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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is Claremont air quality that bad? I'm using a site called "Best Places" and it rates Claremont 58/100. The US average is 55 and the average for LA county is 38. It's one of the most tree covered cities in the area so I'm guessing that buffers it a bit.

Also, not a huge difference in temperatures between USC, Occidental, Caltech, and Pomona College today. 75/64 USC, 80/62 Occidental, 80/63 Caltech, 80/61 Pomona. [/quote]

Different people will have different levels of sensitivity to air quality, but it's more of an issue in the hotter months due to how smog forms, fire risk, and the fact that the local winds tend to blow pollution and smoke from the greater area into eastern LA County and San Bernardino.

As the Claremont Colleges start in late Aug, it could be an issue for the first couple months.  If you are a fall athlete arriving a few weeks early and competing outdoors, or if you have a respiratory condition, you might be more affected.

As for comparing temps, I would use sites that show averages.  The disparity fluctuates and will be greater on the hotter days.  Caltech in Pasadena is the closest of the schools you mention.  Per Weatherspark, average highs in Claremont in Sep are 88, in Pasadena 85, in Los Angeles proper 83.  Recent years have probably been higher as those averages go way back, and there's been a warming trend.

For most people, the heat and air quality in Claremont will be manageable during the school year other.  A dorm with AC would be preferred.  The worst time will be the early part of the academic year, particularly if there are bad wildfires.  Really bad wildfires might happen once every 5-10 years.

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