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Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Santa Cruz • 05:00, Jun 06 Local time

28

US AQI⁺

Good

face expression based on aqi value

Main pollutant:

PM2.5

5.1 µg/m³

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12°

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1 km/h

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90 %

Hourly forecast

Santa Cruz air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

Now

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90%

06:00

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91%

07:00

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82%

08:00

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71%

09:00

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63%

10:00

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55%

11:00

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49%

12:00

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45%

13:00

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40%

14:00

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36%

15:00

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36%

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39%

17:00

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45%

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49%

19:00

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53%

20:00

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60%

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14°

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65%

22:00

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13°

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70%

23:00

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73%

Sun

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24

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76%

01:00

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77%

02:00

18

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78%

03:00

18

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79%

04:00

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80%

05:00

17

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81%

06:00

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87%

07:00

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86%

08:00

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80%

09:00

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77%

10:00

23

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75%

11:00

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69%

12:00

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63%

13:00

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58%

14:00

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55%

15:00

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50%

16:00

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48%

17:00

22

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44%

18:00

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31%

19:00

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38%

20:00

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44%

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51%

22:00

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56%

23:00

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61%

Mon

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14

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68%

01:00

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76%

02:00

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80%

03:00

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80%

04:00

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82%

05:00

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83%

06:00

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78%

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78%

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76%

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73%

10:00

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73%

11:00

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68%

12:00

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63%

13:00

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60%

14:00

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56%

15:00

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54%

16:00

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53%

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56%

18:00

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58%

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64%

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71%

21:00

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77%

22:00

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81%

23:00

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83%

Tue

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21

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84%

01:00

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84%

02:00

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87%

03:00

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89%

04:00

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91%

Daily forecast

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Santa Cruz air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

Air pollutants

What is the current air quality in Santa Cruz?

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PM2.5 concentration currently meets the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline.

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Pollen

What is the pollen count in Santa Cruz today?

Index

Pollen global icon

Moderate

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Tree

Low

25%
Pollen grass icon

Grass

Moderate

50%
Pollen weed icon

Weed

Moderate

50%

Source:

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Pollen forecast in Santa Cruz

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Real-time Santa Cruz air pollution map

Pollen

What is the pollen count in Santa Cruz today?

Index

Pollen global icon

Moderate

Pollen tree icon

Tree

Low

25%
Pollen grass icon

Grass

Moderate

50%
Pollen weed icon

Weed

Moderate

50%

Source:

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Pollen forecast in Santa Cruz

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Most polluted locations near Santa Cruz

Worldwide AQI⁺ rankingArrow icon

Station ranking

Real-time AQI⁺ station ranking for stations in Santa Cruz

#StationsAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Miles Street

39

2
The national flag of USA

Laurent Street

38

3
The national flag of USA

Outside the pain cave

36

4
The national flag of USA

1244 Laurent St

30

5
The national flag of USA

Midtown Santa Cruz

28

6
The national flag of USA

Derby Park

27

7
The national flag of USA

690 Meder St

22

8
The national flag of USA

200 West Cliff Drive

19

9
The national flag of USA

East Sunset

11

10
The national flag of USA

Harbor Pegasus Racing

10

City ranking

Real-time USA AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Richland County, South Carolina

119

2
The national flag of USA

Avenal, California

100

3
The national flag of USA

Oakhurst, California

76

4
The national flag of USA

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

73

5
The national flag of USA

La Crescenta-Montrose, California

72

6
The national flag of USA

Spartanburg, South Carolina

72

7
The national flag of USA

Pahrump, Nevada

71

8
The national flag of USA

Montgomery County, North Carolina

69

9
The national flag of USA

Altadena, California

67

10
The national flag of USA

Berks County, Pennsylvania

67

History

Historic air quality graph for Santa Cruz

28 AQI⁺ US
Good
04:00–05:00 Jun 06 Local time
AQI⁺ US

History

Historic air quality graph for Santa Cruz

28 AQI⁺ US
Good
04:00–05:00 Jun 06 Local time
AQI⁺ US

Most polluted locations near Santa Cruz

Worldwide AQI⁺ rankingArrow icon

Station ranking

Real-time AQI⁺ station ranking for stations in Santa Cruz

#StationsAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Miles Street

39

2
The national flag of USA

Laurent Street

38

3
The national flag of USA

Outside the pain cave

36

4
The national flag of USA

1244 Laurent St

30

5
The national flag of USA

Midtown Santa Cruz

28

6
The national flag of USA

Derby Park

27

7
The national flag of USA

690 Meder St

22

8
The national flag of USA

200 West Cliff Drive

19

9
The national flag of USA

East Sunset

11

10
The national flag of USA

Harbor Pegasus Racing

10

City ranking

Real-time USA AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Richland County, South Carolina

119

2
The national flag of USA

Avenal, California

100

3
The national flag of USA

Oakhurst, California

76

4
The national flag of USA

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

73

5
The national flag of USA

La Crescenta-Montrose, California

72

6
The national flag of USA

Spartanburg, South Carolina

72

7
The national flag of USA

Pahrump, Nevada

71

8
The national flag of USA

Montgomery County, North Carolina

69

9
The national flag of USA

Altadena, California

67

10
The national flag of USA

Berks County, Pennsylvania

67

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