Air quality

Air quality in Miramar today

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Good (US AQI 36) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 2:00 pm (18:00 UTC).

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

US AQI now
36 Good
PM2.5
4 µg/m³ 0.3× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
5.7 µg/m³
Ozone
90 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
ozone sub-index 36
Best hour today
2:00 pm AQI 36
European AQI
35

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Air quality in Miramar right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Miramar, Florida, United States is 36, 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 36. Ozone usually peaks in the afternoon on sunny days and falls back after sunset.

PM2.5 is 4 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 5.7 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 90 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 1.4 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: UV index 5.6, carbon monoxide 114 µg/m³.

Miramar AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 36 around Sun 2:00 pm to 43 around Mon 2:00 pm, staying "Good" throughout.

The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 50 against 39 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (America/New_York)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Sun 2:00 pm36Good4690
Sun 5:00 pm40Good5786
Sun 8:00 pm41Good4.8780
Sun 11:00 pm39Good5.1779
Mon 2:00 am37Good5.4883
Mon 5:00 am38Good6.61088
Mon 8:00 am39Good7.11187
Mon 11:00 am41Good132198
Mon 2:00 pm43Good1321100
Mon 5:00 pm45Good121994
Mon 8:00 pm49Good13.32184
Mon 11:00 pm51Moderate8.41382
Tue 2:00 am52Moderate7.71280
Tue 5:00 am52Moderate71181
Tue 8:00 am52Moderate7.31182
Tue 11:00 am52Moderate12.52092
Tue 2:00 pm52Moderate11.21893

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 Miramar today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 2:00 pm (AQI 36, Good) and the worst around 6:00 pm (AQI 41). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Miramar vs the rest of United States

Across 747 United States cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 48 (Good). Miramar at 36 is 12 points cleaner than average.

It ranks 293 of 747 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Aberdeen, SD (13) and the most polluted Springfield, PA (130).

For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.

Air quality in cities near Miramar

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Pembroke Pines2 km39Good4.7
Miami Gardens5 km39Good4.7
Davie8 km39Good4.7
Hollywood9 km39Good4.7
Hialeah15 km39Good4.9
Fort Lauderdale17 km39Good4.7
Miami24 km39Good4.9
Miami Beach24 km39Good4.9

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Miramar, 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 36, 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).