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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
31

Major Air Pollutants in California

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32 (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 28 28 20 5 0 11 82
Gridley GOOD 17 17 7 4 0 12 80
Emeryville GOOD 29 29 31 6 0 12 86
Madera GOOD 20 20 22 2 7 11 86
Mayfair GOOD 19 19 21 0 12 13 69
Topanga GOOD 20 20 22 3 0 13 74
Modesto GOOD 29 29 28 7 10 13 77
Lompoc GOOD 17 17 16 4 9 12 100
Live Oak GOOD 19 19 20 4 0 10 90
East Porterville GOOD 21 21 10 5 0 12 84
Ojai GOOD 21 21 18 5 0 13 84
Santa Clarita GOOD 29 29 12 7 0 12 77
Manteca GOOD 6 6 6 1 6 10 88
Turlock GOOD 23 23 25 4 7 12 77
Red Bluff GOOD 33 33 15 8 5 14 69
Atascadero GOOD 18 18 15 4 12 11 86
Sebastopol GOOD 9 9 8 1 0 11 96
Goleta GOOD 25 25 10 6 6 9 97
Orange Cove GOOD 43 43 24 10 0 13 78
Thousand Oaks GOOD 26 26 7 4 0 12 93
Long Beach MODERATE 55 55 24 14 0 14 81
Rosamond MODERATE 54 54 56 8 18 11 75
Gilroy GOOD 32 32 35 1 0 13 89
Alpine GOOD 27 27 29 4 9 12 86
Contra Costa Centre GOOD 16 16 17 3 0 12 80
Calexico GOOD 33 33 36 1 36 17 53
East Los Angeles GOOD 29 29 30 7 12 14 77
Santa Maria GOOD 19 19 21 2 21 10 84
Salinas GOOD 31 31 4 2 0 12 93
Bishop MODERATE 97 97 120 49 80 8 68
Porterville GOOD 25 25 14 6 0 14 72
San Pablo MODERATE 53 53 23 13 0 12 100
Truckee GOOD 49 49 21 13 0 -2 92
Chula Vista GOOD 30 30 32 4 10 14 77
Visalia GOOD 29 29 16 7 7 13 75
Santa Barbara GOOD 29 29 12 7 10 9 93
Hanford GOOD 25 25 11 6 11 13 75
Ukiah GOOD 6 6 3 2 0 8 92
San Leandro GOOD 27 27 29 6 0 12 90
Hollister GOOD 21 21 8 2 8 13 83
Livermore GOOD 31 31 33 3 0 9 90
Fresno GOOD 19 19 20 3 14 13 77
Susanville GOOD 45 45 20 12 0 10 74
Woodlake GOOD 23 23 10 6 0 12 86
Clovis GOOD 33 33 13 8 12 12 82
Jurupa Valley GOOD 45 45 44 8 31 13 75
University Of California Davis GOOD 33 33 19 8 0 9 100
Merced MODERATE 59 59 27 16 0 11 86
Alta Sierra GOOD 28 28 30 5 0 4 89
Wilton GOOD 15 15 16 1 0 9 100
San Luis Obispo GOOD 33 33 36 4 10 13 80
Grass Valley GOOD 26 26 28 2 0 10 87
Rancho Calaveras GOOD 19 19 20 2 11 8 93
Tracy GOOD 29 29 15 7 15 11 89
Signal Hill GOOD 19 19 20 4 20 14 81
Salton City GOOD 25 25 10 6 0 17 53
Ontario GOOD 25 25 10 6 0 13 74
Willits GOOD 29 29 12 7 0 11 79
Seaside GOOD 30 30 4 2 0 12 93
Mecca GOOD 15 15 5 3 0 15 55
Calipatria MODERATE 94 94 72 24 30 17 53
El Cajon GOOD 30 30 32 3 8 14 80
Ben Lomond GOOD 17 17 7 4 0 9 90
Mendota GOOD 19 19 21 4 0 11 86
Sacramento GOOD 37 37 22 8 8 11 84
Upland MODERATE 55 55 23 14 15 13 74
Galt GOOD 21 21 12 5 0 10 94
El Rio GOOD 18 18 19 1 16 13 84
Chico GOOD 28 28 30 4 7 13 69
Anderson GOOD 19 19 20 1 0 14 72
Arvin GOOD 29 29 12 7 0 7 93
Simi Valley GOOD 33 33 29 8 8 12 77
San Francisco GOOD 26 26 8 5 0 12 86
King City GOOD 30 30 32 1 5 11 86
Colusa GOOD 25 25 11 6 11 12 80
Lake Elsinore GOOD 26 26 28 3 7 12 88
French Valley MODERATE 51 51 55 10 0 12 88
Crestline GOOD 28 28 30 0 0 13 74
Huron GOOD 21 21 8 5 0 15 67
Ridgecrest GOOD 26 26 11 6 4 12 47
North Fair Oaks GOOD 19 19 21 3 0 11 82
Corcoran GOOD 21 21 16 5 16 13 75
San Rafael GOOD 26 26 28 2 0 12 100
San Jose GOOD 27 27 18 7 0 11 84
Roseville GOOD 21 21 8 5 0 10 94
Magalia GOOD 33 33 13 8 0 -2 100
Nipomo GOOD 17 17 7 4 10 13 93
Yuba City GOOD 25 25 19 6 10 11 80
Glendora GOOD 25 25 27 1 15 12 74
August GOOD 42 42 18 10 16 13 77
Lincoln GOOD 33 33 21 8 0 10 94
Vallejo GOOD 26 26 28 0 0 12 86
Woodland GOOD 21 21 18 5 0 9 94
Berkeley GOOD 33 33 32 8 0 12 83
Willows GOOD 17 17 16 4 15 13 72
Rio Vista GOOD 44 44 18 11 0 12 85
Alameda GOOD 13 13 5 3 0 12 90
Fillmore GOOD 33 33 28 8 0 13 74
Mammoth Lakes GOOD 30 30 18 8 7 0 71
Paradise MODERATE 59 59 27 16 0 13 72
Yreka GOOD 43 43 22 13 0 7 86
Mount Shasta GOOD 25 25 11 6 0 7 86
Brawley GOOD 30 30 32 0 32 17 52
Coronado GOOD 31 31 10 4 10 15 81
Lakeport GOOD 8 8 4 2 0 11 86
Winters MODERATE 62 62 34 20 0 9 100
Cloverdale GOOD 12 12 6 3 0 11 91
Crescent City GOOD 38 38 15 9 0 11 92
Hidden Valley Lake GOOD 46 46 18 11 0 11 96
Burbank GOOD 28 28 7 4 0 12 77
Mckinleyville GOOD 32 32 17 10 0 9 95
Fortuna GOOD 21 21 8 5 0 7 88
Corning GOOD 37 37 15 9 0 13 72
Healdsburg MODERATE 80 80 43 26 0 11 96
Placerville GOOD 8 8 3 2 0 9 87
Victorville GOOD 27 27 29 5 12 8 87
Carpinteria GOOD 13 13 4 3 0 13 84
Yosemite Lakes GOOD 37 37 21 12 0 8 80
Oroville GOOD 29 29 12 7 0 13 72
Lancaster GOOD 29 29 12 7 12 10 77
Half Moon Bay GOOD 0 29 1 0 0 12 88
Sonora GOOD 17 17 7 4 0 8 93
Orland GOOD 21 21 8 5 0 13 72
Fairfield GOOD 8 8 4 2 0 12 85
Redding GOOD 19 19 8 5 0 12 72
Shasta Lake GOOD 33 33 13 8 0 7 86
Windsor MODERATE 55 55 23 14 0 11 96
Fullerton GOOD 22 22 24 4 24 14 81
Arden Arcade GOOD 17 17 7 4 0 9 93
St Helena POOR 195 195 316 141 0 11 96
Napa GOOD 17 17 7 4 0 12 86
Eureka GOOD 50 50 20 12 0 9 97
Antioch GOOD 25 25 11 6 0 11 85
Folsom GOOD 21 21 23 2 0 10 94

Weather Conditions in California

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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

18
20
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
6˚C / 45%
23
55
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
1˚C / 100%
20
34
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
21˚C / 87%
8
26
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12˚C / 86%
18
24
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8˚C / 44%
31
29
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14˚C / 77%
20
19
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20˚C / 100%

Historic Air Quality Graph of California

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Oct 1, 2020

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Comparative Exposure with California

24 hrs avg AQI

California

United States
31


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 31 (GOOD) AQI now. This was last updated 2 years ago .

The current concentration of PM2.5 in California is 8 (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 0.32 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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