Cape Coral, Florida Air Quality
Cape Coral air quality today — the AQI, the main pollutant, and whether it’s safe to exercise outside right now
Cape Coral, FL · Air quality right now
The air quality index in Cape Coral, FL is 36 (Good) right now — safe for outdoor activity.
Is it safe to be outside in Cape Coral today?
AQI 36 Yes — air quality is Good
Air is clean — great for outdoor activity.Main pollutant: PM2.5Observed 10:00 AM EDT
Pollutants right now
- PM2.55.4 µg/m³Main pollutantfine particles — smoke, exhaust, soot
- PM106.6 µg/m³coarse particles — dust, pollen, ash
- Ozone60 µg/m³smog — builds on hot, sunny days
- NO₂2.5 µg/m³nitrogen dioxide — traffic, combustion
ExerciseOK to run — no air-quality limits on outdoor exercise.
How to read Cape Coral’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 Cape Coral
Across the EPA’s county records from 2020 to 2025, Cape Coral’s cleanest year was 2023 (median AQI 35) and its most polluted was 2022 (median AQI 42); the typical (median) day has trended cleaner since 2020.
| Year | Median AQI | Unhealthy+ | Main pollutant | USG | Moderate | Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 39 | 0 | PM2.5 | 0 | 82 | 284 |
| 2021 | 41 | 0 | PM2.5 | 0 | 66 | 299 |
| 2022 | 42 | 0 | PM2.5 | 0 | 64 | 238 |
| 2023 | 35 | 0 | Ozone | 1 | 19 | 343 |
| 2024 | 37 | 0 | Ozone | 0 | 27 | 313 |
| 2025 | 40 | 0 | Ozone | 0 | 86 | 279 |
“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 Cape Coral?
- In the EPA's 2020–2025 county records, 2023 had the most days above AQI 100: 1 day (1 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 0 Unhealthy or worse). The highest median AQI came in 2022 (42; 2023's was 35).
- How many unhealthy air days does Cape Coral have?
- Across 2020–2025, under 1% of the days reported for Cape Coral's county had an AQI above 100 (1 of 2101), fewer than one a year on average. 2025 had 0 days.
- What's the main air pollutant in Cape Coral?
- PM2.5 drove Cape Coral's county AQI on the most days in 3 of 6 years (2020–2025); Ozone in 2023, 2024, 2025.