Air quality in Santa Maria today
United States · Updated Friday 00:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Fair European AQI
Fine for almost everyone.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 12 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 16 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 20 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 17 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Santa Maria right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Santa Maria is expected to be worst around Fri 12:00 (AQI 44, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 20:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 01:00 | 34 | Fair | 12 |
| Fri 04:00 | 33 | Fair | 10 |
| Fri 07:00 | 32 | Fair | 11 |
| Fri 10:00 | 32 | Fair | 11 |
| Fri 13:00 | 44 | Moderate | 12 |
| Fri 16:00 | 38 | Fair | 12 |
| Fri 19:00 | 31 | Fair | 11 |
| Fri 22:00 | 30 | Fair | 10 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Santa Maria was 31, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 22 Sept, the most polluted 10 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Santa Maria good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Santa Maria is 35, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Santa Maria?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Santa Maria. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Santa Maria be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Santa Maria is expected to be worst around Fri 12:00 (AQI 44, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 20:00.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wheezair shows model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), served by Open-Meteo: about 11 km resolution in Europe and 40 km elsewhere, updated daily. They are not station measurements, so a busy street can be worse than its city's value.