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Tacoma is breathing 5.2 cigarettes a week

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

16.2
PM2.5 µg/m³
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Tacoma Low smoke · AQI 0–50 Some pollution · AQI 51–100 Unhealthy (sensitive) · AQI 101–150 Unhealthy+ · AQI 151+
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La Conner
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#1La ConnerLow smoke · AQI 36Checking road routesaves 3.1 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 6.4 µg/m³

Skagit Valley waterfront village on the Swinomish Channel, wrapped in tidal marine air, with inns.

60% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.4 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

60% 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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Port Townsend
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#2Port TownsendLow smoke · AQI 38Checking road routesaves 3.0 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 6.9 µg/m³

Victorian seaport at the tip of the Quimper Peninsula, in the Olympics' dry rain shadow with steady marine air off the strait and historic inns.

57% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.9 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 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 Tacoma right now

57% 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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Coupeville
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#3CoupevilleLow smoke · AQI 38Checking road routesaves 3.0 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 6.9 µg/m³

Historic harbor town on Whidbey Island in the Olympics' rain shadow, with steady marine air.

57% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.9 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 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 Tacoma right now

57% 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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Olympia
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#4OlympiaSome particle pollution · AQI 53Checking road routesaves 1.8 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 10.4 µg/m³

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

36% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 10.4 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10.4/22 × 7 = 3.3 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

36% 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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Vashon Island
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#5Vashon IslandSome particle pollution · AQI 56Checking road routesaves 1.5 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 11.6 µg/m³

Ferry-only island in the middle of Puget Sound, wrapped in marine air, with farm-stay inns.

28% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 11.6 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 11.6/22 × 7 = 3.7 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

28% 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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Bainbridge Island
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#6Bainbridge IslandSome particle pollution · AQI 56Checking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 12 µg/m³

Ferry-commute island across Puget Sound from Seattle, wrapped in steady marine air, with inns.

26% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 12 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12/22 × 7 = 3.8 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

26% 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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Poulsbo
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#7PoulsboSome particle pollution · AQI 56Checking road routesaves 1.3 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 12 µg/m³

Scandinavian-heritage harbor town on Liberty Bay, wrapped in Puget Sound marine air, with inns.

26% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 12 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12/22 × 7 = 3.8 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

4.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

26% 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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Seattle
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#8SeattleSome particle pollution · AQI 57Checking road routesaves 1.2 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 12.4 µg/m³

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

23% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 12.4 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.4/22 × 7 = 3.9 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

3.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

23% 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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Sequim
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#9SequimSome particle pollution · AQI 59Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 13.3 µg/m³

Olympic Peninsula town in the mountains' rain shadow, one of the driest, sunniest spots on the Sound.

18% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 13.3 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13.3/22 × 7 = 4.2 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 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 Tacoma right now

18% 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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Port Angeles
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#10Port AngelesSome particle pollution · AQI 59Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 13.3 µg/m³

Harbour town on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and gateway to Olympic National Park, cooled by marine air, with motels and rentals.

18% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 13.3 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13.3/22 × 7 = 4.2 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 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 Tacoma right now

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

AQHI 2: Low risk (WestShore station)

Observed Jul 22, 9:00 a.m. EDT

AQHI from the WestShore station; PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

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Still smoky
Langley
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#11LangleySome particle pollution · AQI 62Checking road routesaves 0.4 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 15 µg/m³

Bluff-top village on Whidbey Island, cooled by Puget Sound marine air, with a walkable inn-lined main street.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 15 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 15/22 × 7 = 4.8 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
7% 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
Snoqualmie
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#12SnoqualmieSome particle pollution · AQI 63Checking road route

Washington· PM2.5 15.3 µg/m³

Cascade foothills town beside Snoqualmie Falls, a forested base 30 minutes east of Seattle.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 15.3 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 15.3/22 × 7 = 4.9 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
6% 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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Ocean Shores
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#13Ocean ShoresLow smoke · AQI 28Checking road routesaves 3.5 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³

Beach town on a sandy Washington-coast peninsula, exposed to constant open-Pacific wind, with oceanfront hotels and rentals.

69% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 5.1 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.1/22 × 7 = 1.6 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

11.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

69% 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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Long Beach
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#14Long BeachLow smoke · AQI 38Checking road routesaves 3.0 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 6.9 µg/m³

Town on a 28-mile Pacific sand spit at the Columbia's mouth, swept by onshore ocean air, with motels and cottages.

57% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.9 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 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 Tacoma right now

57% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

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

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Portland
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#15PortlandLow smoke · AQI 48Checking road routesaves 2.4 cigs/wk

Oregon· PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³

A major Oregon 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 8.6 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.6/22 × 7 = 2.7 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

47% 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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Lopez Island
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#16Lopez IslandLow smoke · AQI 50Checking road routesaves 2.3 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 9 µg/m³

Flattest and quietest of the San Juan Islands, wrapped in the rain shadow's cool marine air.

44% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 9 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9/22 × 7 = 2.9 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

44% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 2: Low risk (Victoria / Saanich station)

Observed Jul 22, 9:00 a.m. EDT

AQHI from the Victoria / Saanich station; PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

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Anacortes
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#17AnacortesLow smoke · AQI 50Checking road routesaves 2.3 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 9 µg/m³

Ferry gateway to the San Juan Islands, wrapped in Puget Sound marine air, with waterfront hotels.

44% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 9 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9/22 × 7 = 2.9 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

44% 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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Bandon
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#18BandonLow smoke · AQI 13Checking road routesaves 4.4 cigs/wk

Oregon· PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³

Southern Oregon coast golf town with sea-stack beaches, swept by open-Pacific wind, with inns.

85% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.4 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.4/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

13.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

85% 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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Lincoln City
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#19Lincoln CityLow smoke · AQI 19Checking road routesaves 4.1 cigs/wk

Oregon· PM2.5 3.4 µg/m³

Seven-mile stretch of Oregon-coast beach town, swept by onshore Pacific wind, with abundant oceanfront lodging.

79% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.4 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.4/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

12.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

79% 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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Depoe Bay
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#20Depoe BayLow smoke · AQI 19Checking road routesaves 4.1 cigs/wk

Oregon· PM2.5 3.4 µg/m³

World's-smallest-harbor town on the Oregon coast, swept by steady onshore Pacific wind.

79% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.4 µg/m³ here vs 16.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.4/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

12.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tacoma right now

79% 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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What this means · Tacoma

Oof.

5.2cigarettes

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.

16.2 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 16.2 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 16.2/22 × 7 = 5.2 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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