Air Quality in Salinas, United States

Drizzle
15.5°C · 53.4% humidity
15.5°
Feels 15.5°
14
Good
Air quality is satisfactory. Enjoy outdoor activities.
17 stations

Nearby Monitoring Stations

AQI Forecast Calibrated
20 5pm
19
18
13 8pm
13
13
13 11pm
13
13
13 2am
13
26
26 5am
38
51
51 8am
76
51
51 11am
51
76
51 2pm
51
26
Station readings
20
19
18
CAMS model adj +1
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
25
25
37
50
50
75
50
50
50
75
50
50
25
AD 728×90

PM2.5 Trend (24h)

23h · 34 stations
53.4%
Humidity
42.3 km/h
Wind W
1012.1 hPa
Pressure
2.9
UV Moderate
GoodModerateUSGUnhealthyVery UnhealthyHazardous

What is the weather forecast for Salinas?

Temperature & Precipitation

PM2.53.35 µg/m³ ✓ WHO
Good
PM1020.55 µg/m³
Good
UV INDEX2.9
Moderate
AD 300×250
Station readings (17 stations within 25 km)
3.35
Median
3.57
Average
2.25
Low
5.81
High
PM2.5 µg/m³ · Model: 7.4 · Bias: +4.1

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?

18
Salinas - Sherwood Elementary School
2.1 km PM2.5: 4.2 µg/m³
13
Salinas #3, Monterey, California
3.4 km
25
Salinas #3, Monterey, California
3.4 km
17
Spreckles Elementary
5.8 km PM2.5: 4.0 µg/m³
12
Monterey Co Regional Fire Station 7
8.0 km PM2.5: 2.8 µg/m³
14
Toro Park School
10.1 km PM2.5: 3.3 µg/m³
16
Prunedale
10.9 km PM2.5: 3.9 µg/m³
16
San Benancio Middle School
12.3 km PM2.5: 3.8 µg/m³
13
Marina High School
13.0 km PM2.5: 3.2 µg/m³
16
Castroville
13.5 km PM2.5: 3.9 µg/m³

What cities are near Salinas?

15 Prunedale 13 Marina 13 Seaside 12 Monterey 12 Pacific Grove 20 Watsonville 24 Hollister 24 Gilroy 21 Soledad 23 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 2026-04-09T20:31 UTC.