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Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Santa Barbara • 44.9K Followers • 16:00, Aug 11

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US AQI⁺

Good

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Main pollutant:

PM2.5

6.1 µg/m³

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73°

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6.5 km/h

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46 %

Hourly forecast

Santa Barbara air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

Now

34

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46%

17:00

38

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44%

18:00

43

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40%

19:00

47

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35%

20:00

54

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66°

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36%

21:00

59

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61°

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29%

22:00

64

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61°

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26%

23:00

78

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23%

Tue

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85

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22%

01:00

91

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22%

02:00

93

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22%

03:00

99

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25%

04:00

105

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57°

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28%

05:00

98

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33%

06:00

98

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34%

07:00

98

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31%

08:00

88

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26%

09:00

88

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26%

10:00

88

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86°

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24%

11:00

87

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22%

12:00

87

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22%

13:00

87

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93°

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22%

14:00

78

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22%

15:00

78

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20%

16:00

78

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97°

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15%

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80

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11%

18:00

80

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9%

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80

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91°

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10%

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88

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81°

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16%

21:00

88

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77°

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19%

22:00

88

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16%

23:00

98

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14%

Wed

00:00

98

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75°

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14%

01:00

98

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14%

02:00

104

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73°

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15%

03:00

104

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73°

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17%

04:00

104

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72°

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18%

05:00

97

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20%

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97

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22%

07:00

97

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23%

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95

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18%

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95

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84°

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16%

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95

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14%

11:00

86

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14%

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86

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13%

13:00

86

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12%

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80

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10%

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80

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6%

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80

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6%

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78

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7%

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78

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9%

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78

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13%

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88

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21%

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88

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21%

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88

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16%

23:00

94

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15%

Thu

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94

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15%

01:00

94

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16%

02:00

98

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17%

03:00

98

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73°

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19%

04:00

98

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72°

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20%

05:00

95

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72°

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21%

06:00

95

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70°

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22%

07:00

95

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72°

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22%

08:00

89

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81°

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16%

09:00

89

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86°

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13%

10:00

89

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91°

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11%

11:00

82

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93°

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11%

12:00

82

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11%

13:00

82

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97°

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10%

14:00

69

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10%

15:00

69

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99°

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9%

16:00

69

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10%

Daily forecast

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Santa Barbara air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

Today

76

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59°

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55%

Mon

94

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57°

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22%

Tue

91

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102°

70°

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11.2

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12%

Air pollutants

What is the current air quality in Santa Barbara?

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PM2.5 concentration is currently 1.2 times the World Health Organization annual PM2.5 guideline value.

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Real-time Santa Barbara air pollution map

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Pollen

What is the pollen count in Santa Barbara today?

Index

Pollen global icon

None

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Tree

None

0%
Pollen grass icon

Grass

None

0%
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Weed

None

0%

Source:

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Pollen forecast in Santa Barbara

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Real-time Santa Barbara air pollution map

Pollen

What is the pollen count in Santa Barbara today?

Index

Pollen global icon

None

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Tree

None

0%
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Grass

None

0%
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Weed

None

0%

Source:

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Pollen forecast in Santa Barbara

Most polluted locations near Santa Barbara

Worldwide AQI⁺ rankingArrow icon

Station ranking

Real-time USA AQI⁺ station ranking

#StationsAQI⁺ US
1
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Santa Barbara - Canon Perdido

62

2
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West Quinto Street

47

3
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2635 State St

46

4
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Twinridge Road

46

5
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San Roque

44

6
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1511 Alameda Padre Serra

41

7
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92106 State St

41

8
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160-198 N Voluntario St

40

9
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Mulberry Avenue

39

10
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West Cota Street

34

City ranking

Real-time USA AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
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Onamia, Minnesota

171

2
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Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

165

3
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Durango, Colorado

149

4
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Sandstone, Minnesota

135

5
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Sioux City, Iowa

135

6
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Duluth, Minnesota

121

7
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Superior, Wisconsin

120

8
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Falcon Heights, Minnesota

106

9
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Minneapolis, Minnesota

105

10
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Saint Paul, Minnesota

99

History

Historic air quality graph for Santa Barbara

34 AQI⁺ US
Good
15:00 Aug 11 Local time
AQI⁺ US
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History

Historic air quality graph for Santa Barbara

34 AQI⁺ US
Good
15:00 Aug 11 Local time
AQI⁺ US
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August 11, 2025: Riyadh among top 10 most polluted cities in the world

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Heatwave Map Spotlight: California, USA

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Wildfire Map Spotlight: Lee Fire, Colorado

Most polluted locations near Santa Barbara

Worldwide AQI⁺ rankingArrow icon

Station ranking

Real-time USA AQI⁺ station ranking

#StationsAQI⁺ US
1
undefined's country flag

Santa Barbara - Canon Perdido

62

2
undefined's country flag

West Quinto Street

47

3
undefined's country flag

2635 State St

46

4
undefined's country flag

Twinridge Road

46

5
undefined's country flag

San Roque

44

6
undefined's country flag

1511 Alameda Padre Serra

41

7
undefined's country flag

92106 State St

41

8
undefined's country flag

160-198 N Voluntario St

40

9
undefined's country flag

Mulberry Avenue

39

10
undefined's country flag

West Cota Street

34

City ranking

Real-time USA AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
undefined's country flag

Onamia, Minnesota

171

2
undefined's country flag

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

165

3
undefined's country flag

Durango, Colorado

149

4
undefined's country flag

Sandstone, Minnesota

135

5
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Sioux City, Iowa

135

6
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Duluth, Minnesota

121

7
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Superior, Wisconsin

120

8
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Falcon Heights, Minnesota

106

9
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Minneapolis, Minnesota

105

10
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Saint Paul, Minnesota

99

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