Air Quality in Salinas, United States

Drizzle
14.2°C · 67.7% humidity
14.2°
Feels 14.2°
14
Good
Air quality is satisfactory. Enjoy outdoor activities.
18 stations

Nearby Monitoring Stations

AQI Forecast Calibrated
17 8pm
15
16
16 11pm
16
16
16 2am
16
29
29 5am
41
54
54 8am
79
54
54 11am
54
79
54 2pm
54
29
29 5pm
29
16
Station readings
17
15
CAMS model adj +4
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
25
25
37
50
50
75
50
50
50
75
50
50
25
25
25
12
AD 728×90

PM2.5 Trend (24h)

22h · 35 stations
67.7%
Humidity
40.7 km/h
Wind W
1010.5 hPa
Pressure
0.7
UV Low
GoodModerateUSGUnhealthyVery UnhealthyHazardous

What is the weather forecast for Salinas?

Temperature & Precipitation

PM2.53.34 µg/m³ ✓ WHO
Good
PM1027.4 µg/m³
Good
UV INDEX0.7
Low
AD 300×250
Station readings (18 stations within 25 km)
3.34
Median
3.26
Average
2.36
Low
4.33
High
PM2.5 µg/m³ · Model: 14.65 · Bias: +11.3

What is the 7-day forecast for Salinas?

04-09
17.7° 14.0°
0.81 mm
04-10
17.4° 8.6°
1.19 mm
04-11
15.0° 11.3°
0.31 mm
04-12
13.4° 8.7°
3.44 mm
04-13
16.1° 4.8°
0.13 mm
04-14
17.3° 5.1°
04-15
20.9° 8.6°
Both models agree Avg diff: 1.8°C

Where are air quality stations near Salinas?

15
Salinas - Sherwood Elementary School
2.1 km PM2.5: 3.5 µg/m³
15
Salinas #3, Monterey, California
3.4 km
17
Salinas #3, Monterey, California
3.4 km
15
Spreckles Elementary
5.8 km PM2.5: 3.6 µg/m³
11
Monterey Co Regional Fire Station 7
8.0 km PM2.5: 2.6 µg/m³
13
Toro Park School
10.1 km PM2.5: 3.2 µg/m³
14
Prunedale
10.9 km PM2.5: 3.3 µg/m³
15
San Benancio Middle School
12.3 km PM2.5: 3.7 µg/m³
11
Marina High School
13.0 km PM2.5: 2.7 µg/m³
14
Castroville
13.5 km PM2.5: 3.3 µg/m³

What cities are near Salinas?

15 Prunedale 13 Marina 13 Seaside 13 Monterey 12 Pacific Grove 16 Watsonville 18 Hollister 18 Gilroy 19 Soledad 18 Live Oak

Data sources: AQI from ground-level monitoring stations via AQICN. Weather forecast from ECMWF (IFS & CAMS models). AQI calculated using US EPA standard. Updated 2026-04-09T23:05 UTC.