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Fort Myers Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
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Captiva Island
#1Captiva IslandPM2.5 8.3Checking road route
Florida· PM2.5 8.3 µg/m³
Shell-strewn island north of Sanibel, wrapped in open Gulf air, with small resorts and rentals.
About the same air — still smoky.
PM2.5 is 8.3 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
Shell-strewn barrier island off Fort Myers, wrapped in open Gulf air, with low-rise resorts and rentals.
About the same air — still smoky.
PM2.5 is 8.3 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
Quartz-sand barrier-island beach town off Sarasota, cooled by Gulf breezes, with condos and rentals.
Worse air than home. Don't bother.
PM2.5 is 8.9 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.9/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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 8.9 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.9/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
Quiet barrier-island resort between Sarasota and the Gulf, cooled by steady onshore sea air.
Worse air than home. Don't bother.
PM2.5 is 8.9 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.9/22 × 7 = 2.8 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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 11.5 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 11.5/22 × 7 = 3.7 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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 13 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13/22 × 7 = 4.1 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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 13 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13/22 × 7 = 4.1 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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 20 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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 20 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 20/22 × 7 = 6.4 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
#13Fort LauderdalePM2.5 5~2 h 40 min drivesaves 1.1 cigs/wk
Florida· PM2.5 5 µg/m³
Atlantic coastal city with extensive lodging and ocean exposure just north of Miami.
40% cleaner than home — pack the car.
PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 5/22 × 7 = 1.6 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
3.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Fort Myers right now
Treasure Coast barrier-island beach city, cooled by onshore Atlantic wind, with resorts and rentals.
About the same air — still smoky.
PM2.5 is 6.3 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.3/22 × 7 = 2.0 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
A major Florida city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.
About the same air — still smoky.
PM2.5 is 7.5 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.5/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
Treasure Coast river town at the St. Lucie inlet, with waterfront air and a walkable historic downtown.
About the same air — still smoky.
PM2.5 is 8.2 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.2/22 × 7 = 2.6 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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 10.8 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 10.8/22 × 7 = 3.4 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
A major Florida city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.
52% cleaner than home — pack the car.
PM2.5 is 4 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 4/22 × 7 = 1.3 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
4.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Fort Myers right now
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 7.3 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.3/22 × 7 = 2.3 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
First of the Florida Keys, surrounded by open water between the Atlantic and the Gulf, with waterfront lodges and rentals.
About the same air — still smoky.
PM2.5 is 7.3 µg/m³ here vs 8.3 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.3/22 × 7 = 2.3 here; 8.3/22 × 7 = 2.6 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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