Metro area air quality · 2025

Brunswick, GA

Median AQI 41 (Good). 74.3% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

41
Median AQI
74.3%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
55%
Cleaner than US metros

Brunswick, GA posted a 2025 median AQI of 41 (Good) with 74.3% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Brunswick, GA CBSA recorded a median AQI of 41 across 343 monitored days in 2025, with 74.3% 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 Brunswick, GA CBSA's 74.3% Good-day share places it cleaner than 55% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Adrian, MI (69.3% Good, median AQI 41) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Brunswick, GA.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Brunswick, GA's Good-day share moved -15.5 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +8).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 41

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 343 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

Brunswick, GA's peak reading 94 stays in the lower max-AQI tercile on this extract. On the EPA scale the metro runs good, cleaner than the median US metro, with a median AQI of 41 and 74.3% of 343 monitored days in the Good band.

41
median AQI · Good
74.3%
days rated Good
55%
cleaner than US metros
94
worst single reading

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

Annual release change

What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release

2024 → 2025
  • Brunswick, GA metro's Good-day share fell from 78.1% to 74.3% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -3.8 percentage points.
  • Brunswick, GA metro's peak single-day AQI rose from 84 to 94 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +10 points.

Compared against 366 monitored days in 2024 and 343 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

Brunswick, GA's peak reading 94 stays in the lower max-AQI tercile on this extract. Signature read: peak AQI 94 (low tercile vs CBSA corpus). Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 41 over 343 measured days in 2025 (Good / Moderate). The monitored-day split lands at 255 Good (74%), 88 Moderate (26%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 57; the highest single-day reading hit 94 (Moderate).

Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted -15.5 points and median AQI moved +8 (worsening). No Unhealthy-tier days appear in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Adrian, MI (69.3% good, AQI 41); Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (67.7% good, AQI 41); Ann Arbor, MI (69.3% good, AQI 41).

Understanding AQI →

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

41

Good

Good Days

74.3%

255 of 343 days

Max AQI

94

Moderate

Health Grade

Moderate

90th pct: 57

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 343 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

255

74%

Moderate

88

26%

USG

0

0%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Moderate

The Brunswick, GA metro area's air quality is rated Moderate based on 74.3% 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 Brunswick, GA metro compare?

How Brunswick, GA compares

Good-day share better than typical
Brunswick, GA 74.3%
Adrian, MI 69.3%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI about typical
Brunswick, GA 41
Adrian, MI 41
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Brunswick, GA 0
Adrian, MI 0
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in the Brunswick, GA metro. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (89.8%, 256 of 285 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 256 29 0 33
2021 267 55 0 38
2022 221 134 0 45
2023 243 120 0 43
2024 286 80 0 39
2025 255 88 0 41

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Brunswick, GA (41).

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 90th percentile AQI for Brunswick, GA? ▼
The 90th percentile AQI for the Brunswick, GA metro area is 57, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 94 (Moderate).
How many unhealthy air days does Brunswick, GA have? ▼
In 2025, the Brunswick, GA metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 94.
What is the air quality in the Brunswick, GA metro area? ▼
The Brunswick, GA metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 41, rated "Good." 74.3% of monitored days (255 out of 343) had good air quality in 2025.
Is air quality in Brunswick, GA getting better or worse? ▼
Air quality in the Brunswick, GA metro is worsening across floor-qualifying years (2020-2025); years with fewer than 100 monitored days are excluded from that direction. Highest qualifying Good-day share: 2020 at 89.8% (256 of 285 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2022 at 62.3% (221 of 355 days).
What does AQI 41 mean for health? ▼
An AQI of 41 is "Good", air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk. This is the best category on the EPA's AQI scale.
How does Brunswick, GA compare to other metro areas? ▼
The Brunswick, GA metro has 74.3% good air days. Similar metros: Adrian, MI (69.3% good), Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (67.7% good), Ann Arbor, MI (69.3% good).

Data Sources

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

Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by CBSA summary, Brunswick, GA · 2020–2025