Air quality

Air quality in Carol City today

Updated

Good (US AQI 40) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 9:00 pm (01:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Carol City, Florida, United States, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
40 Good
PM2.5
4.8 µg/m³ 0.3× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
6.8 µg/m³
Ozone
79 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
ozone sub-index 40
Best hour tomorrow
6:00 am AQI 38
European AQI
30

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Air quality in Carol City right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Carol City, Florida, United States is 40, which falls in the "Good" band (up to 50). Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.

The index is driven mainly by ozone, whose own sub-index is 40. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.

PM2.5 is 4.8 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 6.8 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 79 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 4.6 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 126 µg/m³.

Carol City AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 37 around Mon 2:00 am to 50 around Mon 9:00 pm, staying "Good" throughout.

The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 52 against 41 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (America/New_York)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Sun 9:00 pm40Good4.8779
Mon 12:00 am38Good5.1780
Mon 3:00 am37Good5.8885
Mon 6:00 am38Good6.81088
Mon 9:00 am40Good8.41390
Mon 12:00 pm42Good1321100
Mon 3:00 pm44Good12.62099
Mon 6:00 pm45Good12.31991
Mon 9:00 pm50Good13.72183
Tue 12:00 am52Moderate8.11281
Tue 3:00 am52Moderate7.41180
Tue 6:00 am52Moderate6.91181
Tue 9:00 am52Moderate8.41385
Tue 12:00 pm52Moderate11.81993
Tue 3:00 pm52Moderate11.61991
Tue 6:00 pm52Moderate14.12280

Every third hour of the CAMS forecast via Open-Meteo. US AQI uses rolling averages (24 h for particles, 8 h for ozone), so it moves more slowly than the hourly concentrations.

Best time to be outside in Carol City tomorrow

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 38, Good) and the worst around 9:00 pm (AQI 50). That is a swing of 12 points, so a run or walk around 6:00 am is noticeably better.

Carol City vs the rest of United States

Across 619 United States cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 53 (Moderate). Carol City at 40 is 13 points cleaner than average.

For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.

Air quality in cities near Carol City

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Miami Gardens0 km42Good6.8
Miramar5 km42Good6.8
Pembroke Pines7 km42Good6.8
Hialeah10 km42Good6.8
Hollywood12 km42Good6.8
Davie14 km42Good6.8
Miami19 km42Good6.8
Miami Beach20 km42Good6.8

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Carol City, so the numbers on this page are model estimates. Models capture regional pollution well but can miss very local sources such as a busy road or a nearby fire.

Advice for sensitive groups

With the AQI at 40, there is no need for sensitive groups to change plans. People with asthma should still carry their reliever inhaler as usual.

What the US AQI numbers mean

US AQICategoryWhat it means
0-50GoodAir quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
51-100ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
101-150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsPeople with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
151-200UnhealthyEveryone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
201-300Very UnhealthyHealth alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors.
301-500HazardousEmergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible. The scale tops out at 500; heavier dust or smoke is shown as 500.

Values on this page are modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) and served by Open-Meteo; they are estimates for the area around the city centre, not readings from an official monitor.

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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS).