Metro area air quality · 2025

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL

Median AQI 42 (Good). 81.4% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

42
Median AQI
81.4%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
70%
Cleaner than US metros

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL posted a 2025 median AQI of 42 (Good) with 81.4% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL CBSA recorded a median AQI of 42 across 365 monitored days in 2025, with 81.4% 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 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL CBSA's 81.4% Good-day share places it cleaner than 70% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (66.8% Good, median AQI 42) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL's Good-day share moved +11.4 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI -1).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 42

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 365 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

The Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro runs good on the EPA scale, cleaner than the median US metro, a median AQI of 42 with 81.4% of 365 monitored days in the Good band.

42
median AQI · Good
81.4%
days rated Good
70%
cleaner than US metros
90
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
  • Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro's peak single-day AQI rose from 76 to 90 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +14 points.

Compared against 360 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

Insights: Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 42 over 365 measured days in 2025, which corresponds to a Good band and a Good metro-wide health grade. The monitored-day split lands at 297 Good days (81%), 68 Moderate (19%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 54 while the highest single-day reading hit 90 (Moderate). Metro residents averaged roughly 24.4 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 +11.4 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (66.8% good, AQI 42); Amarillo, TX (78.4% good, AQI 42); Carson City, NV (86.2% good, AQI 42).

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

42

Good

Good Days

81.4%

297 of 365 days

Max AQI

90

Moderate

Health Grade

Good

90th pct: 54

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 365 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

297

81%

Moderate

68

19%

USG

0

0%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Good

The Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area's air quality is rated Good based on 81.4% 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 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro compare?

How Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL compares

Good-day share better than typical
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 81.4%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 66.8%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI worse than typical
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 42
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 42
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 0
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is improving in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro. Highest Good-day share: 2025 (81.4%, 297 of 365 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 256 110 0 43
2021 224 141 0 47
2022 242 123 0 45
2023 261 103 0 44
2024 292 68 0 41
2025 297 68 0 42

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL (42).

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL's 0 (independent of median AQI).

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Air Quality Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the air quality in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area?
The Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 42, rated "Good." 81.4% of monitored days (297 out of 365) had good air quality in 2025.
How many unhealthy air days does Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL have?
In 2025, the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 90.
Is air quality in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL getting better or worse?
Air quality in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 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: 2025 at 81.4% (297 of 365 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2021 at 61.4% (224 of 365 days).
What does AQI 42 mean for health?
An AQI of 42 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 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL?
The 90th percentile AQI for the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area is 54, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 90 (Moderate).
How does Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL compare to other metro areas?
The Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro has 81.4% good air days. Similar metros: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (66.8% good), Amarillo, TX (78.4% good), Carson City, NV (86.2% 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.

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

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