Grand Rapids Air Quality in 2025

In 2025, Grand Rapids's air quality (Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI area) had a median daily AQI of 52 (Moderate) across 365 monitored days. 9 days (2.5%) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, 153 were Good, and the year's peak AQI was 163 (Unhealthy). Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) set the daily AQI on 299 of those days. The cleanest month of 2025 was November (median AQI 40, 0 days above 100) and the worst was August (median 56, 4 days above 100, peak 151).

52
Median AQI
Moderate
9
Days above AQI 100
2.5% of 365 days
74
90th percentile AQI
worst 1 day in 10
163
Peak AQI
Unhealthy
PM2.5
Main pollutant
299 of 365 days
153
Good days
41.9% of days
  • Good: 41.9%
  • Moderate: 55.6%
  • Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 1.9%
  • Unhealthy or worse: 0.5%

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How was Grand Rapids's air quality in 2025?

Moderate on a typical day: median AQI 52, with 9 days above AQI 100 out of 365 monitored — the 6th cleanest of 7 years on record for the area.

  • Peak AQI in 2025: 163 (Unhealthy).
  • Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was the main pollutant on 299 days.
  • Cleanest month: November; worst: August.

Frequently asked questions

What was the average AQI in Grand Rapids in 2025?

EPA's Air Quality System puts Grand Rapids's (Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI) median daily AQI for 2025 at 52, which is Moderate. 9 days were Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse and the year's highest AQI was 163.

Which month had the worst air quality in Grand Rapids in 2025?

The cleanest month of 2025 was November (median AQI 40, 0 days above 100) and the worst was August (median 56, 4 days above 100, peak 151).

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

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2025 ranks 6th cleanest by days above AQI 100. 2025's median of 52 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 51.

Grand Rapids month by month in 2025

Grand Rapids air quality month by month, 2025 (Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, EPA AQS daily AQI)

MonthDays monitoredMedian AQIDays above 100Peak AQIMain pollutant
January3144078PM2.5
February2852071PM2.5
March31431139PM2.5
April3048084PM2.5
May3152087PM2.5
June30642129PM2.5
July31622163PM2.5
Augustworst31564151PM2.5
September3058087PM2.5
October3146074PM2.5
Novembercleanest3040073PM2.5
December3150063PM2.5

How 2025 compares

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2025 ranks 6th cleanest by days above AQI 100.

2025's median of 52 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 51.

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

Right now in Grand Rapids

The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Grand Rapids's AQI at 53 (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 (Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI), 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.