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California Air Quality Index (AQI)

Real-time PM2.5, PM10 air pollution level United States

Last Update: 19 Apr 2022, 12:05am

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Comparative Exposure with California

24 hrs avg AQI

California

United States
30

Major Air Pollutants in California

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27 (CO)

PM2.5

The current PM2.5 concentration in California is ✓below the recommended limit given by the WHO 24 hrs air quality guidelines value.

California - Cities Air Pollution Level

Status AQI AQI-US AQI-IN PM2.5 PM10 Temp Humid
North Auburn GOOD 18 18 15 3 0 10 94
Gridley GOOD 13 13 5 3 0 11 88
Emeryville GOOD 27 27 4 2 0 13 90
Madera GOOD 29 29 31 1 5 13 72
Mayfair GOOD 31 31 33 0 22 15 63
Topanga GOOD 18 18 19 4 0 13 80
Modesto GOOD 29 29 31 3 1 13 77
Lompoc GOOD 29 29 6 1 6 12 94
Live Oak GOOD 21 21 19 5 0 12 86
East Porterville GOOD 27 27 20 4 0 14 71
Banning MODERATE 59 59 32 16 0 8 84
Ojai GOOD 8 8 5 2 0 12 84
Santa Clarita GOOD 38 38 14 9 0 9 85
Manteca GOOD 17 17 5 4 5 13 71
Turlock GOOD 33 33 21 8 10 13 74
Red Bluff GOOD 27 27 14 6 1 11 78
Atascadero GOOD 17 17 14 4 14 9 86
Sebastopol GOOD 16 16 16 3 0 11 90
Goleta GOOD 29 29 12 7 9 13 80
Orange Cove GOOD 43 43 24 10 0 11 77
Thousand Oaks GOOD 13 13 8 3 0 11 86
Long Beach MODERATE 55 55 24 14 0 14 82
Rosamond MODERATE 54 54 56 8 18 13 51
Gilroy GOOD 32 32 35 1 0 11 98
Alpine GOOD 31 31 33 3 6 11 89
Contra Costa Centre GOOD 16 16 17 3 0 12 88
Calexico GOOD 33 33 36 3 28 15 51
East Los Angeles GOOD 29 29 27 7 16 13 81
Santa Maria GOOD 19 19 21 2 21 11 100
Salinas GOOD 28 28 30 3 0 13 83
Bishop POOR 102 102 112 48 80 4 62
Porterville GOOD 21 21 23 5 0 13 66
San Pablo MODERATE 53 53 23 13 0 13 100
Truckee GOOD 28 28 16 6 0 1 97
Chula Vista GOOD 31 31 34 5 11 13 80
Visalia GOOD 29 29 16 7 7 14 67
East Rancho Dominguez GOOD 23 23 8 5 0 14 80
Santa Barbara GOOD 25 25 17 6 17 13 77
Hanford GOOD 25 25 27 2 11 15 69
Ukiah GOOD 6 6 3 2 0 12 78
San Leandro GOOD 27 27 2 1 0 13 90
Hollister GOOD 25 25 27 6 5 12 88
Livermore GOOD 31 31 33 3 0 12 86
Fresno GOOD 27 27 29 6 10 14 72
Woodlake GOOD 19 19 8 5 0 10 78
Clovis GOOD 31 31 33 4 6 13 69
Jurupa Valley GOOD 47 47 46 9 26 12 76
University Of California Davis GOOD 29 29 27 7 0 12 71
Merced MODERATE 59 59 27 16 0 13 72
Alta Sierra GOOD 25 25 2 1 0 10 94
Wilton GOOD 18 18 2 1 0 11 89
San Luis Obispo GOOD 33 33 36 4 10 10 93
Grass Valley GOOD 23 23 2 1 0 8 99
Rancho Calaveras GOOD 19 19 21 3 4 7 95
Tracy GOOD 25 25 10 6 5 13 76
Signal Hill GOOD 19 19 20 4 20 14 86
Salton City GOOD 25 25 10 6 0 17 48
Ontario GOOD 13 13 5 3 0 12 74
Willits GOOD 29 29 12 7 0 12 80
Seaside GOOD 10 10 11 2 0 11 96
Mecca GOOD 20 20 14 2 0 9 59
Calipatria MODERATE 89 89 64 24 24 16 53
El Cajon GOOD 33 33 22 3 8 14 73
Ben Lomond GOOD 8 8 4 2 0 12 86
Mendota GOOD 19 19 6 3 0 12 80
Sacramento GOOD 34 34 19 8 6 12 84
Upland MODERATE 55 55 23 14 15 12 74
Galt GOOD 15 15 16 2 0 11 94
El Rio GOOD 11 11 12 2 12 13 80
Chico GOOD 22 22 24 4 3 13 82
Oceano GOOD 8 8 9 1 9 12 100
Anderson GOOD 19 19 20 1 0 12 80
Arvin GOOD 25 25 10 6 0 7 100
Simi Valley GOOD 38 38 23 9 9 12 86
San Francisco GOOD 23 23 25 3 0 13 87
King City GOOD 25 25 27 2 12 12 83
Colusa GOOD 18 18 19 2 9 13 77
Lake Elsinore GOOD 31 31 34 2 7 11 83
French Valley MODERATE 51 51 55 10 0 11 76
Crestline GOOD 27 27 29 0 0 10 81
Huron GOOD 4 4 2 1 0 16 64
Ridgecrest GOOD 36 36 14 9 6 16 34
North Fair Oaks GOOD 26 26 28 4 0 12 92
Corcoran GOOD 10 10 11 2 11 15 69
San Rafael GOOD 26 26 28 4 0 12 89
Camp Pendleton South GOOD 25 25 22 6 15 13 86
Bakersfield GOOD 38 38 31 9 31 15 61
Roseville GOOD 26 26 9 1 9 12 82
Magalia GOOD 29 29 11 7 0 5 98
Nipomo GOOD 8 8 8 2 8 12 100
Yuba City GOOD 19 19 20 2 10 13 80
Glendora GOOD 20 20 22 4 19 12 72
August GOOD 42 42 18 10 16 13 77
Lincoln GOOD 23 23 13 6 0 10 90
San Jose GOOD 25 25 23 6 0 13 77
Vallejo GOOD 26 26 28 0 0 12 89
Woodland GOOD 30 30 32 5 0 9 88
Berkeley GOOD 29 29 28 7 0 12 88
Willows GOOD 13 13 12 3 6 10 82
Rio Vista GOOD 21 21 8 5 0 12 82
Alameda GOOD 13 13 5 3 0 13 90
Fillmore GOOD 13 13 5 3 0 13 80
Mammoth Lakes GOOD 31 31 17 8 6 5 62
Paradise MODERATE 59 59 27 16 0 13 82
Yreka GOOD 43 43 22 13 0 6 93
Mount Shasta GOOD 25 25 11 6 0 7 90
Brawley GOOD 31 31 33 0 10 16 52
Coronado GOOD 33 33 36 5 12 15 78
Lakeport GOOD 8 8 4 2 0 12 77
Winters MODERATE 62 62 34 20 0 11 79
Cloverdale GOOD 12 12 6 3 0 12 80
Crescent City GOOD 38 38 15 9 0 11 96
Hidden Valley Lake GOOD 46 46 18 11 0 12 83
Burbank GOOD 21 21 23 5 0 13 80
Mckinleyville GOOD 32 32 17 10 0 9 98
Fortuna GOOD 21 21 8 5 0 8 100
Corning GOOD 37 37 15 9 0 13 74
Healdsburg MODERATE 80 80 43 26 0 12 83
Placerville GOOD 8 8 3 2 0 7 100
Victorville GOOD 25 25 10 6 10 10 71
Carpinteria GOOD 13 13 4 3 0 13 77
Yosemite Lakes GOOD 37 37 21 12 0 10 72
Oroville GOOD 29 29 12 7 0 13 82
Lancaster GOOD 29 29 12 7 12 12 66
Half Moon Bay GOOD 0 29 1 0 0 12 100
Sonora GOOD 17 17 7 4 0 10 94
Orland GOOD 21 21 8 5 0 13 82
Fairfield GOOD 8 8 4 2 0 12 89
Redding GOOD 19 19 8 5 0 9 82
Shasta Lake GOOD 33 33 13 8 0 2 96
Windsor MODERATE 55 55 23 14 0 11 96
Fullerton GOOD 15 15 16 2 16 13 79
Arden Arcade GOOD 25 25 10 6 0 11 87
St Helena POOR 195 195 316 141 0 10 92
Susanville MODERATE 57 57 25 15 0 5 88
Napa GOOD 17 17 7 4 0 12 89
Eureka GOOD 50 50 20 12 0 11 96
Antioch GOOD 25 25 11 6 0 12 87
Folsom GOOD 19 19 21 2 0 11 87

Weather Conditions in California

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06:26 AM
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Wind speed

33 km/h

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UV Index

16

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Pressure

800 mb


Health Advice For California

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How to protect yourself from air pollution around California, United States?
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Wear Mask

Not Required
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Stay Indoor

Not Required
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Windows

Keep Close
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Use Purifier

Not Required
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Allow Outdoor

California Air Quality Forecast



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Today

134

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Friday

134

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Saturday

134

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Sunday

134

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Monday

134

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Tuesday

134

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Wednesday

134

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United States - Metro Cities AQI

15
36
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
7˚C / 69%
14
38
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
6˚C / 73%
27
47
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
22˚C / 83%
25
23
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13˚C / 87%
13
33
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10˚C / 44%
27
29
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13˚C / 81%
31
29
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22˚C / 94%

Historic Air Quality Graph of California

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Oct 1, 2020

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Oct 1, 2020

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Comparative Exposure with California

24 hrs avg AQI

California

United States
30


FAQs of California's Air Quality Index

(Frequently Asked Questions)


Quick answers to some commonly asked questions about the air pollution of California.


The real-time air quality in California is 30 (GOOD) AQI now. This was last updated 2 years ago .

The current concentration of PM2.5 in California is 7 (µg/m³). The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends 15 µg/m³ as the threshold concentration of PM2.5 for 24 hrs mean. Currently, the concentration is 0.28 times the recommended limit.

Generally, the air quality at California starts deteriorating in late October. The winters are the worst-hit season in terms of air pollution.

You should wear a good N95 mask when you go outdoor in California until the AQI is improving upto moderate range.

Office going people should avoid personal vehicles and use public transportations or carpooling.

(i) The primary causes of outdoor air pollution are solid, liquid particles called aerosols & gase from vehicles emissions, construction activities, factories, burning stubble & fossil fuels and wildfire, etc.

(ii) Main causes of indoor air pollution are harmful gases from cooking fuels (such as wood, crop wastes, charcoal, coal and dung), damp, mould smoke, chemicals from cleaning materials, etc.

Indoor air pollution in California is as dangerous as outdoor pollution, because the air pollutants come inside the houses or buildings through doors, windows and ventilation.

In California, you must use an air purifier or fresh air machine at home or office indoor and close all the doors, windows and ventilations when the outdoor air quality index (aqi) in California is very high. Proper ventilation is highly recommended only when outdoor air quality is improving and moderate AQI range.

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