UCSC EFH Air Quality

Monitoring Station · Santa Cruz, United States
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Good
Air quality is satisfactory. Enjoy outdoor activities.
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AQI Forecast Calibrated
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CAMS model adj -22
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Air Quality Forecast (24h)

PM2.54.4 µg/m³ ✓ WHO
Good
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Nearby Monitoring Stations

17
East Campus
0.5 km PM2.5: 4.0 µg/m³
18
EHS HWF
0.8 km PM2.5: 4.3 µg/m³
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UCSC West Campus
1.3 km PM2.5: 4.2 µg/m³
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UCSC Lower Campus
1.8 km PM2.5: 5.2 µg/m³
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Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, California
5.7 km PM2.5: 7.4 µg/m³
20
Santa Cruz
6.0 km PM2.5: 4.7 µg/m³
21
Felton (Cal-Fire)
6.2 km PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³
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Scotts Valley
6.8 km PM2.5: 4.6 µg/m³

Nearby Cities

19 Santa Cruz 20 Live Oak 23 Los Gatos 20 Watsonville 22 Saratoga 28 Campbell 19 Cupertino 25 Morgan Hill 51 San Jose

Station data from AQICN. AQI forecast from ECMWF CAMS. AQI calculated using US EPA standard. Updated 2026-09-05T19:30 UTC.