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Provo Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
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Utah· PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
Swiss-styled village near Heber City with mineral hot springs, a quiet Wasatch-back mountain base.
About the same air — still smoky.
PM2.5 is 6.8 µg/m³ here vs 6.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.8/22 × 7 = 2.2 here; 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
Heber Valley town near 5,600 feet between the Wasatch and Uinta ranges, with cool mountain-valley air.
About the same air — still smoky.
PM2.5 is 6.8 µg/m³ here vs 6.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.8/22 × 7 = 2.2 here; 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
High-elevation resort town near Salt Lake City with a large year-round lodging inventory.
About the same air — still smoky.
PM2.5 is 6.8 µg/m³ here vs 6.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.8/22 × 7 = 2.2 here; 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
A major Utah 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 30.7 µg/m³ here vs 6.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 30.7/22 × 7 = 9.8 here; 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
Cache Valley college city ringed by the Bear River Range, with a separate air reading from Salt Lake City.
Worse air than home. Don't bother.
PM2.5 is 30.7 µg/m³ here vs 6.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 30.7/22 × 7 = 9.8 here; 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
A major Utah 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 36.4 µg/m³ here vs 6.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 36.4/22 × 7 = 12 here; 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
Uinta Basin gateway town to Dinosaur National Monument, remote from urban sources with motels.
90% cleaner than home — pack the car.
PM2.5 is 0.7 µg/m³ here vs 6.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.7/22 × 7 = 0.2 here; 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 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 Provo right now
Desert river town between Moab and Capitol Reef, a remote high-desert stopover with motels.
77% cleaner than home — pack the car.
PM2.5 is 1.6 µg/m³ here vs 6.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.6/22 × 7 = 0.5 here; 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
5.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Provo right now
Remote San Juans town near 8,700 feet beside Lake San Cristobal, with cool alpine-lake air.
87% cleaner than home — pack the car.
PM2.5 is 0.9 µg/m³ here vs 6.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.9/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Provo right now
White River Valley ranch town in northwest Colorado, remote from urban sources with cool high-plateau air.
80% cleaner than home — pack the car.
PM2.5 is 1.4 µg/m³ here vs 6.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.4/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
5.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Provo right now
Gateway town to Mesa Verde near 6,200 feet in southwest Colorado, with dry high-plateau air.
80% cleaner than home — pack the car.
PM2.5 is 1.4 µg/m³ here vs 6.9 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.4/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 6.9/22 × 7 = 2.2 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
5.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Provo right now
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