is expected to remain minimal through the next few days, which fits the season — the main tree pollen period, driven by species like maple, honeylocust, and Callery pear (Pyrus), wrapped up months ago in spring. With midsummer underway, attention for allergy sufferers in the city typically shifts toward grasses now and will eventually turn to ragweed as late summer approaches, though for the moment conditions remain calm.

What to do today

• Pollen is minimal today, so it's a great time to be outside.
• No special pollen precautions are needed right now.

Tree map

Every dot is a tree near Brooklyn, colored by how allergenic it is. Click one for its details, and zoom in for a closer look.

Top tree-pollen sources

The local tree genera behind today's pollen near Brooklyn. Each bar is that genus's share of the tree pollen.

Meet the trees near you

Get to know the tree types growing around Brooklyn: what each looks like, how allergenic it is, and when it blooms.

Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Allergenicity 2/4Blooms spring

London planetree

Platanus acerifolia

Allergenicity 4/4Blooms spring

Sophora

Styphnolobium japonicum

Allergenicity 2/4Blooms spring

Callery pear

Pyrus calleryana

Allergenicity 1/4Blooms spring

Green ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Allergenicity 4/4Blooms spring

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Allergenicity 1/4Blooms spring

Pin oak

Quercus palustris

Allergenicity 4/4Blooms spring

Norway maple

Acer platanoides

Allergenicity 3/4Blooms spring

Japanese zelkova

Zelkova serrata

Allergenicity 2/4Blooms spring

Kentucky coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Allergenicity 2/4Blooms spring

Eastern redcedar

Juniperus virginiana

Allergenicity 5/4Blooms winter,spring

American elm

Ulmus americana

Allergenicity 3/4Blooms spring

Ash

Fraxinus

Allergenicity 4/4Blooms spring

Cherry

Prunus

Allergenicity 1/4Blooms spring

Chinese elm

Ulmus parvifolia

Allergenicity 3/4Blooms spring

American linden

Tilia americana

Allergenicity 2/4Blooms summer

Common questions

What is the pollen count in Brooklyn, NY today?

Brooklyn, NY has no notable tree, grass, or weed pollen today.

What plants are causing allergies in Brooklyn, NY?

The main sources right now are Honeylocust, Styphnolobium, Liriodendron, Maple, and Pyrus.