White Plains Air Quality in 2025
In 2025, White Plains's air quality (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area) had a median daily AQI of 53 (Moderate) across 365 monitored days. 25 days (6.8%) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, 154 were Good, and the year's peak AQI was 161 (Unhealthy). Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) set the daily AQI on 210 of those days. The cleanest month of 2025 was November (median AQI 46, 0 days above 100) and the worst was June (median 67, 9 days above 100, peak 161).
- Good: 42.2%
- Moderate: 51.0%
- Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 5.8%
- Unhealthy or worse: 1.1%
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How was White Plains's air quality in 2025?
Moderate on a typical day: median AQI 53, with 25 days above AQI 100 out of 365 monitored — the 7th cleanest of 7 years on record for the area.
- ✓Peak AQI in 2025: 161 (Unhealthy).
- ✓Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was the main pollutant on 210 days.
- ✓Cleanest month: November; worst: June.
Frequently asked questions
What was the average AQI in White Plains in 2025?▾
EPA's Air Quality System puts White Plains's (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA) median daily AQI for 2025 at 53, which is Moderate. 25 days were Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse and the year's highest AQI was 161.
Which month had the worst air quality in White Plains in 2025?▾
The cleanest month of 2025 was November (median AQI 46, 0 days above 100) and the worst was June (median 67, 9 days above 100, peak 161).
Was 2025 a good or bad year for White Plains's air?▾
Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2025 ranks 7th cleanest by days above AQI 100 — the worst year on record here. 2025's median of 53 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 54.
White Plains month by month in 2025
White Plains air quality month by month, 2025 (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, EPA AQS daily AQI)
| Month | Days monitored | Median AQI | Days above 100 | Peak AQI | Main pollutant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 54 | 0 | 74 | PM2.5 |
| February | 28 | 52 | 0 | 67 | PM2.5 |
| March | 31 | 48 | 0 | 71 | PM2.5 |
| April | 30 | 50 | 1 | 101 | O3 |
| May | 31 | 52 | 0 | 93 | O3 |
| Juneworst | 30 | 67 | 9 | 161 | PM2.5 |
| July | 31 | 80 | 8 | 154 | O3 |
| August | 31 | 55 | 5 | 136 | O3 |
| September | 30 | 57 | 1 | 101 | PM2.5 |
| October | 31 | 35 | 1 | 105 | PM2.5 |
| Novembercleanest | 30 | 46 | 0 | 97 | PM2.5 |
| December | 31 | 53 | 0 | 98 | PM2.5 |
How 2025 compares
Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2025 ranks 7th cleanest by days above AQI 100 — the worst year on record here.
2025's median of 53 is in line with the area's typical annual median of 54.
Activity-specific thresholds: running, cycling, kids' sports.
Right now in White Plains
The latest EPA AirNow observation puts White Plains's AQI at 45 (PM2.5). The figures above are multi-year annual statistics, not today's reading.
View current White Plains air quality →Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA), 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.