Santa Fe Air Quality in 2024
In 2024, Santa Fe's air quality (Santa Fe, NM area) had a median daily AQI of 45 (Good) across 363 monitored days. 1 day (0.3%) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, 259 were Good, and the year's peak AQI was 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 355 of those days. The cleanest month of 2024 was November (median AQI 36, 0 days above 100) and the worst was July (median 64, 1 day above 100, peak 101).
- Good: 71.3%
- Moderate: 28.4%
- Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.3%
- Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%
Reduce Indoor Ozone in Santa Fe
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How was Santa Fe's air quality in 2024?
Good on a typical day: median AQI 45, with 1 day above AQI 100 out of 363 monitored — the 6th cleanest of 7 years on record for the area.
- ✓Peak AQI in 2024: 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
- ✓Ground-level ozone was the main pollutant on 355 days.
- ✓Cleanest month: November; worst: July.
Frequently asked questions
What was the average AQI in Santa Fe in 2024?▾
EPA's Air Quality System puts Santa Fe's (Santa Fe, NM) median daily AQI for 2024 at 45, which is Good. 1 day were Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse and the year's highest AQI was 101.
Which month had the worst air quality in Santa Fe in 2024?▾
The cleanest month of 2024 was November (median AQI 36, 0 days above 100) and the worst was July (median 64, 1 day above 100, peak 101).
Was 2024 a good or bad year for Santa Fe's air?▾
Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2024 ranks 6th cleanest by days above AQI 100. 2024's median of 45 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 44.
Santa Fe month by month in 2024
Santa Fe air quality month by month, 2024 (Santa Fe, NM, EPA AQS daily AQI)
| Month | Days monitored | Median AQI | Days above 100 | Peak AQI | Main pollutant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 37 | 0 | 42 | O3 |
| February | 27 | 40 | 0 | 45 | O3 |
| March | 31 | 44 | 0 | 64 | O3 |
| April | 30 | 50 | 0 | 90 | O3 |
| May | 31 | 67 | 0 | 93 | O3 |
| June | 30 | 49 | 0 | 87 | O3 |
| Julyworst | 31 | 64 | 1 | 101 | O3 |
| August | 31 | 49 | 0 | 93 | O3 |
| September | 30 | 46 | 0 | 64 | O3 |
| October | 30 | 45 | 0 | 61 | O3 |
| Novembercleanest | 30 | 36 | 0 | 44 | O3 |
| December | 31 | 36 | 0 | 42 | O3 |
How 2024 compares
Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2024 ranks 6th cleanest by days above AQI 100.
2024's median of 45 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 44.
Activity-specific thresholds: running, cycling, kids' sports.
Right now in Santa Fe
The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Santa Fe's AQI at 35 (O3). The figures above are multi-year annual statistics, not today's reading.
View current Santa Fe air quality →Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (Santa Fe, NM), 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.