Texas · County air quality · 2025

Bexar County, Texas

Median AQI 52 (Moderate). 43.3% of monitored days rated Good, direct from EPA Air Quality System stations.

52
Median AQI
43.3%
Good-air days
1
Unhealthy days
4%
Cleaner than US counties

Bexar County's 2025 annual median AQI is 52 (Moderate), with 43.3% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Bexar County, Texas posted a 2025 median AQI of 52 (Moderate) across 365 monitored days, with 43.3% rated Good and 1 unhealthy or worse. This is an annual comparison, not today's advisory.

Data source EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Cleaner than US
Bexar County's 43.3% Good-day share places it cleaner than 4% of US counties in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Allegheny County (46.0% Good, median AQI 52) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Bexar County.
2020–2025 trend
Bexar County's floor-qualifying Good-day share is improving from 2020 to 2025 (32.5% → 43.3%).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 52

According to the 2025 EPA AQS county release on PlainAirData, Bexar County, Texas ranks #903 of 951 by median AQI (52) and #913 by good-day share (43.3%). 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

2024 → 2025
  • Bexar County's peak single-day AQI fell from 199 to 154 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -45 points.
  • Bexar County's Good-day share fell from 47.5% to 43.3% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -4.3 percentage points.
  • Bexar County's Unhealthy-category days fell from 2 to 1 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -1 days.

Compared against 366 monitored days in 2024 and 365 in 2025. These are arithmetic differences between two stored EPA annual summaries, not a cause claim or a live advisory.

National release changes Two-year CSV

Data updated August 2026

Bexar County AQI category distribution Stacked-segment bar showing the share of monitored days that fell in each EPA AQI category, Good, Moderate, USG, Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, Hazardous, with median AQI marker. AQI category distribution 365 monitored days G M Median AQI 52 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Bexar County
  • Good · 158 d · 43.3%
  • Moderate · 196 d · 53.7%
  • USG · 10 d · 2.7%
  • Unhealthy · 1 d · 0.3%

How did Bexar County's air break down in 2025?

Across 365 monitored days, 158 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 1 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 154 (Unhealthy).

EPA AQS →
Bexar County, Good days share 43.3%
National avg

Share of monitored days at AQI 0-50 (Good band).

Bexar County, Unhealthy-or-worse share 2.7%
National avg

Share of monitored days above AQI 150 (Unhealthy or worse). Bar maxes at 10% (worst-county ceiling).

Where Bexar County sits nationally

COUNT-derived placement among 951 US counties with at least 100 monitored days in 2025. Bexar County's Good-day share is 43.3% - cleaner than 4% of that comparison set.

Bexar County Good-day share vs. every US county

Share of monitored days in the Good band (AQI 0–50) - EPA AQS annual release

43.3% 4th percentile higher than 4% of 951 US counties

0.0%–5.0%: 0 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 5.0%–10.0%: 1 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 10.0%–15.0%: 4 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 15.0%–20.0%: 4 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 20.0%–25.0%: 1 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 25.0%–30.0%: 5 US counties (1%). Below this entry. 30.0%–35.0%: 9 US counties (1%). Below this entry. 35.0%–40.0%: 4 US counties (0%). Below this entry. 40.0%–45.0%: 16 US counties (2%). This entry sits in this band. 45.0%–50.0%: 16 US counties (2%). Above this entry. 50.0%–55.0%: 32 US counties (3%). Above this entry. 55.0%–60.0%: 50 US counties (5%). Above this entry. 60.0%–65.0%: 77 US counties (8%). Above this entry. 65.0%–70.0%: 93 US counties (10%). Above this entry. 70.0%–75.0%: 109 US counties (11%). Above this entry. 75.0%–80.0%: 114 US counties (12%). Above this entry. 80.0%–85.0%: 123 US counties (13%). Above this entry. 85.0%–90.0%: 99 US counties (10%). Above this entry. 90.0%–95.0%: 117 US counties (12%). Above this entry. 95.0%–100.0%: 70 US counties (7%). Above this entry. 100.0%–105.0%: 7 US counties (1%). Above this entry. This county 0.0% 100% every floor-qualified US county, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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 Bexar County.

Bexar County, Texas criteria pollutant distribution Stratified-band visualization showing the share of monitored days each criteria pollutant (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, CO) was the primary AQI driver. PM2.5 · 55.6% Ozone · 41.6% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Bexar County, Texas · 365 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • PM2.5 · 203 days · 55.6%
  • Ozone · 152 days · 41.6%
  • PM10 · 6 days · 1.6%
  • NO₂ · 4 days · 1.1%

2024 daily-monitor rhythm in Bexar County

Month-by-month median AQI from EPA day-level county monitors (366 reported days in 2024). May posted the highest typical readings (median AQI 86, peak 152); Dec was cleanest at median 40. Summer months (Jun–Aug) averaged median AQI 55 vs 46 in Dec–Feb. 2 days crossed Unhealthy (AQI >150) at least once that year.

0 20 40 60 80 100 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 49 48 48 62 86 58 55 51 49 49 46 40
Bexar County median daily AQI by calendar month (2024, EPA daily county file)

Five-year seasonal record

EPA day-level county files · 2020–2024

1,827 daily readings show a recurring local pattern: May has the highest matched-month median AQI (64), while Jan is lowest (48). Each cell is that month’s median daily AQI, not a current-air forecast.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020 465157625961596754585254
2021 535355625455555367534958
2022 524956596158575368524855
2023 395254526160595854414943
2024 494848628658555149494640

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

Poor

Bexar County's air quality is rated Poor based on 43.3% good air days. There were 1 unhealthy days in 2025 when outdoor activity should be limited.

Air quality is acceptable most days, but 10 days reached "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" (AQI 101-150) and peak AQI reached 154. Sensitive groups should monitor real-time conditions at AirNow.gov.

The dominant pollutant is PM2.5, driving AQI on 203 of 365 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is improving in Bexar County. Highest Good-day share: 2024 (47.5%, 174 of 366 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate USG Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 119 237 9 1 55
2021 113 240 12 0 55
2022 116 236 12 0 55
2023 164 189 10 1 52
2024 174 170 20 2 52
2025 158 196 10 1 52

How does Bexar County compare?

How Bexar County compares

Good-day share worse than typical
Bexar County 43.3%
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 46.0%
Typical US county 76.0%
Median AQI worse than typical
Bexar County 52
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 52
Typical US county 39
Unhealthy days / yr about typical
Bexar County 1
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 0
Typical US county 1

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.

Informational only, not professional advice. Data from EPA AQS. See our disclaimer. Spotted a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.

Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by county summary files for Bexar County, Texas · 2020–2025

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