Sun, Jun 21, 2026

The Air

California air, measured live

CALIFORNIA — This hour the cleanest air in the state is over San Francisco (29); the heaviest sits over Bakersfield (94).

US AQI and PM2.5 from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS) · updated 6:10 PM PT, every 10 minutes · no figure on this page is written by hand.

Sacramento Valley

CityAQIBandPM2.5
Sacramento44Good4
Elk Grove44Good4.7
Folsom43Good4.9
Roseville43Good4.9
Davis44Good4
Woodland44Good4.7
Chico45Good4.5
Redding46Good3.9

Bay Area

CityAQIBandPM2.5
San Francisco29Good5.3
Oakland35Good2.3
Berkeley35Good2.3
San Jose39Good4.1
Fremont41Good3.8
Santa Rosa33Good3.1
Napa37Good2.5
Vallejo35Good2.3

Central Valley

CityAQIBandPM2.5
Stockton45Good5
Modesto43Good4.5
Merced41Good3.6
Fresno43Good3.9
Visalia56Moderate12.4
Bakersfield94Moderate33.6

Sierra

CityAQIBandPM2.5
South Lake Tahoe61Moderate3.4
Truckee62Moderate3.1

Central Coast

CityAQIBandPM2.5
Santa Cruz33Good5.7
Monterey33Good5.7
Salinas36Good4.3
San Luis Obispo35Good6.8
Santa Barbara38Good4.8
Ventura41Good4.7
Oxnard36Good4.9

Southern California

CityAQIBandPM2.5
Los Angeles41Good5.6
Long Beach38Good5.3
Pasadena51Moderate9.6
Glendale41Good5.6
Santa Monica41Good5.6
Anaheim51Moderate9.6
Santa Ana38Good5.3
Irvine38Good5.3
Riverside57Moderate9.8
San Bernardino57Moderate9.8
San Diego37Good8
Oceanside40Good7

Desert

CityAQIBandPM2.5
Palm Springs70Moderate8
Lancaster70Moderate15.1
Victorville86Moderate9

North Coast

CityAQIBandPM2.5
Eureka31Good9.2

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