Santa Fe Air Quality in June

Across 2019–2025, Santa Fe's June air quality had a median AQI of 50 (Good) over 210 monitored days in the Santa Fe, NM area. 0.5% of June days (1 of 210) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, and ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 82.4% of days. The cleanest June on record here was 2022 (median AQI 45, 0 days above 100) and the worst was 2021 (median 54, 1 day above 100, peak AQI 112).

50
Median AQI
Good
0.5%
Days above AQI 100
1 of 210 days
77
90th percentile AQI
worst 1 day in 10
112
Peak AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
O3
Main pollutant
82.4% of days
51.4%
Good days
108 of 210
  • Good: 51.4%
  • Moderate: 48.1%
  • Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.5%
  • Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%

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How is the air in Santa Fe in June?

Good on a typical day: median AQI 50 across 2019–2025, with 0.5% of June days above AQI 100. Ground-level ozone is the main driver.

  • 51.4% of June days were Good (AQI 0–50), 48.1% Moderate (51–100).
  • 1 day of 210 reached AQI 101+; the June peak was 112.
  • Best June: 2022; worst June: 2021.

Frequently asked questions

What is the air quality like in Santa Fe in June?

Across 2019–2025, the median daily AQI in Santa Fe in June was 50 (Good). 51.4% of days were Good, 48.1% Moderate, and 0.5% reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, based on 210 monitored days in EPA's Air Quality System.

Is June a good time for outdoor exercise in Santa Fe?

A typical June day in Santa Fe sits in the Good range (median AQI 50), so running, cycling and children's outdoor play are fine for everyone on most days; fewer than 1% of June days reached AQI 101+ in 2019–2025.

Which pollutant causes Santa Fe's June air quality problems?

Ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 82.4% of June days in Santa Fe. The highest June AQI recorded in 2019–2025 was 112 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), in 2021.

Santa Fe June air quality, year by year

Santa Fe June air quality by year (Santa Fe, NM, EPA AQS daily AQI)

YearDays monitoredMedian AQIDays above 100Peak AQIMain pollutant
20193063087O3
20203049087O3
2021worst30541112O3
2022cleanest3045060O3
20233058084O3
20243049087O3
20253047080PM2.5

What June air means in Santa Fe

A typical June day in Santa Fe sits in the Good range (median AQI 50), so running, cycling and children's outdoor play are fine for everyone on most days; fewer than 1% of June days reached AQI 101+ in 2019–2025.

June's median AQI of 50 is above Santa Fe's whole-year median of 44, making it one of the area's dirtier periods. Nationally, the median June AQI across every EPA metro area (100,635 metro-days, 2019–2025) is 46, so Santa Fe runs above the national June norm; 0.5% of its June days topped AQI 100 versus 3.7% nationally (below average).

June is part of Santa Fe's summer season (June, July, August); the summer page pools all three months.

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 month 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 (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.