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Calgary is breathing 3.6 cigarettes a week

11.4
PM2.5 µg/m³
55
AQI
1.6
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High River
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#1High RiverPM2.5 3.6Checking road routesaves 2.5 cigs/wk

Alberta· PM2.5 3.6 µg/m³

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

68% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.6 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.6/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Calgary right now

68% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 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
Canmore
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#2CanmorePM2.5 12.5~1 h 25 min drive

Alberta· PM2.5 12.5 µg/m³

Rocky Mountain base east of Banff with abundant lodging and quick access to higher-elevation air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 12.5 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.5/22 × 7 = 4.0 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
10% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:12 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
Banff
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#3BanffPM2.5 12.5Checking road route

Alberta· PM2.5 12.5 µg/m³

Rocky Mountain townsite near 4,500 feet in Canada's first national park, with thin alpine air and abundant lodging.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 12.5 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.5/22 × 7 = 4.0 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
10% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 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
Drumheller
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#4DrumhellerPM2.5 17Checking road route

Alberta· PM2.5 17 µg/m³

Badlands town in the Red Deer River valley, dry prairie-canyon country with a broad motel base.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 17 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 17/22 × 7 = 5.4 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Calgary

49% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 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
Red Deer
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#5Red DeerPM2.5 24.4~1 h 50 min drive

Alberta· PM2.5 24.4 µg/m³

Central Alberta city between Calgary and Edmonton with a broad range of hotels and services.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 24.4 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 24.4/22 × 7 = 7.8 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Calgary

114% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (Red Deer station)

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Chestermere
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#6ChestermereParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 3.6 cigs/wk

Alberta

Alberta 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
Airdrie
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#7AirdrieParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 3.6 cigs/wk

Alberta

Alberta 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
Nanton
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#8NantonParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 3.6 cigs/wk

Alberta

Alberta 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
Vulcan
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#9VulcanParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 3.6 cigs/wk

Alberta

Alberta 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
Claresholm
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#10ClaresholmParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 3.6 cigs/wk

Alberta

Alberta 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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Brooks
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#11BrooksPM2.5 2.2Checking road routesaves 2.9 cigs/wk

Alberta· PM2.5 2.2 µg/m³

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

81% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.2 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.2/22 × 7 = 0.7 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Calgary right now

81% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (Brooks station)

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT

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

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Taber
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#12TaberPM2.5 3Checking road routesaves 2.7 cigs/wk

Alberta· PM2.5 3 µg/m³

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

74% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Calgary right now

74% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT

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

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Fernie
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#13FerniePM2.5 5Checking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

British Columbia· PM2.5 5 µg/m³

East Kootenay ski town ringed by the Lizard Range, with thin mountain air and a growing lodging base.

56% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5/22 × 7 = 1.6 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Calgary right now

56% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 2: Low risk (Sparwood station)

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Lethbridge
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#14LethbridgePM2.5 14.3~2 h 40 min drive

Alberta· PM2.5 14.3 µg/m³

A major Alberta 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 14.3 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14.3/22 × 7 = 4.5 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Calgary

25% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 3: Low risk (Lethbridge station)

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

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

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Still smoky
Radium Hot Springs
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#15Radium Hot SpringsPM2.5 16.1Checking road route

British Columbia· PM2.5 16.1 µg/m³

Columbia Valley hot-springs town at Kootenay National Park's gate, with cool mountain-canyon air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 16.1 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 16.1/22 × 7 = 5.1 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Calgary

41% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT

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

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Grande Prairie
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#16Grande PrairiePM2.5 1.6Checking road routesaves 3.1 cigs/wk

Alberta· PM2.5 1.6 µg/m³

Northern Alberta city in the Peace River country, with a broad hotel base far from southern smoke sources.

86% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.6 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.6/22 × 7 = 0.5 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 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 Calgary right now

86% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 2: Low risk (Grande Prairie station)

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

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

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Maple Creek
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#17Maple CreekPM2.5 2.3Checking road routesaves 2.9 cigs/wk

Saskatchewan· PM2.5 2.3 µg/m³

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

80% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.3 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.3/22 × 7 = 0.7 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Calgary right now

80% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT

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

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Elkwater
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#18ElkwaterPM2.5 2.6Checking road routesaves 2.8 cigs/wk

Alberta· PM2.5 2.6 µg/m³

Cypress Hills village at Alberta's highest point between Calgary and Winnipeg, a forested prairie-island escape.

77% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.6 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.6/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Calgary right now

77% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT

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

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Chilliwack
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#19ChilliwackPM2.5 3.4Checking road routesaves 2.5 cigs/wk

British Columbia· PM2.5 3.4 µg/m³

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

70% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.4 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.4/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Calgary right now

70% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 2: Low risk (Eastern Fraser Valley station)

Observed Jul 27, 8:00 p.m. EDT

AQHI from the Eastern Fraser Valley station; PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

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Harrison Hot Springs
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#20Harrison Hot SpringsPM2.5 3.5Checking road routesaves 2.5 cigs/wk

British Columbia· PM2.5 3.5 µg/m³

Lakeside spa village at the foot of the Coast Mountains, with open-water air east of Vancouver.

69% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.5 µg/m³ here vs 11.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.5/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Calgary right now

69% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 2: Low risk (Eastern Fraser Valley station)

Observed Jul 27, 8:00 p.m. EDT

AQHI from the Eastern Fraser Valley station; PM2.5 is modelled for this town.

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AQHI 3: Low risk (Calgary)Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDTLast scan Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT · 53 min ago

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What this means · Calgary

Phew.

3.6cigarettes

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.

11.4 µg/m³
CrispSome smokeHeavy smoke

Act three · The ladder

What each 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 · 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 11.4 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 11.4/22 × 7 = 3.6 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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