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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
36

Major Air Pollutants in California

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37 (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 16 59
Gridley GOOD 38 38 15 9 0 21 47
Emeryville GOOD 30 30 5 3 0 17 62
Mayfair GOOD 34 34 37 0 37 19 52
Topanga GOOD 38 38 41 9 0 18 56
Modesto GOOD 38 38 41 9 24 19 45
Lompoc GOOD 31 31 5 3 5 14 66
Live Oak GOOD 31 31 7 4 0 14 75
East Porterville GOOD 29 29 22 4 0 18 51
Ojai GOOD 31 31 33 5 0 16 69
Santa Clarita GOOD 36 36 39 8 0 17 55
Manteca GOOD 29 29 23 7 23 20 45
Turlock GOOD 46 46 39 11 31 21 49
Red Bluff GOOD 38 38 20 9 7 18 49
Atascadero GOOD 18 18 7 2 7 18 56
Sebastopol GOOD 9 9 8 1 0 16 63
Goleta GOOD 29 29 10 6 9 18 68
Thousand Oaks GOOD 32 32 35 6 0 17 72
Long Beach MODERATE 55 55 24 14 0 17 69
Rosamond MODERATE 54 54 56 8 18 17 39
Gilroy GOOD 32 32 35 1 0 17 60
Alpine GOOD 30 30 18 6 18 18 63
Contra Costa Centre GOOD 16 16 17 3 0 17 62
Calexico MODERATE 75 75 102 8 103 28 28
East Los Angeles GOOD 38 38 37 9 18 18 60
Santa Maria GOOD 19 19 21 2 21 16 65
Salinas GOOD 33 33 36 5 0 15 69
Bishop POOR 106 106 128 49 77 14 28
Porterville MODERATE 55 55 39 14 0 21 51
San Pablo MODERATE 53 53 23 13 0 16 63
Truckee GOOD 35 35 23 8 0 13 44
Chula Vista GOOD 38 38 21 7 21 17 63
Visalia GOOD 29 29 16 7 7 21 51
East Rancho Dominguez GOOD 25 25 11 6 0 17 60
Santa Barbara GOOD 27 27 29 3 19 17 72
Hanford GOOD 46 46 38 11 29 20 49
Ukiah GOOD 18 18 8 5 0 20 54
San Leandro GOOD 31 31 33 5 0 17 62
Hollister GOOD 31 31 16 4 16 17 58
Livermore GOOD 31 31 33 3 0 17 60
Fresno MODERATE 55 55 39 14 39 19 56
Susanville GOOD 43 43 18 11 0 21 24
Woodlake GOOD 15 15 6 4 0 20 51
Clovis MODERATE 53 53 34 12 33 18 56
Jurupa Valley MODERATE 54 54 52 8 34 18 54
University Of California Davis GOOD 38 38 41 1 0 20 43
Merced MODERATE 59 59 27 16 0 20 47
Madera GOOD 50 50 36 12 36 20 50
Alta Sierra GOOD 33 33 36 7 0 16 59
Wilton GOOD 33 33 36 5 0 19 49
San Luis Obispo GOOD 33 33 36 4 10 16 67
Grass Valley GOOD 26 26 28 4 0 16 59
Rancho Calaveras GOOD 33 33 36 7 18 13 77
Tracy GOOD 33 33 19 8 19 20 45
Signal Hill GOOD 19 19 20 4 20 16 72
Salton City GOOD 25 25 10 6 0 29 25
Ontario MODERATE 55 55 23 14 0 18 50
Willits GOOD 29 29 12 7 0 19 54
Seaside GOOD 38 38 33 9 0 15 69
Mecca GOOD 25 25 20 2 0 29 22
Calipatria MODERATE 100 100 84 24 42 28 28
El Cajon GOOD 40 40 31 6 18 18 58
Ben Lomond GOOD 25 25 10 6 0 14 75
Mendota GOOD 33 33 14 8 0 20 50
Sacramento GOOD 34 34 18 9 4 20 49
Upland MODERATE 55 55 23 14 15 18 50
Galt GOOD 26 26 7 4 0 19 49
El Rio GOOD 30 30 32 1 27 17 70
Chico GOOD 50 50 43 12 31 22 41
Oceano GOOD 9 9 10 1 10 16 72
Anderson GOOD 19 19 20 1 0 23 38
Arvin GOOD 33 33 14 8 0 11 71
Simi Valley GOOD 34 34 11 5 11 17 55
San Francisco GOOD 27 27 5 3 0 16 64
King City GOOD 33 33 36 6 32 17 58
Colusa GOOD 35 35 38 3 28 21 47
Lake Elsinore GOOD 35 35 38 3 16 19 53
French Valley MODERATE 51 51 55 10 0 19 57
Crestline GOOD 50 50 46 12 0 19 44
Huron GOOD 42 42 17 10 0 21 49
Ridgecrest GOOD 32 32 14 8 6 17 20
North Fair Oaks GOOD 29 29 31 3 0 15 72
Corcoran GOOD 42 42 38 10 38 20 49
San Rafael GOOD 31 31 34 4 0 15 72
Camp Pendleton South GOOD 38 38 41 6 17 19 61
Bakersfield GOOD 46 46 39 10 34 23 32
San Jose GOOD 31 31 20 8 0 19 47
Roseville GOOD 38 38 20 8 20 20 46
Magalia GOOD 42 42 16 10 0 21 26
Nipomo GOOD 8 8 8 2 8 16 67
Yuba City GOOD 46 46 36 11 29 21 49
Glendora GOOD 45 45 49 4 38 20 49
August GOOD 42 42 18 10 16 20 45
Lincoln GOOD 29 29 16 7 0 20 46
Vallejo GOOD 33 33 36 0 0 17 62
Woodland GOOD 34 34 37 2 0 20 46
Berkeley GOOD 46 46 32 11 0 17 65
Willows GOOD 39 39 42 9 32 21 44
Alameda GOOD 38 38 15 9 0 17 62
Fillmore GOOD 35 35 38 4 0 19 55
Mammoth Lakes GOOD 45 45 24 10 13 8 60
Vacaville GOOD 21 21 8 5 0 20 47
Paradise MODERATE 59 59 27 16 0 22 41
Yreka GOOD 43 43 22 13 0 17 54
Mount Shasta GOOD 25 25 11 6 0 14 77
Brawley GOOD 50 50 54 0 54 31 19
Coronado GOOD 38 38 41 7 20 18 65
Lakeport GOOD 8 8 4 2 0 18 63
Winters MODERATE 62 62 34 20 0 19 48
Cloverdale GOOD 12 12 6 3 0 18 63
Crescent City GOOD 38 38 15 9 0 13 74
Hidden Valley Lake GOOD 46 46 18 11 0 18 63
Burbank GOOD 42 42 45 5 0 18 56
Mckinleyville GOOD 32 32 17 10 0 17 52
Fortuna GOOD 21 21 8 5 0 16 50
Corning GOOD 37 37 15 9 0 21 46
Healdsburg MODERATE 80 80 43 26 0 15 65
Placerville GOOD 8 8 3 2 0 16 53
Victorville GOOD 45 45 49 9 47 19 33
Carpinteria GOOD 13 13 4 3 0 18 66
Yosemite Lakes GOOD 37 37 21 12 0 15 63
Oroville GOOD 29 29 12 7 0 20 49
Lancaster GOOD 29 29 12 7 12 19 45
Half Moon Bay GOOD 0 29 1 0 0 14 74
Sonora GOOD 17 17 7 4 0 15 61
Orland GOOD 21 21 8 5 0 22 44
Fairfield GOOD 8 8 4 2 0 18 53
Orange Cove MODERATE 54 54 24 15 0 19 50
Redding GOOD 25 25 10 6 0 18 44
Shasta Lake GOOD 33 33 13 8 0 15 58
Windsor MODERATE 55 55 23 14 0 17 65
Fullerton GOOD 29 29 25 7 25 18 65
Arden Arcade GOOD 13 13 5 3 0 20 46
St Helena POOR 195 195 316 141 0 17 65
Napa GOOD 17 17 7 4 0 17 67
Eureka GOOD 50 50 20 12 0 12 74
Antioch GOOD 25 25 11 6 0 20 47
Folsom GOOD 31 31 34 7 0 20 46
Rio Vista GOOD 17 17 7 4 0 20 47

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

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38
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
16˚C / 45%
1
25
AQI (IN)
AQI (US)
5˚C / 87%
27
40
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28˚C / 61%
5
27
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16˚C / 64%
35
32
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14˚C / 36%
37
38
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18˚C / 60%
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32
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26˚C / 61%

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
36


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

The current concentration of PM2.5 in California is 9 (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 0.36 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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