Tree Pollen Count in San Bruno, CA
Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for San Bruno — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen by type in San Bruno
What is the tree pollen count in San Bruno today?
The San Bruno tree pollen index today is 28 (Low) on Pollen Atlas’s modelled 0–100 scale. Low
Modelled pollen risk index — not a measured count.
San Bruno’s overall pollen count today is 26 (Low) across all types. See the full San Bruno pollen count for the overall index and every type together.
San Bruno is a city in San Mateo County, California. Its population is 42,612 (ACS 2023).
San Bruno Tree Pollen Count: 5-Day Forecast
| Day | Overall index | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 26 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 26 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 26 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 25 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 24 | Low |
Pollen Atlas models the daily detail as an overall index: day-by-day splits by individual pollen type are not part of the modelled data, so this table shows San Bruno’s overall trend across the week. Today’s tree pollen reading is the headline above.
Species driving San Bruno’s tree pollen
Species-level counts are not part of the modelled data Pollen Atlas publishes — the modelled index is reported per pollen type, not per species — so this section gives the type summary: tree pollen reads 28 (Low) today. The plant-by-plant detail that is available, from the Google Pollen API, is in the next section.
Plants affecting San Bruno now — tree pollen
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for the tree pollen category were not returned in today’s source data for San Bruno. The type summary stands: tree pollen reads 28 (Low) today.
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’s readings.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.
What this tree pollen level means
Low risk. Keep windows open; consider allergy meds only if sensitive.
Enjoy outdoor activities.
Trees build through spring, with planted olive peaking from March into May. This month sits outside the usual tree pollen window for the California pattern, so today’s tree pollen reading is the modelled value outranking the calendar — this page reports the modelled reading first. The California allergy season guide singles out planted olive and the Central Valley’s concentrated spring pollen.
San Bruno allergies today
San Bruno allergies today are set by the same reading as the San Bruno pollen count today: the Total Pollen Index is 26 (Low), and the tree pollen index on this page is 28 (Low) of it. When people ask about San Bruno allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily modelled index built from today’s tree, grass and weed index values for San Bruno.
Allergies in San Bruno follow the California calendar set out on the full San Bruno page — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in San Bruno before heading outdoors, the tree pollen split on this page is the part to read: it shows whether this pollen type is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day overall trend above as the San Bruno allergy forecast for the tree pollen season: it shows whether San Bruno allergies are set to ease or build across the week, day by day — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the overall index steps down, not just today.
See the full San Bruno pollen count — all types, the overall index and today’s ranking context
San Bruno ragweed pollen count
See how San Bruno ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
See San Bruno on the pollen map
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory
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).