The Air

California air, measured live

CALIFORNIA — This hour the cleanest air in the state is over Pasadena (29); the heaviest sits over Visalia (143).

US AQI and PM2.5 from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS) · updated 4:19 PM PT, every 10 minutes · no figure on this page is written by hand.

Every California city we measure, on the US AQI scale, right now

29cleanest · Pasadena143heaviest · VisaliaUnhealthy for Sensitive Groups at the worst of it

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Every reading sits between 29 (Pasadena) and 143 (Visalia). The first line is 50, where the air stops being good for everyone.

Sacramento Valley

City	AQI	Band	PM2.5
Sacramento	63	Moderate	3.2
Elk Grove	65	Moderate	3.5
Folsom	58	Moderate	3.8
Roseville	58	Moderate	3.8
Davis	63	Moderate	3.2
Woodland	65	Moderate	2.8
Chico	69	Moderate	6.3
Redding	80	Moderate	21.3

City	AQI	Band	PM2.5
San Francisco	56	Moderate	8.9
Oakland	62	Moderate	7.8
Berkeley	62	Moderate	7.8
San Jose	43	Good	2.1
Fremont	54	Moderate	3
Santa Rosa	56	Moderate	8.4
Napa	59	Moderate	6.2
Vallejo	62	Moderate	7.8

City	AQI	Band	PM2.5
Stockton	71	Moderate	3.5
Modesto	58	Moderate	4.9
Merced	57	Moderate	6.8
Fresno	103	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	12.9
Visalia	143	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	10
Bakersfield	31	Good	2.5

City	AQI	Band	PM2.5
South Lake Tahoe	41	Good	3.4
Truckee	41	Good	1.9

City	AQI	Band	PM2.5
Santa Cruz	31	Good	3.5
Monterey	31	Good	3.5
Salinas	30	Good	1.5
San Luis Obispo	33	Good	1.5
Santa Barbara	38	Good	2.1
Ventura	36	Good	2.1
Oxnard	36	Good	3.2

City	AQI	Band	PM2.5
Los Angeles	41	Good	7.4
Long Beach	37	Good	4.2
Pasadena	29	Good	6.3
Glendale	41	Good	7.4
Santa Monica	41	Good	7.4
Anaheim	29	Good	6.3
Santa Ana	37	Good	4.2
Irvine	37	Good	4.2
Riverside	34	Good	2
San Bernardino	34	Good	2
San Diego	32	Good	5.2
Oceanside	34	Good	3.4

City	AQI	Band	PM2.5
Palm Springs	34	Good	1
Lancaster	36	Good	3.5
Victorville	35	Good	1.3

City	AQI	Band	PM2.5
Eureka	59	Moderate	8.2