Sarasota Air Quality in 2025

In 2025, Sarasota's air quality (North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL area) had a median daily AQI of 47 (Good) across 365 monitored days. 0 days (0.0%) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, 230 were Good, and the year's peak AQI was 97 (Moderate). Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) set the daily AQI on 229 of those days. The cleanest month of 2025 was October (median AQI 40, 0 days above 100) and the worst was March (median 54, 0 days above 100, peak 80).

47
Median AQI
Good
0
Days above AQI 100
0.0% of 365 days
58
90th percentile AQI
worst 1 day in 10
97
Peak AQI
Moderate
PM2.5
Main pollutant
229 of 365 days
230
Good days
63.0% of days
  • Good: 63.0%
  • Moderate: 37.0%
  • Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.0%
  • Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%

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How was Sarasota's air quality in 2025?

Good on a typical day: median AQI 47, with 0 days above AQI 100 out of 365 monitored — the 4th cleanest of 7 years on record for the area.

  • Peak AQI in 2025: 97 (Moderate).
  • Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was the main pollutant on 229 days.
  • Cleanest month: October; worst: March.

Frequently asked questions

What was the average AQI in Sarasota in 2025?

EPA's Air Quality System puts Sarasota's (North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL) median daily AQI for 2025 at 47, which is Good. 0 days were Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse and the year's highest AQI was 97.

Which month had the worst air quality in Sarasota in 2025?

The cleanest month of 2025 was October (median AQI 40, 0 days above 100) and the worst was March (median 54, 0 days above 100, peak 80).

Was 2025 a good or bad year for Sarasota's air?

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2025 ranks 4th cleanest by days above AQI 100. 2025's median of 47 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 45.

Sarasota month by month in 2025

Sarasota air quality month by month, 2025 (North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL, EPA AQS daily AQI)

MonthDays monitoredMedian AQIDays above 100Peak AQIMain pollutant
January3144061PM2.5
February2847071PM2.5
Marchworst3154080O3
April3052097O3
May3149074PM2.5
June3052067PM2.5
July3151069PM2.5
August3143060PM2.5
September3043064O3
Octobercleanest3140058O3
November3048058PM2.5
December3142056PM2.5

How 2025 compares

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2025 ranks 4th cleanest by days above AQI 100.

2025's median of 47 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 45.

Activity-specific thresholds: running, cycling, kids' sports.

Right now in Sarasota

The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Sarasota's AQI at 42 (PM2.5). The figures above are multi-year annual statistics, not today's reading.

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Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL), 2019–2025. Daily AQI per CBSA is the highest AQI reported by any monitor in the area that day; the defining parameter is the pollutant that set it. Month and season statistics pool every such day in the period across all years listed. Retrieved 2026-09-09.