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

Good air — normal outdoor plans

El Paso is breathing 1.8 cigarettes a week

Nothing cleaner nearby How we count it →

A good everyday baseline, though zero particle risk does not exist.

5.6
PM2.5 µg/m³
31
US AQI
Good
Category
1.6
Cleanest in reach · µg/m³

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The better move within a 3-hour drive

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El Paso Low smoke · AQI 0–50 Some pollution · AQI 51–100 Unhealthy (sensitive) · AQI 101–150 Unhealthy+ · AQI 151+
Top pick
Santa Teresa
Cel-shaded illustration of Santa Teresa
#1Santa TeresaParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

Still smoky
Canutillo
Cel-shaded illustration of Canutillo
#2CanutilloParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 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.

Still smoky
Socorro
Cel-shaded illustration of Socorro
#3SocorroParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

Still smoky
Westway
Cel-shaded illustration of Westway
#4WestwayParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 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.

Still smoky
Sparks
Cel-shaded illustration of Sparks
#5SparksParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 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.

Still smoky
Horizon City
Cel-shaded illustration of Horizon City
#6Horizon CityParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

Still smoky
San Elizario
Cel-shaded illustration of San Elizario
#7San ElizarioParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

Still smoky
Anthony
Cel-shaded illustration of Anthony
#8AnthonyParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 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.

Still smoky
Chaparral
Cel-shaded illustration of Chaparral
#9ChaparralParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

Still smoky
Homestead Meadows South
Cel-shaded illustration of Homestead Meadows South
#10Homestead Meadows SouthParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

Still smoky
Homestead Meadows North
Cel-shaded illustration of Homestead Meadows North
#11Homestead Meadows NorthParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 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.

Still smoky
Agua Dulce
Cel-shaded illustration of Agua Dulce
#12Agua DulceParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 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.

Still smoky
Deming
Cel-shaded illustration of Deming
#13DemingParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

Still smoky
Alamogordo
Cel-shaded illustration of Alamogordo
#14AlamogordoParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

New Mexico

New Mexico 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.

Still smoky
Cloudcroft
Cel-shaded illustration of Cloudcroft
#15CloudcroftParticle data unavailable~2 h 15 min drivesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

New Mexico

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

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.

Still smoky
Tularosa
Cel-shaded illustration of Tularosa
#16TularosaParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

Still smoky
Truth or Consequences
Cel-shaded illustration of Truth or Consequences
#17Truth or ConsequencesParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

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 — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

Las Vegas
Cel-shaded illustration of Las Vegas
#18Las VegasLow smoke · AQI 9Checking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

New Mexico· PM2.5 1.6 µg/m³

Historic plateau town near 6,400 feet at the foot of the Sangre de Cristos, with a large stock of inns.

71% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.6 µg/m³ here vs 5.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.6/22 × 7 = 0.5 here; 5.6/22 × 7 = 1.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

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

71% 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.

Santa Fe
Cel-shaded illustration of Santa Fe
#19Santa FeLow smoke · AQI 9~5 h 45 min drivesaves 1.2 cigs/wk

New Mexico· PM2.5 1.7 µg/m³

High-elevation capital with a deep hotel base and air conditions that can differ sharply from Albuquerque.

70% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.7 µg/m³ here vs 5.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.7/22 × 7 = 0.5 here; 5.6/22 × 7 = 1.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

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

70% 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.

Abiquiu
Cel-shaded illustration of Abiquiu
#20AbiquiuLow smoke · AQI 11Checking road routesaves 1.2 cigs/wk

New Mexico· PM2.5 1.9 µg/m³

Red-rock high-desert village near 6,000 feet on the Rio Chama, remote from urban air sources.

66% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.9 µg/m³ here vs 5.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.9/22 × 7 = 0.6 here; 5.6/22 × 7 = 1.8 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

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

66% 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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Why live rankings? Smoke plumes are patchy and shift with the wind, so no direction is reliably cleaner. This list is recalculated from live PM2.5 every hour — and if everything nearby is smoky, it says so.

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What this means · El Paso

Phew.

1.8cigarettes

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.

5.6 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 5.6 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 5.6/22 × 7 = 1.8 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →