Rio del Mar, CA Pollen Count Today
Rio del Mar, CA · Updated Saturday, November 7, 2026
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Weeds Index
How active weeds pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Rio del Mar Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Rio del Mar residents check each morning
The Rio del Mar pollen count today is 18 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 20 today. The full split is tree pollen 19, grass pollen 1, weed pollen 20. The sections below break that headline number down by plant, by day and by what the band means in practice. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as weed pollen or mold, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Rio del Mar page.
Fall is ragweed season across most of the United States: ragweed plants release pollen from late summer into autumn, and weed pollen is typically the last major outdoor pollen category to fade as the weather cools. That pattern is why an autumn total is so often weed-led even when the headline number is low — tree and grass pollen have usually receded by then, leaving weed pollen, and on damp days mold, to make up most of what the index records.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Rio del Mar pollen forecast below — it is currently mixed, with Saturday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Rio del Mar residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Rio del Mar pollen count today?
The Rio del Mar pollen count today is 18 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Rio del Mar: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Rio del Mar allergies today
Rio del Mar allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 18 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Rio del Mar allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Rio del Mar.
Allergies in Rio del Mar follow the California calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Rio del Mar before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the Rio del Mar allergy forecast: today reads 18 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Rio del Mar allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count Rio del Mar today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Rio del Mar allergy count today is 18 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Rio del Mar: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7 | 18 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 18 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 17 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 18 | Low |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 17 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Rio del Mar’s pollen count to peak on Saturday at 18 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Rio del Mar
What is driving Rio del Mar’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 18 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 20 (Low on its own scale) — about 50% of the four category readings added together, 1 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 19. A weed-led total is the classic late-year shape: tree and grass pollen have usually receded, leaving weed pollen — and on damp days mold — to make up most of what the index records. Weed pollen leading in November runs against the usual calendar — the California weed chapter runs August to October — so today’s lead is the model outranking the pattern, and this page reports the modelled reading first.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for Rio del Mar, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above. The California guide’s account of California names planted olive and the Central Valley’s concentrated spring pollen — the pollens behind readings of this shape in this state — and the split shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 17 to 18, never changing band. Today’s 18 sits 0 points above the window’s average of 17.6 — a steady window, in which one day reads much like the next.
Plants affecting Rio del Mar now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Rio del Mar were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.
Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 19 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 1 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 20 (Low).
In the California pattern, the plants that typically shape this city’s year are winter and spring trees, late-spring grasses and late-summer weeds — named here as regional context only, not as today\u2019s measurements.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Rio del Mar pollen through the year
The Rio del Mar pollen year runs in chapters, set by its own pattern and the California calendar. Trees come first: trees build through spring, with planted olive peaking from March into May. Grasses take the middle of the year: grasses peak in spring in the Central Valley and run longer and milder on the coast. Weeds close it out: weeds follow in late summer and fall, stronger after wet winters.
The California allergy season guide names planted olive and the Central Valley’s concentrated spring pollen. There is no single California season: the Central Valley records some of the state’s sharpest spring peaks, trapped and concentrated by valley geography, while the coast runs long and mild. The AAFA’s 2025 Allergy Capitals research noted upward movement for several California cities, attributed to grass and weed pollen after wet weather.
November falls between the main chapters of the California pollen year — the tail of one and the approach of the next — so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. Between them, the three chapters cover 9 months of the California year, February to October — leaving a quiet gap of roughly 3 months in the depth of the off-season. The full calendar is set out in the California allergy season guide.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Rio del Mar pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down even in a month when Rio del Mar, CA pollen is usually more active. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
Rio del Mar in today’s national picture
At 18 (Low), Rio del Mar ranks joint 57574th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Beja, Portugal at 52, and the lowest is Los Ángeles de San Rafael, Spain at 5. The whole table spans 47 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Rio del Mar: Seacliff, CA (2 miles away) reads 18 (Low); Aptos, CA (2 miles away) reads 18 (Low); Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA (3 miles away) reads 21 (Low). Rio del Mar reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across California’s 1602 tracked cities, today runs from 5 in Truckee to 42 in Mecca.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Rio del Mar resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Rio del Mar, CA can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
Rio del Mar in its local area
Across California’s 1602 tracked cities, Rio del Mar ranks joint 1114th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Rio del Mar, CA pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Seacliff pollen count (2 miles away)
- Aptos pollen count (2 miles away)
- Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley pollen count (3 miles away)
- La Selva Beach pollen count (3 miles away)
- Capitola pollen count (4 miles away)
- Soquel pollen count (4 miles away)
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Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).