Metro area air quality · 2025

Ocala, FL

Median AQI 46 (Good). 67.3% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

46
Median AQI
67.3%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
39%
Cleaner than US metros

Ocala, FL posted a 2025 median AQI of 46 (Good) with 67.3% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Ocala, FL CBSA recorded a median AQI of 46 across 364 monitored days in 2025, with 67.3% 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 Ocala, FL CBSA's 67.3% Good-day share places it cleaner than 39% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Albany, GA (57.3% Good, median AQI 46) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Ocala, FL.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Ocala, FL's Good-day share moved +4.9 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +0).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 46

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 364 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

Ocala, FL's median AQI 46 is in the upper (dirtier) CBSA tercile on this site. On the EPA scale the metro runs good, more polluted than the median US metro, with a median AQI of 46 and 67.3% of 364 monitored days in the Good band.

46
median AQI · Good
67.3%
days rated Good
39%
cleaner than US metros
101
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
  • Ocala, FL metro's Good-day share rose from 52.6% to 67.5% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +14.8 percentage points.
  • Ocala, FL metro's median AQI fell from 49 to 46 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -3 points.

Compared against 359 monitored days in 2024 and 363 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

Ocala, FL's median AQI 46 is in the upper (dirtier) CBSA tercile on this site. Signature read: median AQI 46 (high tercile vs CBSA corpus). Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 46 over 364 measured days in 2025 (Good / Moderate). The monitored-day split lands at 245 Good (67%), 118 Moderate (32%), and 1 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 57; the highest single-day reading hit 101 (USG).

Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted +4.9 points and median AQI moved +0 (improving). No Unhealthy-tier days appear in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Albany, GA (57.3% good, AQI 46); Athens-Clarke County, GA (57.8% good, AQI 46); Brookings, SD (58.6% good, AQI 46).

Health effects of air pollution →

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

46

Good

Good Days

67.3%

245 of 364 days

Max AQI

101

USG

Health Grade

Moderate

90th pct: 57

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 364 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

245

67%

Moderate

118

32%

USG

1

0%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Moderate

The Ocala, FL metro area's air quality is rated Moderate based on 67.3% 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 Ocala, FL metro compare?

How Ocala, FL compares

Good-day share worse than typical
Ocala, FL 67.3%
Albany, GA 57.3%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI worse than typical
Ocala, FL 46
Albany, GA 46
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Ocala, FL 0
Albany, GA 0
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is improving in the Ocala, FL metro. Highest Good-day share: 2022 (71.3%, 259 of 363 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 229 137 0 46
2021 257 107 0 42
2022 259 104 0 44
2023 241 124 0 45
2024 189 170 0 49
2025 245 118 0 46

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Ocala, FL (46).

Albany, GA

Median AQI 46 · 57.3% Good-day share

46

Athens-Clarke County, GA

Median AQI 46 · 57.8% Good-day share

46

Brookings, SD

Median AQI 46 · 58.6% Good-day share

46

Chico, CA

Median AQI 46 · 65.2% Good-day share

46

Colorado Springs, CO

Median AQI 46 · 68.2% Good-day share

46

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

Median AQI 46 · 56.7% Good-day share

46

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

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

Aberdeen, SD

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Aberdeen, WA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 22

22

Adrian, MI

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

41

Akron, OH

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 45

45

Albany, OR

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

41

Frequently Asked Questions

What does AQI 46 mean for health? ▼
An AQI of 46 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 many unhealthy air days does Ocala, FL have? ▼
In 2025, the Ocala, FL metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 101.
What is the air quality in the Ocala, FL metro area? ▼
The Ocala, FL metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 46, rated "Good." 67.3% of monitored days (245 out of 364) had good air quality in 2025.
Is air quality in Ocala, FL getting better or worse? ▼
Air quality in the Ocala, 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: 2022 at 71.3% (259 of 363 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2024 at 52.6% (189 of 359 days).
How does Ocala, FL compare to other metro areas? ▼
The Ocala, FL metro has 67.3% good air days. Similar metros: Albany, GA (57.3% good), Athens-Clarke County, GA (57.8% good), Brookings, SD (58.6% good).
What is the 90th percentile AQI for Ocala, FL? ▼
The 90th percentile AQI for the Ocala, FL metro area is 57, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 101 (USG).

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset for Ocala, FL, 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, Ocala, FL · 2020–2025