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Excellent air — normal outdoor plans

Clear skies over ReddingStick around.

1 cleaner spot within a 3-hour drive How we count it →

If this were your normal air for years, particle-related risk stays very low.

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PM2.5 µg/m³
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Sacramento looks like the better move.98% cleaner air with a verified 2 h 55 min road trip. Rankings balance cleaner air with trip ease.

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Redding Low smoke · AQI 0–50 Some pollution · AQI 51–100 Unhealthy (sensitive) · AQI 101–150 Unhealthy+ · AQI 151+
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Chico
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#1ChicoLow smoke · AQI 37~1 h 30 min drive

California· PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³

A major California 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 6.7 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.7/22 × 7 = 2.1 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Redding

67% worse airChecking 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
Weed
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#2WeedLow smoke · AQI 39Checking road route

California· PM2.5 7 µg/m³

Siskiyou County town near 3,500 feet in Mount Shasta's shadow, with cooler, higher air than the valley.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 7 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7/22 × 7 = 2.2 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Redding

75% worse airChecking 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
Dunsmuir
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#3DunsmuirLow smoke · AQI 42Checking road route

California· PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³

Railroad town in the upper Sacramento River canyon below Mount Shasta, with cool forested-canyon air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 7.6 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.6/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Redding

90% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.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
Mount Shasta
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#4Mount ShastaLow smoke · AQI 42Checking road route

California· PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³

Town at the foot of the 14,000-foot volcano it's named for, near 3,600 feet with cool mountain air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 7.6 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.6/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Redding

90% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.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
Weaverville
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#5WeavervilleLow smoke · AQI 43Checking road route

California· PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³

Trinity Alps gateway town near 2,000 feet, a remote mountain base with historic inns.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 7.7 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.7/22 × 7 = 2.5 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Redding

92% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.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
Chester
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#6ChesterLow smoke · AQI 47Checking road route

California· PM2.5 8.4 µg/m³

Lake Almanor resort town near 4,500 feet in the northern Sierra, an open-water mountain escape.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 8.4 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.4/22 × 7 = 2.7 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Redding

110% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.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
Garberville
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#7GarbervilleSome particle pollution · AQI 56Checking road route

California· PM2.5 11.6 µg/m³

Redwood-country town on the Eel River in southern Humboldt, a forested Highway 101 base with inns.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 11.6 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 11.6/22 × 7 = 3.7 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Redding

190% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.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
Bella Vista
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#8Bella VistaParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

California

California 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
Anderson
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#9AndersonParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

California

California 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
Cottonwood
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#10CottonwoodParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

California

California 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
Shingletown
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#11ShingletownParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

California

California 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
Red Bluff
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#12Red BluffParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

California

California 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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Sacramento
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#13SacramentoLow smoke · AQI 1~2 h 55 min drivesaves 1.2 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 0.1 µg/m³

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

98% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.1 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.1/22 × 7 = <0.1 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 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 Redding right now

98% cleaner airChecking 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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Willits
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#14WillitsLow smoke · AQI 5Checking road routesaves 1.0 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 0.9 µg/m³

Mendocino County valley town on Highway 101, higher and cooler than the coast with motels.

78% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.9 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.9/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Redding right now

78% cleaner airChecking 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
Graeagle
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#15GraeagleLow smoke · AQI 14Checking road routesaves 0.4 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 2.6 µg/m³

Sierra Valley resort village near 4,500 feet, a golf-and-lake base with cool mountain-forest air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.6 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.6/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
35% cleaner airChecking 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
Portola
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#16PortolaLow smoke · AQI 14Checking road routesaves 0.4 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 2.6 µg/m³

Railroad town near 4,900 feet in the Sierra Valley, a quiet high-elevation base with cabins.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.6 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.6/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
35% cleaner airChecking 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
Ashland
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#17AshlandLow smoke · AQI 26~2 h 45 min drive

Oregon· PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³

Theatre town in the Siskiyou foothills of southern Oregon, set above the valley floor, with abundant inns and B&Bs.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 4.6 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4.6/22 × 7 = 1.5 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
15% worse airChecking 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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Cambria
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#18CambriaLow smoke · AQI 0Checking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 0 µg/m³

Pine-cloaked coastal village on the Central Coast near Hearst Castle, wrapped in Pacific marine air, with seaside inns.

100% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 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 Redding right now

100% cleaner airChecking 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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Paso Robles
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#19Paso RoblesLow smoke · AQI 0Checking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 0 µg/m³

Central Coast wine town on the Salinas River, higher and drier than the coast with a broad hotel base.

100% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 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 Redding right now

100% cleaner airChecking 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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Cayucos
Cel-shaded illustration of Cayucos
#20CayucosLow smoke · AQI 0Checking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 0 µg/m³

Small Central Coast beach town north of Morro Bay, cooled by steady onshore Pacific wind.

100% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0 µg/m³ here vs 4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 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 Redding right now

100% cleaner airChecking 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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Last scan Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT · 34 min ago

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 · Redding

Clear skies!

1.3cigarettes

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.

4 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 4 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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