Amarillo Air Quality in Spring
Across 2019–2025, Amarillo's spring (March–May) air quality had a median AQI of 46 (Good) over 644 monitored days in the Amarillo, TX area. 0.6% of spring days (4 of 644) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, and ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 87.0% of days. The cleanest spring on record here was 2025 (median AQI 44, 0 days above 100) and the worst was 2022 (median 48, 3 days above 100, peak AQI 122).
- Good: 68.5%
- Moderate: 30.9%
- Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.6%
- Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%
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How is the air in Amarillo in spring?
Good on a typical day: median AQI 46 across 2019–2025, with 0.6% of spring days above AQI 100. Ground-level ozone is the main driver.
- ✓68.5% of spring days were Good (AQI 0–50), 30.9% Moderate (51–100).
- ✓4 days of 644 reached AQI 101+; the spring peak was 125.
- ✓Cleanest month: March; worst month: May.
Frequently asked questions
What is the air quality like in Amarillo in spring?▾
Across 2019–2025, the median daily AQI in Amarillo in spring was 46 (Good). 68.5% of days were Good, 30.9% Moderate, and 0.6% reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, based on 644 monitored days in EPA's Air Quality System.
Is spring a good time for outdoor exercise in Amarillo?▾
A typical spring day in Amarillo sits in the Good range (median AQI 46), so running, cycling and children's outdoor play are fine for everyone on most days; fewer than 1% of spring days reached AQI 101+ in 2019–2025.
Which pollutant causes Amarillo's spring air quality problems?▾
Ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 87.0% of spring days in Amarillo. The highest spring AQI recorded in 2019–2025 was 125 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), in 2022.
Amarillo spring air quality, year by year
Amarillo spring air quality by year (Amarillo, TX, EPA AQS daily AQI)
| Year | Days monitored | Median AQI | Days above 100 | Peak AQI | Main pollutant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 92 | 47 | 0 | 74 | O3 |
| 2020 | 92 | 46 | 0 | 90 | O3 |
| 2021 | 92 | 45 | 0 | 84 | O3 |
| 2022worst | 92 | 48 | 3 | 122 | O3 |
| 2023 | 92 | 48 | 1 | 125 | O3 |
| 2024 | 92 | 46 | 0 | 97 | O3 |
| 2025cleanest | 92 | 44 | 0 | 97 | O3 |
What spring air means in Amarillo
A typical spring day in Amarillo sits in the Good range (median AQI 46), so running, cycling and children's outdoor play are fine for everyone on most days; fewer than 1% of spring days reached AQI 101+ in 2019–2025.
Spring's median AQI of 46 is in line with Amarillo's whole-year median of 44, so this period is neither a clean nor a dirty stretch for the area. Nationally, the median Spring AQI across every EPA metro area (307,196 metro-days, 2019–2025) is 43, so Amarillo runs in line with the national Spring norm; 0.6% of its Spring days topped AQI 100 versus 0.8% nationally (about the same).
Within the season, March is the cleanest month (median AQI 42, 0.0% of days above 100) and May the worst (median 50, 1.4% above 100).
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 season 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.