Flint Air Quality in 2020

In 2020, Flint's air quality (Flint, MI area) had a median daily AQI of 39 (Good) across 366 monitored days. 1 day (0.3%) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, 288 were Good, and the year's peak AQI was 126 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 190 of those days. The cleanest month of 2020 was January (median AQI 30, 0 days above 100) and the worst was June (median 46, 1 day above 100, peak 126).

39
Median AQI
Good
1
Days above AQI 100
0.3% of 366 days
57
90th percentile AQI
worst 1 day in 10
126
Peak AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
O3
Main pollutant
190 of 366 days
288
Good days
78.7% of days
  • Good: 78.7%
  • Moderate: 21.0%
  • Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.3%
  • Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%

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How was Flint's air quality in 2020?

Good on a typical day: median AQI 39, with 1 day above AQI 100 out of 366 monitored — the 2nd cleanest of 7 years on record for the area.

  • Peak AQI in 2020: 126 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
  • Ground-level ozone was the main pollutant on 190 days.
  • Cleanest month: January; worst: June.

Frequently asked questions

What was the average AQI in Flint in 2020?

EPA's Air Quality System puts Flint's (Flint, MI) median daily AQI for 2020 at 39, which is Good. 1 day were Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse and the year's highest AQI was 126.

Which month had the worst air quality in Flint in 2020?

The cleanest month of 2020 was January (median AQI 30, 0 days above 100) and the worst was June (median 46, 1 day above 100, peak 126).

Was 2020 a good or bad year for Flint's air?

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2020 ranks 2nd cleanest by days above AQI 100. 2020's median of 39 is below the area's typical annual median of 42.

Flint month by month in 2020

Flint air quality month by month, 2020 (Flint, MI, EPA AQS daily AQI)

MonthDays monitoredMedian AQIDays above 100Peak AQIMain pollutant
Januarycleanest3130063PM2.5
February2938062PM2.5
March3137057O3
April3040053O3
May3141061O3
Juneworst30461126O3
July3142096O3
August3142097O3
September3032071O3
October3131057O3
November3033065PM2.5
December3136075PM2.5

How 2020 compares

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2020 ranks 2nd cleanest by days above AQI 100.

2020's median of 39 is below the area's typical annual median of 42.

Activity-specific thresholds: running, cycling, kids' sports.

Right now in Flint

The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Flint's AQI at 31 (PM2.5). The figures above are multi-year annual statistics, not today's reading.

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Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (Flint, MI), 2019–2025. Daily AQI per CBSA is the highest AQI reported by any monitor in the area that day; the defining parameter is the pollutant that set it. Month and season statistics pool every such day in the period across all years listed. Retrieved 2026-09-09.