Metro area air quality · 2025

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA

Median AQI 22 (Good). 95.5% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

Compiled by PlainAirData · August 23, 2026

22
Median AQI: 95.5%
Good-air days: 0
Unhealthy days: 96%
Cleaner than US metros

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA posted a 2025 median AQI of 22 (Good) with 95.5% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Bremerton-Silverdale, WA CBSA recorded a median AQI of 22 across 356 monitored days in 2025, with 95.5% rated Good and 0 unhealthy or worse. This is an annual metro comparison, not a live advisory.

Data source EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Cleaner than US metros: The Bremerton-Silverdale, WA CBSA's 95.5% Good-day share places it cleaner than 96% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer: Aberdeen, WA (97.3% Good, median AQI 22) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Bremerton-Silverdale, WA.
2020–2025 Good-day shift: Bremerton-Silverdale, WA's Good-day share moved +4.3 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI -1).
Median AQI: Median AQI: 22

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 356 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

The Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro runs good on the EPA scale, among the cleanest 10% of US metros, a median AQI of 22 with 95.5% of 356 monitored days in the Good band.

22
median AQI · Good: 95.5%
days rated Good: 96%
cleaner than US metros: 61
worst single reading

No day crossed into the Unhealthy tier across the metro's monitors in 2025.

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro's Good-day share fell from 97.2% to 95.5% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -1.6 percentage points.
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro's median AQI rose from 19 to 22 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +3 points.

Insights: Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 22 over 356 measured days in 2025, which corresponds to a Good band and a Excellent metro-wide health grade. The monitored-day split lands at 340 Good days (96%), 16 Moderate (4%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 42 while the highest single-day reading hit 61 (Moderate). Metro residents averaged roughly 28.7 clean-air days per 30-day window across the reporting year.

Across the 2020–2025 trend window, the share of monitored days rated Good shifted by +4.3 points and the median AQI moved -1 points, which classifies the multi-year trajectory as improving. The metro recorded no Unhealthy-tier days in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Aberdeen, WA (97.3% good, AQI 22); Gardnerville Ranchos, NV (91.1% good, AQI 22); Longview, WA (90.4% good, AQI 22).

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

Good

Good Days

95.5%

340 of 356 days

Max AQI

Moderate

Health Grade

Excellent

90th pct: 42

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 356 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

340

96%

Moderate

USG

Unhealthy

Very Unhealthy

Hazardous

Health Impact Assessment

Excellent

The Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area's air quality is rated Excellent based on 95.5% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality is generally acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should monitor real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

How does the Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro compare?

How Bremerton-Silverdale, WA compares

Compare against

Good-day share better than typical

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 95.5%

Aberdeen, WA 97.3%

Typical US metro 70.6%

Median AQI better than typical

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 22

Aberdeen, WA 22

Typical US metro 41

Unhealthy days / yr better than typical

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 0

Aberdeen, WA 0

Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is improving in the Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro. Highest Good-day share: 2024 (97.2%, 341 of 351 monitored days).

Year	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy	Median AQI	Max AQI
2020	322	30	1	23	245
2021	342	16	0	26	113
2022	306	50	0	28	143
2023	323	25	0	22	115
2024	341	10	0	19	69
2025	340	16	0	22	61

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Bremerton-Silverdale, WA (22).

Aberdeen, WA

Median AQI 22 · 97.3% Good-day share

Gardnerville Ranchos, NV

Median AQI 22 · 91.1% Good-day share

Longview, WA

Median AQI 22 · 90.4% Good-day share

Steamboat Springs, CO

Median AQI 22 · 93.7% Good-day share

Bend-Redmond, OR

Median AQI 23 · 89.3% Good-day share

Cañon City, CO

Median AQI 23 · 93.4% Good-day share

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Bremerton-Silverdale, WA's 0 (independent of median AQI).

Aberdeen, SD

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

Adrian, MI

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

Akron, OH

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 45

Albany, GA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 46

Albany, OR

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

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Air Quality Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the air quality in the Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area? ▼

The Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 22, rated "Good." 95.5% of monitored days (340 out of 356) had good air quality in 2025.

How many unhealthy air days does Bremerton-Silverdale, WA have? ▼

In 2025, the Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 61.

Is air quality in Bremerton-Silverdale, WA getting better or worse? ▼

Air quality in the Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro is improving across floor-qualifying years (2020-2025); years with fewer than 100 monitored days are excluded from that direction. Highest qualifying Good-day share: 2024 at 97.2% (341 of 351 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2022 at 86.0% (306 of 356 days).

What does AQI 22 mean for health? ▼

An AQI of 22 is "Good", air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk. This is the best category on the EPA's AQI scale.

What is the 90th percentile AQI for Bremerton-Silverdale, WA? ▼

The 90th percentile AQI for the Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro area is 42, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 61 (Moderate).

How does Bremerton-Silverdale, WA compare to other metro areas? ▼

The Bremerton-Silverdale, WA metro has 95.5% good air days. Similar metros: Aberdeen, WA (97.3% good), Gardnerville Ranchos, NV (91.1% good), Longview, WA (90.4% good).

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset, 2020–2025. See our methodology for how AQI, median, and coverage figures are computed.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by CBSA summary files (metro-level) · 2020–2025 Accessed 2026-07-06

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