What is the air quality trend in Santa Barbara?

Over the past 8 days, Santa Barbara had an average AQI of 24 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-05-23 with AQI 36.

How is Santa Barbara air quality measured?

Air quality in Santa Barbara is measured by ground-level monitoring stations that report PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations hourly. CERNS.IO aggregates readings from nearby stations and converts PM2.5 to the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) scale.

Air Quality History for Santa Barbara, United States

Name: Santa Barbara Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Santa Barbara, United States.

Current AQI
Moderate Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

163h

PM2.5 Station

163h · 5 stations

Temperature GFS model

27pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-05-30	23	18–35	5.5 µg/m³	10h	4
2026-05-29	22	11–39	5.3 µg/m³	24h	4
2026-05-28	20	14–32	4.7 µg/m³	22h	4
2026-05-27	20	14–47	4.8 µg/m³	24h	4
2026-05-26	24	17–58	5.9 µg/m³	24h	4
2026-05-25	27	18–65	6.7 µg/m³	24h	4
2026-05-24	27	20–51	6.5 µg/m³	24h	4
2026-05-23	36	24–56	8.6 µg/m³	11h	4

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