Long Barn, California Air Quality
Long Barn air quality today — the AQI, the main pollutant, and whether it’s safe to exercise outside right now
Long Barn, CA · Air quality right now
The air quality index in Long Barn, CA is 26 (Good) right now — safe for outdoor activity.
Is it safe to be outside in Long Barn today?
AQI 26 Yes — air quality is Good
Air is clean — great for outdoor activity.Main pollutant: OzoneObserved 3:00 AM PST
Pollutants right now
- PM2.51.1 µg/m³fine particles — smoke, exhaust, soot
- PM101.5 µg/m³coarse particles — dust, pollen, ash
- Ozone54 µg/m³Main pollutantsmog — builds on hot, sunny days
- NO₂2.7 µg/m³nitrogen dioxide — traffic, combustion
ExerciseOK to run — no air-quality limits on outdoor exercise.
How to read Long Barn’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 Long Barn
Across the EPA’s county records from 2020 to 2025, Long Barn’s cleanest year was 2022 (median AQI 39) and its most polluted was 2023 (median AQI 43); the typical (median) day has held roughly steady since 2020.
| Year | Median AQI | Unhealthy+ | Main pollutant | USG | Moderate | Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 41 | 0 | Ozone | 5 | 71 | 277 |
| 2021 | 41 | 0 | Ozone | 2 | 63 | 295 |
| 2022 | 39 | 0 | Ozone | 1 | 12 | 237 |
| 2023 | 43 | 0 | Ozone | 2 | 51 | 237 |
| 2024 | 40 | 0 | Ozone | 4 | 64 | 286 |
| 2025 | 39 | 0 | Ozone | 1 | 43 | 294 |
“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 Long Barn?
- In the EPA's 2020–2025 county records, 2020 had the most days above AQI 100: 5 days (5 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 0 Unhealthy or worse). The highest median AQI came in 2023 (43; 2020's was 41).
- How many unhealthy air days does Long Barn have?
- Across 2020–2025, under 1% of the days reported for Long Barn's county had an AQI above 100 (15 of 1945), about 3 days a year. 2025 had 1 day.
- What's the main air pollutant in Long Barn?
- Ozone: it drove Long Barn's county AQI on the most days in every year of the EPA's 2020–2025 records.