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3.3
PM2.5 µg/m³
18
AQI
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Cleanest in reach · µg/m³

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Bainbridge Island
Cel-shaded illustration of Bainbridge Island
#1Bainbridge IslandPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Olympia right now

70% 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.

Still smoky
Poulsbo
Cel-shaded illustration of Poulsbo
#2PoulsboPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Olympia right now

70% 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.

Still smoky
Vashon Island
Cel-shaded illustration of Vashon Island
#3Vashon IslandPM2.5 2.4Checking road route

Washington· PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.4 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.4/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
27% 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.

Still smoky
Sequim
Cel-shaded illustration of Sequim
#4SequimPM2.5 2.5Checking road route

Washington· PM2.5 2.5 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.5 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.5/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
24% 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.

Still smoky
Port Angeles
Cel-shaded illustration of Port Angeles
#5Port AngelesPM2.5 2.5Checking road route

Washington· PM2.5 2.5 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.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 2.5 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.5/22 × 7 = 0.8 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
24% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 1: Low risk (WestShore station)

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

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

Still smoky
Port Townsend
Cel-shaded illustration of Port Townsend
#6Port TownsendPM2.5 3Checking road route

Washington· PM2.5 3 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.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 3 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% 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.

Still smoky
Ocean Shores
Cel-shaded illustration of Ocean Shores
#7Ocean ShoresPM2.5 3.1Checking road route

Washington· PM2.5 3.1 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 3.1 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.1/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 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.

Still smoky
Snoqualmie
Cel-shaded illustration of Snoqualmie
#8SnoqualmiePM2.5 3.1Checking road route

Washington· PM2.5 3.1 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 3.1 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.1/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 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.

Still smoky
North Bend
Cel-shaded illustration of North Bend
#9North BendPM2.5 3.1Checking road route

Washington· PM2.5 3.1 µg/m³

Cascade foothills town below Mount Si, a forested gateway an hour east of Seattle with motels.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 3.1 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.1/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 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.

Still smoky
Tacoma
Cel-shaded illustration of Tacoma
#10TacomaPM2.5 3.2Checking road route

Washington· PM2.5 3.2 µg/m³

A major Washington 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 3.2 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.2/22 × 7 = 1.0 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
3% 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.

Still smoky
Gig Harbor
Cel-shaded illustration of Gig Harbor
#11Gig HarborPM2.5 3.5Checking road route

Washington· PM2.5 3.5 µg/m³

Fishing-fleet harbor town on Puget Sound near Tacoma, with waterfront air and a walkable inn district.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 3.5 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.5/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
6% worse 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.

Still smoky
Packwood
Cel-shaded illustration of Packwood
#12PackwoodPM2.5 5Checking road route

Washington· PM2.5 5 µg/m³

Cascade foothills town near Mount Rainier's south side, a forested mountain-gateway base with cabins.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5/22 × 7 = 1.6 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
52% 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.

Still smoky
Lopez Island
Cel-shaded illustration of Lopez Island
#13Lopez IslandPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Olympia right now

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

AQHI 2: Low risk (Victoria / Saanich station)

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

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

Still smoky
Anacortes
Cel-shaded illustration of Anacortes
#14AnacortesPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

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

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Olympia right now

70% 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.

Still smoky
Orcas Island
Cel-shaded illustration of Orcas Island
#15Orcas IslandPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Largest San Juan Island, in the Olympics' rain shadow with cool marine air and small inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Olympia right now

70% 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.

Still smoky
Concrete
Cel-shaded illustration of Concrete
#16ConcretePM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

Washington· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Skagit River gateway to the North Cascades, a forested mountain-valley base with cabins and motels.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Olympia right now

70% 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.

Still smoky
Victoria
Cel-shaded illustration of Victoria
#17VictoriaPM2.5 2Checking road routesaves 0.4 cigs/wk

British Columbia· PM2.5 2 µg/m³

A major British Columbia 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 2 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2/22 × 7 = 0.6 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
39% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

AQHI 2: Low risk (Victoria / Saanich station)

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

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

Still smoky
Ganges (Salt Spring Island)
Cel-shaded illustration of Ganges (Salt Spring Island)
#18Ganges (Salt Spring Island)PM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

British Columbia· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Main village of the Gulf Islands' largest island, in the rain shadow with cool marine air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Olympia right now

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

AQHI 1: Low risk (Duncan station)

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

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

Still smoky
Whistler
Cel-shaded illustration of Whistler
#19WhistlerPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

British Columbia· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Coast Mountains resort near 2,200 feet north of Vancouver, with cool alpine air and a huge lodging base.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Olympia right now

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

AQHI 1: Low risk (Whistler station)

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

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

Still smoky
Pemberton
Cel-shaded illustration of Pemberton
#20PembertonPM2.5 1Checking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

British Columbia· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Farming valley town north of Whistler, ringed by glaciated peaks with cool mountain-valley air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 3.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Olympia right now

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

AQHI 1: Low risk (Whistler station)

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

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

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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 · Olympia

Clear skies!

1.1cigarettes

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.

3.3 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 3.3 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 3.3/22 × 7 = 1.1 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →