Florida · County air quality · 2025

Miami-Dade County, Florida

Median AQI 47 (Good). 56.4% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

47
Median AQI
56.4%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
11%
Cleaner than US counties

Miami-Dade County's 2025 annual median AQI is 47 (Good), with 56.4% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Miami-Dade County, Florida posted a 2025 median AQI of 47 (Good) across 365 monitored days, with 56.4% rated Good and 0 unhealthy or worse. This is an annual comparison, not today's advisory.

Data source EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Cleaner than US
Miami-Dade County's 56.4% Good-day share places it cleaner than 11% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Bonner County (56.2% Good, median AQI 47) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Miami-Dade County.
2020–2025 trend
Miami-Dade County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is worsening from 2020 to 2025 (61.7% → 56.4%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 47

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Miami-Dade County, Florida ranks #818 of 951 by median AQI (47) and #844 by good-day share (56.4%). Ponce County, Puerto Rico is #1 of 951 by median AQI (3, 91.4% Good days) at good-day-share #159 ≠ largest of 7 at 100.0% Good days #1 by good-day share (100.0%, median AQI 9) at median-AQI #7.

Annual release change

What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release

2024 → 2025
  • Miami-Dade County's peak single-day AQI fell from 197 to 113 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -84 points.
  • Miami-Dade County's Good-day share fell from 59.8% to 56.4% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -3.4 percentage points.
  • Miami-Dade County's Unhealthy-category days fell from 3 to 0 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -3 days.

Compared against 366 monitored days in 2024 and 365 in 2025. These are arithmetic differences between two stored EPA annual summaries, not a cause claim or a live advisory.

National release changes Two-year CSV

Data updated August 2026

Miami-Dade County AQI category distribution Stacked-segment bar showing the share of monitored days that fell in each EPA AQI category, Good, Moderate, USG, Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, Hazardous, with median AQI marker. AQI category distribution 365 monitored days G M Median AQI 47 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Miami-Dade County
  • Good · 206 d · 56.4%
  • Moderate · 158 d · 43.3%
  • USG · 1 d · 0.3%

How did Miami-Dade County's air break down in 2025?

Across 365 monitored days, 206 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 113 (USG).

EPA AQS →
Miami-Dade County, Good days share 56.4%
National avg

Share of monitored days at AQI 0-50 (Good band).

Miami-Dade County, Unhealthy-or-worse share 0.0%
National avg

Share of monitored days above AQI 150 (Unhealthy or worse). Bar maxes at 10% (worst-county ceiling).

Where Miami-Dade County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Miami-Dade County's Good-day share is 56.4% - cleaner than 11% of that comparison set.

Miami-Dade County Good-day share vs. every US county

Share of monitored days in the Good band (AQI 0–50) - EPA AQS annual release

56.4% 11th percentile higher than 11% of 951 US counties

0.0%–5.0%: 0 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 5.0%–10.0%: 1 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 10.0%–15.0%: 4 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 15.0%–20.0%: 4 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 20.0%–25.0%: 1 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 25.0%–30.0%: 5 US counties (1%). Below this entry. 30.0%–35.0%: 9 US counties (1%). Below this entry. 35.0%–40.0%: 4 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 40.0%–45.0%: 16 US counties (2%). Below this entry. 45.0%–50.0%: 16 US counties (2%). Below this entry. 50.0%–55.0%: 32 US counties (3%). Below this entry. 55.0%–60.0%: 50 US counties (5%). This entry sits in this band. 60.0%–65.0%: 77 US counties (8%). Above this entry. 65.0%–70.0%: 93 US counties (10%). Above this entry. 70.0%–75.0%: 109 US counties (11%). Above this entry. 75.0%–80.0%: 114 US counties (12%). Above this entry. 80.0%–85.0%: 123 US counties (13%). Above this entry. 85.0%–90.0%: 99 US counties (10%). Above this entry. 90.0%–95.0%: 117 US counties (12%). Above this entry. 95.0%–100.0%: 70 US counties (7%). Above this entry. 100.0%–105.0%: 7 US counties (1%). Above this entry. This county 0.0% 100% every floor-qualified US county, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (AQS) · 2025

Pollutant Breakdown

Days where each pollutant was the primary driver of AQI readings in Miami-Dade County.

Miami-Dade County, Florida criteria pollutant distribution Stratified-band visualization showing the share of monitored days each criteria pollutant (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, CO) was the primary AQI driver. PM2.5 · 74.5% Ozone · 21.6% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Miami-Dade County, Florida · 365 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • PM2.5 · 272 days · 74.5%
  • Ozone · 79 days · 21.6%
  • NO₂ · 14 days · 3.8%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Miami-Dade County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (366 reported days in 2024). Jul posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 55, peak 90); Sep was cleanest at median 35. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 50 vs 46 in Dec–Feb. 3 days crossed Unhealthy (AQI >150) at least once that year.

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 45 50 51 52 51 47 55 48 35 43 46 42
Miami-Dade County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,827 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Jul has the highest matched-month median AQI (52), while Sep is lowest (41). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 514845555044524643364043
2021 524446534946524644434146
2022 474451484844454338414045
2023 464852445253585244464341
2024 455051525147554835434642

Lower AQI is better. The colors summarize EPA AQI bands; gaps mean the county had no day-level record for that month.

Health Impact Assessment

Moderate

Miami-Dade County's air quality is rated Moderate based on 56.4% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality was acceptable on 56.4% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 47. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

The dominant pollutant is PM2.5, driving AQI on 272 of 365 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in Miami-Dade County. Highest Good-day share: 2022 (71.0%, 259 of 365 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 226 140 0 0 45
2021 230 133 2 0 46
2022 259 104 2 0 44
2023 207 155 0 3 48
2024 219 143 1 3 48
2025 206 158 1 0 47

How does Miami-Dade County compare?

How Miami-Dade County compares

Good-day share worse than typical
Miami-Dade County 56.4%
Bonner County, Idaho 56.2%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI worse than typical
Miami-Dade County 47
Bonner County, Idaho 47
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Miami-Dade County 0
Bonner County, Idaho 0
Typical US county 1

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by County dataset, 2020–2025 (aqs.epa.gov). For current conditions (not shown here — this page is historical annual data), see EPA AirNow (airnow.gov). See our methodology for how AQI, median, and coverage figures are computed.

Informational only, not professional advice. Data from EPA AQS. See our disclaimer. Spotted a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.

Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by county summary files for Miami-Dade County, Florida · 2020–2025

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