New Hampshire · County air quality · 2025
Belknap County, New Hampshire
Median AQI 32 (Good). 88.8% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.
- 32
- Median AQI
- 88.8%
- Good-air days
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- Unhealthy days
- 77%
- Cleaner than US counties
Belknap County's 2025 annual median AQI is 32 (Good), with 88.8% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Belknap County, New Hampshire posted a 2025 median AQI of 32 (Good) across 365 monitored days, with 88.8% rated Good and 0 unhealthy or worse. This is an annual comparison, not today's advisory.
Data source EPA Air Quality System (AQS)
- Cleaner than US
- Belknap County's 88.8% Good-day share places it cleaner than 77% of US counties in 2025.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Aroostook County (83.3% Good, median AQI 32) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Belknap County.
- 2020–2025 trend
- Belknap County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is worsening from 2020 to 2025 (95.3% → 88.8%).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 32
According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Belknap County, New Hampshire ranks #114 of 951 by median AQI (32) and #214 by good-day share (88.8%). Ponce County, Puerto Rico is #1 of 951 by median AQI (3, 91.4% Good days) at good-day-share #159 ≠ largest of 7 at 100.0% Good days #1 by good-day share (100.0%, median AQI 9) at median-AQI #7.
Annual release change
What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release
- Belknap County's Good-day share rose from 85.2% to 88.8% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +3.6 percentage points.
- Belknap County's peak single-day AQI rose from 78 to 92 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +14 points.
- Belknap County's median AQI fell from 35 to 32 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -3 points.
Data updated August 2026
- Good · 324 d · 88.8%
- Moderate · 41 d · 11.2%
How did Belknap County's air break down in 2025?
Across 365 monitored days, 324 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 92 (Moderate).
EPA AQS →Share of monitored days at AQI 0-50 (Good band).
Share of monitored days above AQI 150 (Unhealthy or worse). Bar maxes at 10% (worst-county ceiling).
Where Belknap County sits nationally
COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Belknap County's Good-day share is 88.8% - cleaner than 77% of that comparison set.
Belknap County Good-day share vs. every US county
Share of monitored days in the Good band (AQI 0–50) - EPA AQS annual release
88.8% Cleaner than 77% higher than 77% of 951 US counties
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (AQS) · 2025
Pollutant Breakdown
Days where each pollutant was the primary driver of AQI readings in Belknap County.
- Ozone · 187 days · 51.2%
- PM2.5 · 178 days · 48.8%
2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Belknap County
Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (365 reported days in 2024). Jul posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 44, peak 69); Jan was cleanest at median 18. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 41 vs 24 in Dec–Feb.
Five-year seasonal record
EPA day-level county files · 2020–20241,812 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: Apr has the highest matched-month median AQI (41), while Nov is lowest (22). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.
Lower AQI is better. The colors summarize EPA AQI bands; gaps mean the county had no day-level record for that month.
Health Impact Assessment
Belknap County's air quality is rated Good based on 88.8% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.
Air quality was acceptable on 88.8% of monitored days in 2025, with a median AQI of 32. Unusually sensitive people can check real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.
The dominant pollutant is Ozone, driving AQI on 187 of 365 monitored days.
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is worsening in Belknap County. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (95.3%, 342 of 359 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | USG | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 342 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 65 |
| 2021 | 340 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 110 |
| 2022 | 339 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 68 |
| 2023 | 310 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 105 |
| 2024 | 311 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 78 |
| 2025 | 324 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 92 |
How does Belknap County compare?
How Belknap County compares
Data Sources
Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by County dataset, 2020–2025 (aqs.epa.gov). For current conditions (not shown here — this page is historical annual data), see EPA AirNow (airnow.gov). See our methodology for how AQI, median, and coverage figures are computed.
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Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by county summary files for Belknap County, New Hampshire · 2020–2025
Download this county's annual AQI row as CSV , with the same EPA fields and denominator shown on this page.
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