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Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Santa Cruz • 2 Followers • 10:00, Sep 17 Local time

53*

US AQI⁺

Moderate

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Main pollutant:

PM2.5

10.5 µg/m³

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35°

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1 km/h

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42 %

Hourly forecast

Santa Cruz air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

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42%

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76%

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84%

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93%

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97%

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99%

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99%

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99%

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98%

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97%

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95%

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84%

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82%

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60%

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51%

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48%

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50%

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59%

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81%

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89%

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89%

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91%

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92%

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93%

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94%

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88%

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75%

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65%

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71%

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78%

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69%

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61%

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61%

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73%

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78%

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79%

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81%

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85%

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85%

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88%

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92%

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97%

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85%

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69%

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57%

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48%

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40%

Daily forecast

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Santa Cruz air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

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What is the current air quality in Santa Cruz?

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PM2.5 concentration is currently 2.1 times the World Health Organization annual PM2.5 guideline value.

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Lima, Lima

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42

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Historic air quality graph for Santa Cruz

53 AQI⁺ US
Moderate
10:00–11:00 Sep 17 Local time
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History

Historic air quality graph for Santa Cruz

53 AQI⁺ US
Moderate
10:00–11:00 Sep 17 Local time
AQI⁺ US

Most polluted locations near Santa Cruz

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City ranking

Real-time Peru AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of Peru

Lima, Lima

63

2
The national flag of Peru

Pucallpa, Ucayali

42

3
The national flag of Peru

La Oroya, Junin

25

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