Amarillo Air Quality in January
Across 2019–2025, Amarillo's January air quality had a median AQI of 35 (Good) over 217 monitored days in the Amarillo, TX area. 0.0% of January days (0 of 217) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, and ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 86.2% of days. The cleanest January on record here was 2025 (median AQI 31, 0 days above 100) and the worst was 2022 (median 38, 0 days above 100, peak AQI 56).
- Good: 98.2%
- Moderate: 1.8%
- Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.0%
- Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%
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How is the air in Amarillo in January?
Good on a typical day: median AQI 35 across 2019–2025, with 0.0% of January days above AQI 100. Ground-level ozone is the main driver.
- ✓98.2% of January days were Good (AQI 0–50), 1.8% Moderate (51–100).
- ✓0 days of 217 reached AQI 101+; the January peak was 58.
- ✓Best January: 2025; worst January: 2022.
Frequently asked questions
What is the air quality like in Amarillo in January?▾
Across 2019–2025, the median daily AQI in Amarillo in January was 35 (Good). 98.2% of days were Good, 1.8% Moderate, and 0.0% reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, based on 217 monitored days in EPA's Air Quality System.
Is January a good time for outdoor exercise in Amarillo?▾
A typical January day in Amarillo sits in the Good range (median AQI 35), so running, cycling and children's outdoor play are fine for everyone on most days; fewer than 1% of January days reached AQI 101+ in 2019–2025.
Which pollutant causes Amarillo's January air quality problems?▾
Ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 86.2% of January days in Amarillo. The highest January AQI recorded in 2019–2025 was 58 (Moderate), in 2022.
Amarillo January air quality, year by year
Amarillo January air quality by year (Amarillo, TX, EPA AQS daily AQI)
| Year | Days monitored | Median AQI | Days above 100 | Peak AQI | Main pollutant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 31 | 34 | 0 | 58 | O3 |
| 2020 | 31 | 35 | 0 | 41 | O3 |
| 2021 | 31 | 35 | 0 | 53 | O3 |
| 2022worst | 31 | 38 | 0 | 56 | O3 |
| 2023 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 43 | O3 |
| 2024 | 31 | 33 | 0 | 49 | O3 |
| 2025cleanest | 31 | 31 | 0 | 41 | O3 |
What January air means in Amarillo
A typical January day in Amarillo sits in the Good range (median AQI 35), so running, cycling and children's outdoor play are fine for everyone on most days; fewer than 1% of January days reached AQI 101+ in 2019–2025.
January's median AQI of 35 is below Amarillo's whole-year median of 44, making it one of the area's cleaner periods. Nationally, the median January AQI across every EPA metro area (95,602 metro-days, 2019–2025) is 39, so Amarillo runs below the national January norm; 0.0% of its January days topped AQI 100 versus 0.7% nationally (about the same).
January is part of Amarillo's winter season (December, January, February); the winter page pools all three months.
Activity-specific thresholds: running, cycling, kids' sports.
Right now in Amarillo
The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Amarillo's AQI at 40 (O3). The figures above are multi-year month statistics, not today's reading.
View current Amarillo air quality →Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (Amarillo, TX), 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.