Texas · County air quality · 2025

Culberson County, Texas

Limited EPA sample: 88 monitored days, below the 100-day floor for a full-year verdict. The figures below describe only those reported days.

32
Sample median AQI
76.1%
Good in sample
1
Unhealthy in sample
88
100-day comparison floor

Culberson County has only 88 EPA-monitored days in 2025, below the 100-day annual floor

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, Culberson County, Texas reported 88 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
Culberson County reported 88 monitored days in 2025, below the 100-day floor: sample-only, not a full-year peer rank.
Sample median AQI
Sample median AQI: 32
Annual floor
Annual floor: 100

Annual release change

What changed in the 2024 EPA annual release

2023 → 2024
  • Culberson County's Good-day share fell from 94.4% to 89.2% between the 2023 and 2024 EPA annual releases, a change of -5.2 percentage points.
  • Culberson County's median AQI rose from 20 to 26 between the 2023 and 2024 EPA annual releases, a change of +6 points.

Compared against 107 monitored days in 2023 and 111 in 2024. 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

Culberson 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 88 monitored days G M Median AQI 32 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Culberson County
  • Good · 67 d · 76.1%
  • Moderate · 19 d · 21.6%
  • USG · 1 d · 1.1%
  • Unhealthy · 1 d · 1.1%

How did Culberson County's reported sample break down in 2025?

Across 88 monitored days, 67 fell in the Good band (AQI 0–50) and 1 reached Unhealthy or worse. The worst single day peaked at AQI 159 (Unhealthy).

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Pollutant Breakdown

Days where each pollutant was the primary driver of AQI readings in Culberson County.

Culberson 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 · 100.0% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Culberson County, Texas · 88 monitored days Criteria pollutant column
  • PM2.5 · 88 days · 100.0%

Sample Coverage and Health Context

Limited sample

Culberson County has no annual health grade because only 88 days were reported, below the 100-day floor. The 76.1% 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 88 of 88 monitored days.

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is improving in Culberson County. Highest Good-day share: 2023 (94.4%, 101 of 107 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
2020 125 69 7 0 46
2021 170 47 4 0 43
2022 111 60 4 0 41
2023 101 6 0 0 20
2024 99 12 0 0 26
2025 67 19 1 1 32

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 Culberson County, Texas · 2020–2025

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