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Beaumont · Live readout · Observed Jul 21, 2:00 p.m. EDT

Sensitive lungs: skip outdoor workouts

Beaumont is breathing 5.1 cigarettes a week

Nothing cleaner nearby How we count it →

As everyday air for years, this means meaningfully more heart, lung and early-death risk.

15.9
PM2.5 µg/m³
64
US AQI
Moderate
Category
4
Cleanest in reach · µg/m³
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Galveston
Cel-shaded illustration of Galveston
#1GalvestonSome particle pollution · AQI 63Checking road route

Texas· PM2.5 15.4 µg/m³

Gulf Coast island city with extensive lodging and marine air south of Houston.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 15.4 µg/m³ here vs 15.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 15.4/22 × 7 = 4.9 here; 15.9/22 × 7 = 5.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
3% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 21, 2:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Houston
Cel-shaded illustration of Houston
#2HoustonSome particle pollution · AQI 76Checking road route

Texas· PM2.5 22.5 µg/m³

A major Texas city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 22.5 µg/m³ here vs 15.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 22.5/22 × 7 = 7.2 here; 15.9/22 × 7 = 5.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Beaumont

42% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 21, 2:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Central Gardens
Cel-shaded illustration of Central Gardens
#3Central GardensParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Nederland
Cel-shaded illustration of Nederland
#4NederlandParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Port Neches
Cel-shaded illustration of Port Neches
#5Port NechesParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Fannett
Cel-shaded illustration of Fannett
#6FannettParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Lumberton
Cel-shaded illustration of Lumberton
#7LumbertonParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Groves
Cel-shaded illustration of Groves
#8GrovesParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Bridge City
Cel-shaded illustration of Bridge City
#9Bridge CityParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Port Arthur
Cel-shaded illustration of Port Arthur
#10Port ArthurParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with lodging and a separate live air reading for regional smoke comparisons.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Sour Lake
Cel-shaded illustration of Sour Lake
#11Sour LakeParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Mauriceville
Cel-shaded illustration of Mauriceville
#12MauricevilleParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Surfside Beach
Cel-shaded illustration of Surfside Beach
#13Surfside BeachSome particle pollution · AQI 58Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Texas· PM2.5 13.1 µg/m³

Low-key Gulf beach town near the Brazos River mouth, swept by onshore sea air, with rentals and cottages.

18% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 13.1 µg/m³ here vs 15.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13.1/22 × 7 = 4.2 here; 15.9/22 × 7 = 5.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Beaumont right now

18% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 21, 2:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
The Woodlands
Cel-shaded illustration of The Woodlands
#14The WoodlandsParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Hudson
Cel-shaded illustration of Hudson
#15HudsonParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Bellaire
Cel-shaded illustration of Bellaire
#16BellaireParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Panorama Village
Cel-shaded illustration of Panorama Village
#17Panorama VillageParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 5.1 cigs/wk

Texas

Texas community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Mobile
Cel-shaded illustration of Mobile
#18MobileLow smoke · AQI 22Checking road routesaves 3.8 cigs/wk

Alabama· PM2.5 4 µg/m³

A major Alabama city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

75% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4 µg/m³ here vs 15.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 15.9/22 × 7 = 5.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

11.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Beaumont right now

75% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 21, 2:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Gulfport
Cel-shaded illustration of Gulfport
#19GulfportLow smoke · AQI 37Checking road routesaves 3.0 cigs/wk

Mississippi· PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³

Mississippi Gulf Coast city with beach hotels and open-water air east of New Orleans.

58% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.6 µg/m³ here vs 15.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.6/22 × 7 = 2.1 here; 15.9/22 × 7 = 5.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Beaumont right now

58% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 21, 2:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Waco
Cel-shaded illustration of Waco
#20WacoLow smoke · AQI 47Checking road routesaves 2.4 cigs/wk

Texas· PM2.5 8.4 µg/m³

A major Texas city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

47% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.4 µg/m³ here vs 15.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.4/22 × 7 = 2.7 here; 15.9/22 × 7 = 5.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Beaumont right now

47% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 21, 2:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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What this means · Beaumont

Oof.

5.1cigarettes

per week, if this air holds

Act two · The scale

Where today lands

From a crisp horizon to smoke you can taste — here’s your reading on it.

15.9 µg/m³
CrispSome smokeHeavy smoke

Act three · The ladder

What each rung feels like

  • 0–3µg/m³Natural air. About as clean as outdoor air realistically gets.
  • 3–5µg/m³Exceptionally clean. Crisp, destination-worthy air.
  • 5–9µg/m³Good, not pristine. Clean city air; most people will not notice anything today.
  • 9–15µg/m³Elevated. Usually no big deal today; sensitive lungs may notice hard exercise.
  • 15–35µg/m³Polluted. Smoke or traffic pollution is now worth acting on.
  • 35–55µg/m³Unhealthy for sensitive. Symptoms become more likely, especially with asthma or heart disease.
  • 55+µg/m³Unhealthy. Everyone should reduce exposure and clean the indoor air.

Act four · The fine print

The receipts

What is PM2.5?

Fine particles about 30× thinner than a human hair — small enough to slip through your lungs and into your bloodstream. We measure them inµg/m³: micrograms of particle mass in a cubic metre of air.

The math

PM2.5 here is 15.9 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 15.9/22 × 7 = 5.1 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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