Fairfield, California Air Quality
Fairfield air quality today — the AQI, the main pollutant, and whether it’s safe to exercise outside right now
Fairfield, CA · Air quality right now
The air quality index in Fairfield, CA is 50 (Good) right now — safe for outdoor activity.
Is it safe to be outside in Fairfield today?
AQI 50 Yes — air quality is Good
Air is clean — great for outdoor activity.Main pollutant: PM2.5Observed 8:00 AM PDT
Pollutants right now
- PM2.510 µg/m³Main pollutantfine particles — smoke, exhaust, soot
- PM1013 µg/m³coarse particles — dust, pollen, ash
- Ozone37 µg/m³smog — builds on hot, sunny days
- NO₂6.9 µg/m³nitrogen dioxide — traffic, combustion
ExerciseOK to run — no air-quality limits on outdoor exercise.
How to read Fairfield’s air quality
Guides: The AQI Scale, Explained · Air Quality Alerts, Decoded · How to Read a Wildfire Smoke Map · Why Wildfire Smoke Travels 1,000 Miles.
Air quality over time in Fairfield
Across the EPA’s county records from 2020 to 2025, Fairfield’s cleanest year was 2025 (median AQI 33) and its most polluted was 2020 (median AQI 51); the typical (median) day has trended cleaner since 2020.
| Year | Median AQI | Unhealthy+ | Main pollutant | USG | Moderate | Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 51 | 7 | PM2.5 | 9 | 167 | 183 |
| 2021 | 44 | 0 | PM2.5 | 3 | 147 | 215 |
| 2022 | 43 | 0 | Ozone | 0 | 130 | 235 |
| 2023 | 40 | 0 | Ozone | 1 | 89 | 275 |
| 2024 | 39 | 0 | Ozone | 1 | 86 | 279 |
| 2025 | 33 | 0 | Ozone | 0 | 3 | 353 |
“USG” is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (AQI 101–150); “Unhealthy+” combines the Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, and Hazardous days. In 2024 the EPA tightened the annual fine-particle (PM2.5) standard to 9 µg/m³ from the previous 12 µg/m³, so counties near the old limit read worse against the new one. Source: EPA AQS annual summaries, 2020–2025.
Frequently asked
- What was the worst year for air quality in Fairfield?
- In the EPA's 2020–2025 county records, 2020 had the most days above AQI 100: 16 days (9 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 7 Unhealthy or worse). It also had the highest median AQI, 51.
- How many unhealthy air days does Fairfield have?
- Across 2020–2025, under 1% of the days reported for Fairfield's county had an AQI above 100 (21 of 2183), about 4 days a year. 2025 had 0 days.
- What's the main air pollutant in Fairfield?
- Ozone drove Fairfield's county AQI on the most days in 4 of 6 years (2020–2025); PM2.5 in 2020, 2021.