Air quality in Santa Barbara

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Santa Barbara • 16:00, May 18 Local time

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42

US AQI⁺

Good

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Main pollutant:

PM2.5

7.6 µg/m³

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18°

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13 km/h

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62 %

Hourly forecast

Santa Barbara air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

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92%

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78%

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84%

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99%

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98%

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82%

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86%

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99%

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73%

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78%

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58%

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60%

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72%

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82%

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86%

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88%

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85%

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82%

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80%

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79%

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78%

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77%

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77%

Daily forecast

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Santa Barbara air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

Air pollutants

What is the current air quality in Santa Barbara?

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PM2.5 concentration is currently 1.5 times the World Health Organization annual PM2.5 guideline value.

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Pollen

What is the pollen count in Santa Barbara 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 Barbara

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Pollen

What is the pollen count in Santa Barbara 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 Barbara

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Most polluted locations near Santa Barbara

Worldwide AQI⁺ rankingArrow icon

Station ranking

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

#StationsAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Riviera (Outdoor)

64

2
The national flag of USA

3018 Calle Noguera

49

3
The national flag of USA

92106 State St

46

4
The national flag of USA

Mulberry Avenue

45

5
The national flag of USA

2130 Mission Ridge Rd

43

6
The national flag of USA

1511 Alameda Padre Serra

39

7
The national flag of USA

502-562 Por La Mar Cir

37

8
The national flag of USA

Bel Air

33

9
The national flag of USA

East San Roque

29

10
The national flag of USA

Old Mission Santa Barbara

19

City ranking

Real-time USA AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Tompkins County, New York

160

2
The national flag of USA

Manhattan, Kansas

92

3
The national flag of USA

Mission, Texas

88

4
The national flag of USA

San Bernardino County, California

87

5
The national flag of USA

Carson, California

86

6
The national flag of USA

West Carson, California

84

7
The national flag of USA

Redondo Beach, California

82

8
The national flag of USA

Buckeye, Arizona

81

9
The national flag of USA

Wichita, Kansas

81

10
The national flag of USA

Huntington Park, California

80

History

Historic air quality graph for Santa Barbara

42 AQI⁺ US
Good
15:00–16:00 May 18 Local time
AQI⁺ US

History

Historic air quality graph for Santa Barbara

42 AQI⁺ US
Good
15:00–16:00 May 18 Local time
AQI⁺ US

Most polluted locations near Santa Barbara

Worldwide AQI⁺ rankingArrow icon

Station ranking

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

#StationsAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Riviera (Outdoor)

64

2
The national flag of USA

3018 Calle Noguera

49

3
The national flag of USA

92106 State St

46

4
The national flag of USA

Mulberry Avenue

45

5
The national flag of USA

2130 Mission Ridge Rd

43

6
The national flag of USA

1511 Alameda Padre Serra

39

7
The national flag of USA

502-562 Por La Mar Cir

37

8
The national flag of USA

Bel Air

33

9
The national flag of USA

East San Roque

29

10
The national flag of USA

Old Mission Santa Barbara

19

City ranking

Real-time USA AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Tompkins County, New York

160

2
The national flag of USA

Manhattan, Kansas

92

3
The national flag of USA

Mission, Texas

88

4
The national flag of USA

San Bernardino County, California

87

5
The national flag of USA

Carson, California

86

6
The national flag of USA

West Carson, California

84

7
The national flag of USA

Redondo Beach, California

82

8
The national flag of USA

Buckeye, Arizona

81

9
The national flag of USA

Wichita, Kansas

81

10
The national flag of USA

Huntington Park, California

80

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