El Paso Air Quality in 2025
In 2025, El Paso's air quality (El Paso, TX area) had a median daily AQI of 70 (Moderate) across 365 monitored days. 63 days (17.3%) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, 66 were Good, and the year's peak AQI was 2122 (Hazardous). Coarse dust (PM10) set the daily AQI on 182 of those days. The cleanest month of 2025 was September (median AQI 53, 0 days above 100) and the worst was February (median 94, 13 days above 100, peak 633).
- Good: 18.1%
- Moderate: 64.7%
- Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 9.0%
- Unhealthy or worse: 8.2%
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How was El Paso's air quality in 2025?
Moderate on a typical day: median AQI 70, with 63 days above AQI 100 out of 365 monitored — the 7th cleanest of 7 years on record for the area.
- ✓Peak AQI in 2025: 2122 (Hazardous).
- ✓Coarse dust (PM10) was the main pollutant on 182 days.
- ✓Cleanest month: September; worst: February.
Frequently asked questions
What was the average AQI in El Paso in 2025?▾
EPA's Air Quality System puts El Paso's (El Paso, TX) median daily AQI for 2025 at 70, which is Moderate. 63 days were Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse and the year's highest AQI was 2122.
Which month had the worst air quality in El Paso in 2025?▾
The cleanest month of 2025 was September (median AQI 53, 0 days above 100) and the worst was February (median 94, 13 days above 100, peak 633).
Was 2025 a good or bad year for El Paso'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 70 is above the area's typical annual median of 59.
El Paso month by month in 2025
El Paso air quality month by month, 2025 (El Paso, TX, EPA AQS daily AQI)
| Month | Days monitored | Median AQI | Days above 100 | Peak AQI | Main pollutant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 64 | 4 | 283 | PM10 |
| Februaryworst | 28 | 94 | 13 | 633 | PM10 |
| March | 31 | 91 | 14 | 2122 | PM10 |
| April | 30 | 70 | 8 | 1342 | PM10 |
| May | 31 | 82 | 7 | 403 | PM10 |
| June | 30 | 73 | 6 | 240 | PM10 |
| July | 31 | 61 | 5 | 278 | O3 |
| August | 31 | 71 | 1 | 115 | O3 |
| Septembercleanest | 30 | 53 | 0 | 96 | O3 |
| October | 31 | 55 | 0 | 83 | PM10 |
| November | 30 | 71 | 2 | 132 | PM10 |
| December | 31 | 81 | 3 | 122 | PM10 |
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 70 is above the area's typical annual median of 59.
Activity-specific thresholds: running, cycling, kids' sports.
Right now in El Paso
The latest EPA AirNow observation puts El Paso's AQI at 54 (PM2.5). The figures above are multi-year annual statistics, not today's reading.
View current El Paso air quality →Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (El Paso, 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.