New Mexico · County air quality · 2025
Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Limited EPA sample: 82 monitored days, below the 100-day floor for a full-year verdict. The figures below describe only those reported days.
- 13
- Sample median AQI
- 100.0%
- Good in sample
- 0
- Unhealthy in sample
- 82
- 100-day comparison floor
Los Alamos County has only 82 EPA-monitored days in 2025, below the 100-day annual floor
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Los Alamos County, New Mexico reported 82 monitored days in 2025. That sample is too thin for a full-year air-quality grade or peer ranking. Use the figures only as the reported-day record, and check AirNow for current conditions.
Data source EPA Air Quality System (AQS)
- Monitored days
- Los Alamos County reported 82 monitored days in 2025, below the 100-day floor: sample-only, not a full-year peer rank.
- Sample median AQI
- Sample median AQI: 13
- Annual floor
- Annual floor: 100
Data updated August 2026
- Good · 82 d · 100.0%
How did Los Alamos County's reported sample break down in 2025?
Across 82 monitored days, 82 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 0 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 42 (Good).
EPA AQS →Pollutant Breakdown
Days where each pollutant was the primary driver of AQI readings in Los Alamos County.
- PM2.5 · 82 days · 100.0%
Sample Coverage and Health Context
Los Alamos County has no annual health grade because only 82 days were reported, below the 100-day floor. The 100.0% Good-day share describes only that sample.
Reported days do not reveal what happened during unmonitored parts of the year, including seasonal smoke, ozone, or inversion periods. Use these values as a description of the available EPA sample only, and check AirNow.gov for current health guidance.
The dominant pollutant is PM2.5, driving AQI on 82 of 82 monitored days.
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is improving in Los Alamos County. Highest Good-day share: 2024 (100.0%, 116 of 116 monitored days). The 2025 row is shown for transparency but excluded from the direction because it has fewer than 100 monitored days.
| Year | Good | Moderate | USG | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 58 |
| 2021 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 109 |
| 2022 | 112 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 103 |
| 2023 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 50 |
| 2024 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 41 |
| 2025 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 42 |
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 Los Alamos County, New Mexico · 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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