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Mesa is breathing 2.0 cigarettes a week

6.4
PM2.5 µg/m³
36
AQI
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Phoenix
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#1PhoenixPM2.5 3.9Checking road routesaves 0.8 cigs/wk

Arizona· PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 3.9 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.9/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Mesa right now

39% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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

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Still smoky
Wickenburg
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#2WickenburgPM2.5 8Checking road route

Arizona· PM2.5 8 µg/m³

Old dude-ranch town northwest of Phoenix on the Hassayampa River, a desert-basin escape with resorts.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 8 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8/22 × 7 = 2.5 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
25% 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
Payson
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#3PaysonPM2.5 9.2Checking road route

Arizona· PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³

Rim Country town beneath the Mogollon Rim near 5,000 feet, a forested escape from Phoenix heat and haze, with motels and cabins.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 9.2 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Mesa

44% 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
Guadalupe
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#4GuadalupeParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Arizona

Arizona 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
Ahwatukee Foothills
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#5Ahwatukee FoothillsParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Arizona

Arizona 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
Paradise Valley
Cel-shaded illustration of Paradise Valley
#6Paradise ValleyParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Arizona

Arizona 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
Sun Lakes
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#7Sun LakesParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Arizona

Arizona 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
Encanto
Cel-shaded illustration of Encanto
#8EncantoParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Arizona

Arizona 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
Fountain Hills
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#9Fountain HillsParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Arizona

Arizona 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
Queen Creek
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#10Queen CreekParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Arizona

Arizona 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.

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Still smoky
Apache Junction
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#11Apache JunctionParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Arizona

Arizona 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
Alhambra
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#12AlhambraParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Arizona

Arizona 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
Show Low
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#13Show LowPM2.5 3.9Checking road routesaves 0.8 cigs/wk

Arizona· PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³

White Mountains rim town near 6,400 feet, a pine-forest escape from the Phoenix valley below.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 3.9 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.9/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Mesa right now

39% 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
Sedona
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#14SedonaPM2.5 5.5Checking road route

Arizona· PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³

Red-rock town in Arizona's high desert at 4,300 feet, ringed by canyon country well above Phoenix, with resorts and inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 5.5 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.5/22 × 7 = 1.8 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
14% cleaner 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
Jerome
Cel-shaded illustration of Jerome
#15JeromePM2.5 6Checking road route

Arizona· PM2.5 6 µg/m³

Former mining town clinging to Cleopatra Hill above the Verde Valley, a breezy high-perch escape with historic inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 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

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
Tucson
Cel-shaded illustration of Tucson
#16TucsonPM2.5 6Checking road route

Arizona· PM2.5 6 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 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

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

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

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Still smoky
Pinetop-Lakeside
Cel-shaded illustration of Pinetop-Lakeside
#17Pinetop-LakesidePM2.5 6Checking road route

Arizona· PM2.5 6 µg/m³

White Mountains pine town above 6,800 feet in eastern Arizona, high enough for consistently cool, clear air, with cabins and lodges.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 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

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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Idyllwild
Cel-shaded illustration of Idyllwild
#18IdyllwildPM2.5 0Checking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

California· PM2.5 0 µg/m³

Pine-forest village perched high in the San Jacinto Mountains, elevated far above Inland Empire smog, with cabins and small inns.

100% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 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 Mesa right now

100% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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

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Albuquerque
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#19AlbuquerquePM2.5 0.2Checking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

New Mexico· PM2.5 0.2 µg/m³

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

97% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.2 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.2/22 × 7 = 0.1 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 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 Mesa right now

97% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

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

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

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Cortez
Cel-shaded illustration of Cortez
#20CortezPM2.5 1.4Checking road routesaves 1.6 cigs/wk

Colorado· PM2.5 1.4 µg/m³

Gateway town to Mesa Verde near 6,200 feet in southwest Colorado, with dry high-plateau air.

78% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.4 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.4/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Mesa right now

78% 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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Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDTLast scan Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT · 53 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 · Mesa

Phew.

2.0cigarettes

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.

6.4 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 6.4 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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