UCSC Lower Campus

Monitoring Station · Santa Cruz, United States
20
Good
Air quality is satisfactory. Enjoy outdoor activities.
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Nearby Monitoring Stations

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AQI Forecast Calibrated
25 7pm
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Station readings
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CAMS model adj +7
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Air Quality Trend (24h)

PM2.54.9 µg/m³ ✓ WHO
Good

Nearby Monitoring Stations

19
UCSC EFH
1.8 km PM2.5: 4.5 µg/m³
20
UCSC West Campus
2.0 km PM2.5: 4.7 µg/m³
17
EHS HWF
2.1 km PM2.5: 4.0 µg/m³
25
Santa Cruz - Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, California
5.5 km
18
Santa Cruz
5.7 km PM2.5: 4.2 µg/m³
17
Felton (Cal-Fire)
7.9 km PM2.5: 4.0 µg/m³
18
Scotts Valley
8.4 km PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³
19
Capitola - New Brighton Middle School
9.3 km PM2.5: 4.6 µg/m³

Nearby Cities

20 Santa Cruz 20 Live Oak 18 Watsonville 23 Los Gatos 23 Saratoga 25 Campbell 25 Cupertino 29 Morgan Hill 14 Marina

Station data from AQICN. AQI forecast from ECMWF CAMS. AQI calculated using US EPA standard. Updated 2026-04-09T22:20 UTC.