Jacksonville, Florida Air Quality
Jacksonville air quality today — the AQI, the main pollutant, and whether it’s safe to exercise outside right now
Jacksonville, FL · Air quality right now
The air quality index in Jacksonville, FL is 61 (Moderate) right now — acceptable for most people.
Is it safe to be outside in Jacksonville today?
AQI 61 Yes — air quality is Moderate
Fine for most; unusually sensitive people can take it easy.Main pollutant: PM2.5Observed 12:00 AM EDT
Pollutants right now
- PM2.515 µg/m³Main pollutantfine particles — smoke, exhaust, soot
- PM1017 µg/m³coarse particles — dust, pollen, ash
- Ozone80 µg/m³smog — builds on hot, sunny days
- NO₂20 µg/m³nitrogen dioxide — traffic, combustion
ExerciseOK to run for most; sensitive athletes can ease the intensity.
How to read Jacksonville’s air quality
Guides: The AQI Scale, Explained · Air Quality Alerts, Decoded · How to Read a Wildfire Smoke Map · Why Wildfire Smoke Travels 1,000 Miles.
Air quality over time in Jacksonville
Across the EPA’s county records from 2020 to 2025, Jacksonville’s cleanest year was 2024 (median AQI 50) and its most polluted was 2022 (median AQI 53); the typical (median) day has held roughly steady since 2020.
| Year | Median AQI | Unhealthy+ | Main pollutant | USG | Moderate | Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 52 | 0 | PM2.5 | 3 | 201 | 162 |
| 2021 | 52 | 0 | PM2.5 | 0 | 225 | 140 |
| 2022 | 53 | 0 | PM2.5 | 0 | 221 | 144 |
| 2023 | 52 | 0 | PM2.5 | 2 | 207 | 156 |
| 2024 | 50 | 0 | PM2.5 | 0 | 176 | 190 |
| 2025 | 51 | 0 | PM2.5 | 4 | 186 | 175 |
“USG” is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (AQI 101–150); “Unhealthy+” combines the Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, and Hazardous days. In 2024 the EPA tightened the annual fine-particle (PM2.5) standard to 9 µg/m³ from the previous 12 µg/m³, so counties near the old limit read worse against the new one. Source: EPA AQS annual summaries, 2020–2025.
Frequently asked
- What was the worst year for air quality in Jacksonville?
- In the EPA's 2020–2025 county records, 2025 had the most days above AQI 100: 4 days (4 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 0 Unhealthy or worse). The highest median AQI came in 2022 (53; 2025's was 51).
- How many unhealthy air days does Jacksonville have?
- Across 2020–2025, under 1% of the days reported for Jacksonville's county had an AQI above 100 (9 of 2192), about 2 days a year. 2025 had 4 days.
- What's the main air pollutant in Jacksonville?
- PM2.5: it drove Jacksonville's county AQI on the most days in every year of the EPA's 2020–2025 records.