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El Paso air right now

ModerateAQI 54

El Paso’s five-day smoke forecast shows the current index and the clearest time ahead.

54
AQI now
10.7
PM2.5 · µg/m³
2 cleaner spots within 3 hr drive

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The better move within a 3-hour drive

Dates

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Cloudcroft looks like the better move.58% cleaner air with a verified 2 h 15 min road trip. Rankings balance cleaner air with trip ease.

Every town is also available in the ranked list.
El Paso Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
Top pick
Las Cruces
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AQI 25
#1Las CrucesChecking road route

New Mexico· Good

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

58% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4.5 µg/m³ here vs 10.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.5/22 × 7 = 1.4 here; 10.7/22 × 7 = 3.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than El Paso right now

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

Observed Aug 23, 5:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 from the Las Cruces ED monitor.

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Still smoky
Anthony
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AQI 54
#2AnthonyChecking road route

Texas· Moderate

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 10.6 µg/m³ here vs 10.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10.6/22 × 7 = 3.4 here; 10.7/22 × 7 = 3.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
1% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 5:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 from the Anthony monitor.

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Still smoky
Santa Teresa
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AQI unavailable
#3Santa TeresaChecking road route

New Mexico

New Mexico 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.

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Still smoky
Canutillo
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AQI unavailable
#4CanutilloChecking road route

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.

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Still smoky
Socorro
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AQI unavailable
#5SocorroChecking road route

Texas

Texas community with 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.

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Still smoky
Westway
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AQI unavailable
#6WestwayChecking road route

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.

Directions
Still smoky
Sparks
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AQI unavailable
#7SparksChecking road route

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.

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Still smoky
Horizon City
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AQI unavailable
#8Horizon CityChecking road route

Texas

Texas community with 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.

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Still smoky
San Elizario
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AQI unavailable
#9San ElizarioChecking road route

Texas

Texas community with 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.

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Still smoky
Chaparral
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AQI unavailable
#10ChaparralChecking road route

New Mexico

New Mexico community with 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.

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Still smoky
Homestead Meadows South
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AQI unavailable
#11Homestead Meadows SouthChecking road route

Texas

Texas community with 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.

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Still smoky
Homestead Meadows North
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AQI unavailable
#12Homestead Meadows NorthChecking road route

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.

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Cloudcroft
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AQI 25
#13Cloudcroft~2 h 15 min drive

New Mexico· Good

Forested mountain village near 8,600 feet in the Sacramento Mountains, high above the desert basin, with cabins and inns.

58% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 4.5 µg/m³ here vs 10.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.5/22 × 7 = 1.4 here; 10.7/22 × 7 = 3.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than El Paso right now

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

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Ruidoso
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AQI 30
#14Ruidoso~2 h 45 min drive

New Mexico· Good

Pine-forest resort town in the Sierra Blanca near 7,000 feet, a cool southern-New Mexico escape with cabins and lodges.

50% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 5.4 µg/m³ here vs 10.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.4/22 × 7 = 1.7 here; 10.7/22 × 7 = 3.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than El Paso right now

50% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Still smoky
Alamogordo
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AQI 43
#15AlamogordoChecking road route

New Mexico· Good

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 7.8 µg/m³ here vs 10.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.8/22 × 7 = 2.5 here; 10.7/22 × 7 = 3.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than El Paso right now

27% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:27 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Still smoky
Deming
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AQI unavailable
#16DemingChecking road route

New Mexico

New Mexico community with 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.

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Still smoky
Tularosa
Cel-shaded illustration of Tularosa
AQI unavailable
#17TularosaChecking road route

New Mexico

New Mexico 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.

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Chama
Cel-shaded illustration of Chama
AQI 7
#18ChamaChecking road route

New Mexico· Good

High-country railroad town near 7,900 feet on the Colorado border, with cool mountain-valley air.

89% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.2 µg/m³ here vs 10.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.2/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 10.7/22 × 7 = 3.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than El Paso right now

89% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:27 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Jemez Springs
Cel-shaded illustration of Jemez Springs
AQI 7
#19Jemez SpringsChecking road route

New Mexico· Good

Hot-springs village in a red-rock canyon of the Jemez Mountains, cooler and clearer than Albuquerque.

88% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.3 µg/m³ here vs 10.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.3/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 10.7/22 × 7 = 3.4 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than El Paso right now

88% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:27 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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Cimarron
Cel-shaded illustration of Cimarron
AQI 8
#20CimarronChecking road route

New Mexico· Good

Historic town near 6,400 feet at the foot of the Sangre de Cristos, a quiet high-plains mountain base.

87% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.4 µg/m³ here vs 10.7 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.4/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 10.7/22 × 7 = 3.4 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 El Paso right now

87% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Aug 23, 6:27 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is estimated for this town.

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What this means · El Paso

Moderate

AQI 54

AQI = Air Quality Index

Typical person. Most people can stay active outside.

Kids, seniors, heart or lung conditions. Unusually sensitive people should consider shorter or easier outdoor effort.

The AQI on this page follows fine particles (PM2.5). Particles here are 10.7 µg/m³ (Elevated), so the headline and the particle scale below tell the same story.

Act two · Fine particles only

Where PM2.5 lands

This bar is smoke and fine particles (PM2.5) only. Left is cleaner air; right is heavier particle pollution. Today's particles sit in Elevated.

10.7 µg/m³
Clean · 0Smoky · 40Severe · 80+

Act three · Particle ladder

What each PM2.5 rung feels like

  • 0–3µg/m³Natural. About as clean as outdoor air realistically gets.
  • 3–5µg/m³Clean. Crisp, destination-worthy air.
  • 5–9µg/m³Good. 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. Symptoms become more likely, especially with asthma or heart disease.
  • 55+µg/m³Severe. Everyone should reduce exposure and clean the indoor air.

Act four · Felt number

Cigarettes a week

A secondary feel for the particle load only — not a medical claim, and not a substitute for AQI.

3.4/wk

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 10.7 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 10.7/22 × 7 = 3.4 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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