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Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Santa Cruz • 01:00, Jun 06 Local time

36

US AQI⁺

Good

face expression based on aqi value

Main pollutant:

PM2.5

6.5 µg/m³

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13°

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4 km/h

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87 %

Hourly forecast

Santa Cruz air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

Now

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87%

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13°

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90%

03:00

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90%

04:00

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90%

05:00

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90%

06:00

33

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91%

07:00

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82%

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71%

09:00

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63%

10:00

29

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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%

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36%

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36%

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39%

17:00

26

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45%

18:00

26

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49%

19:00

26

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53%

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60%

21:00

24

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14°

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65%

22:00

24

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13°

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70%

23:00

24

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12°

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73%

Sun

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24

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12°

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76%

01:00

24

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77%

02:00

18

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78%

03:00

18

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79%

04:00

18

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80%

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17

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81%

06:00

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87%

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86%

08:00

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80%

09:00

23

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13°

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77%

10:00

23

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14°

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75%

11:00

25

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69%

12:00

25

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17°

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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%

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31%

19:00

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38%

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44%

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51%

22:00

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56%

23:00

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61%

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14

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68%

01:00

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76%

02:00

13

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80%

03:00

13

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80%

04:00

13

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82%

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83%

06:00

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78%

07:00

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78%

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76%

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73%

10:00

20

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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%

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56%

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54%

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53%

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56%

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58%

19:00

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64%

20:00

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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

00:00

21

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84%

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 is currently 1.3 times the World Health Organization annual PM2.5 guideline value.

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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

Low

25%

Source:

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Pollen forecast in Santa Cruz

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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

Low

25%

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Most polluted locations near Santa Cruz

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Station ranking

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

#StationsAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Miles Street

49

2
The national flag of USA

Derby Park

48

3
The national flag of USA

Outside the pain cave

43

4
The national flag of USA

Laurent Street

39

5
The national flag of USA

1244 Laurent St

38

6
The national flag of USA

Midtown Santa Cruz

35

7
The national flag of USA

690 Meder St

29

8
The national flag of USA

200 West Cliff Drive

24

9
The national flag of USA

Harbor Pegasus Racing

17

10
The national flag of USA

East Sunset

13

City ranking

Real-time USA AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Richland County, South Carolina

176

2
The national flag of USA

Ferry Pass, Florida

94

3
The national flag of USA

Oakhurst, California

80

4
The national flag of USA

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

72

5
The national flag of USA

North Braddock, Pennsylvania

72

6
The national flag of USA

Coarsegold, California

71

7
The national flag of USA

Atlanta, Georgia

69

8
The national flag of USA

Burbank, Los Angeles County, California

69

9
The national flag of USA

Spartanburg, South Carolina

69

10
The national flag of USA

St. Paul, Minnesota

68

History

Historic air quality graph for Santa Cruz

36 AQI⁺ US
Good
00:00–01:00 Jun 06 Local time
AQI⁺ US

History

Historic air quality graph for Santa Cruz

36 AQI⁺ US
Good
00:00–01:00 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

49

2
The national flag of USA

Derby Park

48

3
The national flag of USA

Outside the pain cave

43

4
The national flag of USA

Laurent Street

39

5
The national flag of USA

1244 Laurent St

38

6
The national flag of USA

Midtown Santa Cruz

35

7
The national flag of USA

690 Meder St

29

8
The national flag of USA

200 West Cliff Drive

24

9
The national flag of USA

Harbor Pegasus Racing

17

10
The national flag of USA

East Sunset

13

City ranking

Real-time USA AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Richland County, South Carolina

176

2
The national flag of USA

Ferry Pass, Florida

94

3
The national flag of USA

Oakhurst, California

80

4
The national flag of USA

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

72

5
The national flag of USA

North Braddock, Pennsylvania

72

6
The national flag of USA

Coarsegold, California

71

7
The national flag of USA

Atlanta, Georgia

69

8
The national flag of USA

Burbank, Los Angeles County, California

69

9
The national flag of USA

Spartanburg, South Carolina

69

10
The national flag of USA

St. Paul, Minnesota

68

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