Visalia Air Quality in 2025

In 2025, Visalia's air quality (Visalia-Porterville, CA area) had a median daily AQI of 64 (Moderate) across 365 monitored days. 43 days (11.8%) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, 88 were Good, and the year's peak AQI was 147 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 197 of those days. The cleanest month of 2025 was March (median AQI 40, 0 days above 100) and the worst was June (median 97, 11 days above 100, peak 147).

64
Median AQI
Moderate
43
Days above AQI 100
11.8% of 365 days
105
90th percentile AQI
worst 1 day in 10
147
Peak AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
O3
Main pollutant
197 of 365 days
88
Good days
24.1% of days
  • Good: 24.1%
  • Moderate: 64.1%
  • Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 11.8%
  • Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%

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QUICK ANSWER

How was Visalia's air quality in 2025?

Moderate on a typical day: median AQI 64, with 43 days above AQI 100 out of 365 monitored — the 1st cleanest of 7 years on record for the area.

  • Peak AQI in 2025: 147 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
  • Ground-level ozone was the main pollutant on 197 days.
  • Cleanest month: March; worst: June.

Frequently asked questions

What was the average AQI in Visalia in 2025?

EPA's Air Quality System puts Visalia's (Visalia-Porterville, CA) median daily AQI for 2025 at 64, which is Moderate. 43 days were Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse and the year's highest AQI was 147.

Which month had the worst air quality in Visalia in 2025?

The cleanest month of 2025 was March (median AQI 40, 0 days above 100) and the worst was June (median 97, 11 days above 100, peak 147).

Was 2025 a good or bad year for Visalia's air?

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2025 ranks 1st cleanest by days above AQI 100 — the best year on record here. 2025's median of 64 is below the area's typical annual median of 71.

Visalia month by month in 2025

Visalia air quality month by month, 2025 (Visalia-Porterville, CA, EPA AQS daily AQI)

MonthDays monitoredMedian AQIDays above 100Peak AQIMain pollutant
January31691104PM2.5
February2855085PM2.5
Marchcleanest3140057O3
April3053071PM2.5
May31715140O3
Juneworst309711147O3
July318710140O3
August318710136O3
September30746129O3
October3164093PM2.5
November3066094PM2.5
December3163099PM2.5

How 2025 compares

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2025 ranks 1st cleanest by days above AQI 100 — the best year on record here.

2025's median of 64 is below the area's typical annual median of 71.

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

Right now in Visalia

The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Visalia's AQI at 83 (PM10). 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 (Visalia-Porterville, CA), 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.