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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Air Quality Forecast (24h)

PM2.54.2 µg/m³ ✓ WHO
Good
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Nearby Monitoring Stations

28
East Campus
0.5 km PM2.5: 6.7 µg/m³
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EHS HWF
0.8 km PM2.5: 4.0 µg/m³
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UCSC West Campus
1.3 km PM2.5: 4.9 µg/m³
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UCSC Lower Campus
1.8 km PM2.5: 4.5 µg/m³
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Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, California
5.7 km PM2.5: 10.1 µg/m³
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Santa Cruz
6.0 km PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³
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Felton (Cal-Fire)
6.2 km PM2.5: 4.3 µg/m³
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Scotts Valley
6.8 km PM2.5: 4.3 µg/m³

Nearby Cities

19 Santa Cruz 21 Live Oak 21 Los Gatos 18 Watsonville 22 Saratoga 23 Campbell 20 Cupertino 29 Morgan Hill 23 San Jose

Station data from AQICN. AQI forecast from ECMWF CAMS. AQI calculated using US EPA standard. Updated 2026-07-21T23:33 UTC.