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Live readout · Observed —

Good air — normal outdoor plans

Sarasota is breathing 2.0 cigarettes a week

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A good everyday baseline, though zero particle risk does not exist.

6.4
PM2.5 µg/m³
36
US AQI
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Sarasota Low smoke · AQI 0–50 Some pollution · AQI 51–100 Unhealthy (sensitive) · AQI 101–150 Unhealthy+ · AQI 151+
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Longboat Key
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#1Longboat KeyLow smoke · AQI 36Checking road route

Florida· PM2.5 6.4 µg/m³

Quiet barrier-island resort between Sarasota and the Gulf, cooled by steady onshore sea air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 6.4 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
0% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Captiva Island
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#2Captiva IslandLow smoke · AQI 38Checking road route

Florida· PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³

Shell-strewn island north of Sanibel, wrapped in open Gulf air, with small resorts and rentals.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 6.8 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.8/22 × 7 = 2.2 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
6% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Fort Myers
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#3Fort MyersLow smoke · AQI 38~1 h 35 min drive

Florida· PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³

A major Florida city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 6.8 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.8/22 × 7 = 2.2 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
6% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Dunedin
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#4DunedinLow smoke · AQI 42Checking road route

Florida· PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³

Gulf Coast town on St. Joseph Sound near Honeymoon Island, with a walkable waterfront and sea breeze.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 7.6 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.6/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
19% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Clearwater Beach
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#5Clearwater BeachLow smoke · AQI 42~1 h 25 min drive

Florida· PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³

Barrier-island beach town on Florida's Gulf coast west of Tampa, swept by onshore sea breezes, with resorts and rentals.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 7.6 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.6/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
19% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Anna Maria Island
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#6Anna Maria IslandLow smoke · AQI 44Checking road route

Florida· PM2.5 7.9 µg/m³

Barrier-island beach town off Bradenton, swept by onshore Gulf breeze, with low-rise resorts and rentals.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 7.9 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.9/22 × 7 = 2.5 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
23% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
St. Petersburg
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#7St. PetersburgLow smoke · AQI 44~50 min drive

Florida· PM2.5 7.9 µg/m³

A major Florida city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 7.9 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.9/22 × 7 = 2.5 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
23% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Venice
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#8VeniceSome particle pollution · AQI 51Checking road route

Florida· PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³

Gulf Coast beach city south of Sarasota, with shark-tooth beaches and steady onshore sea air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 9.2 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Sarasota

44% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Boca Grande
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#9Boca GrandeSome particle pollution · AQI 51Checking road route

Florida· PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³

Low-key barrier-island village on Gasparilla Island, wrapped in open Gulf air, with historic inns.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 9.2 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Sarasota

44% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Tampa
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#10TampaSome particle pollution · AQI 58~1 h 15 min drive

Florida· PM2.5 12.7 µg/m³

A major Florida city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 12.7 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.7/22 × 7 = 4.0 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Sarasota

98% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Samoset
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#11SamosetParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Florida

Florida community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
South Bradenton
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#12South BradentonParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.0 cigs/wk

Florida

Florida community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Sanibel Island
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#13Sanibel IslandLow smoke · AQI 38~2 h 15 min drive

Florida· PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³

Shell-strewn barrier island off Fort Myers, wrapped in open Gulf air, with low-rise resorts and rentals.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 6.8 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.8/22 × 7 = 2.2 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
6% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Orlando
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#14OrlandoLow smoke · AQI 45~2 h 35 min drive

Florida· PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³

A major Florida city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 8.1 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.1/22 × 7 = 2.6 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
27% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Naples
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#15NaplesLow smoke · AQI 49~2 h 15 min drive

Florida· PM2.5 8.9 µg/m³

Gulf-front city on Florida's southwest coast, cooled by onshore sea breezes, with abundant beachfront lodging.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 8.9 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.9/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Sarasota

39% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Marco Island
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#16Marco IslandLow smoke · AQI 49Checking road route

Florida· PM2.5 8.9 µg/m³

Southwest Florida barrier island at the edge of the Ten Thousand Islands, cooled by Gulf breeze, with resorts.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 8.9 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.9/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Sarasota

39% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Homosassa
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#17HomosassaSome particle pollution · AQI 60Checking road route

Florida· PM2.5 13.8 µg/m³

Spring-and-river Nature Coast town, wrapped in Gulf-adjacent air away from Florida's big metros.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 13.8 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13.8/22 × 7 = 4.4 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Sarasota

116% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Gulf Shores
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#18Gulf ShoresLow smoke · AQI 19Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Alabama· PM2.5 3.5 µg/m³

Alabama's Gulf beach town on a barrier peninsula, swept by onshore sea air, with condos and resorts along the sand.

45% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.5 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.5/22 × 7 = 1.1 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Sarasota right now

45% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Cocoa Beach
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#19Cocoa BeachLow smoke · AQI 28~3 h 30 min drivesaves 0.4 cigs/wk

Florida· PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³

Space Coast surf town on a barrier island east of Orlando, cooled by onshore Atlantic wind, with beachfront hotels.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 5.1 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5.1/22 × 7 = 1.6 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
20% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Islamorada
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#20IslamoradaLow smoke · AQI 34Checking road route

Florida· PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³

Upper Florida Keys fishing village between the Atlantic and Florida Bay, wrapped in open marine air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 6.1 µg/m³ here vs 6.4 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.1/22 × 7 = 1.9 here; 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
5% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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What this means · Sarasota

Phew.

2.0cigarettes

per week, if this air holds

Act two · The scale

Where today lands

From a crisp horizon to smoke you can taste — here’s your reading on it.

6.4 µg/m³
CrispSome smokeHeavy smoke

Act three · The ladder

What each rung feels like

  • 0–3µg/m³Natural air. About as clean as outdoor air realistically gets.
  • 3–5µg/m³Exceptionally clean. Crisp, destination-worthy air.
  • 5–9µg/m³Good, not pristine. Clean city air; most people will not notice anything today.
  • 9–15µg/m³Elevated. Usually no big deal today; sensitive lungs may notice hard exercise.
  • 15–35µg/m³Polluted. Smoke or traffic pollution is now worth acting on.
  • 35–55µg/m³Unhealthy for sensitive. Symptoms become more likely, especially with asthma or heart disease.
  • 55+µg/m³Unhealthy. Everyone should reduce exposure and clean the indoor air.

Act four · The fine print

The receipts

What is PM2.5?

Fine particles about 30× thinner than a human hair — small enough to slip through your lungs and into your bloodstream. We measure them inµg/m³: micrograms of particle mass in a cubic metre of air.

The math

PM2.5 here is 6.4 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 6.4/22 × 7 = 2.0 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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