Metro area air quality · 2025

Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT

Median AQI 36 (Good). 83.6% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

36
Median AQI
83.6%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
75%
Cleaner than US metros

Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT posted a 2025 median AQI of 36 (Good) with 83.6% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT CBSA recorded a median AQI of 36 across 365 monitored days in 2025, with 83.6% rated Good and 0 unhealthy or worse. This is an annual metro comparison, not a live advisory.

Data source EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Cleaner than US metros
The Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT CBSA's 83.6% Good-day share places it cleaner than 75% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (82.2% Good, median AQI 36) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT's Good-day share moved -9.7 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +1).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 36

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 365 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

The Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro runs good on the EPA scale, cleaner than most US metros, a median AQI of 36 with 83.6% of 365 monitored days in the Good band.

36
median AQI · Good
83.6%
days rated Good
75%
cleaner than US metros
113
worst single reading

No day crossed into the Unhealthy tier across the metro's monitors in 2025.

Annual release change

What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release

2024 → 2025
  • Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro's Good-day share fell from 91.3% to 84.3% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -7.0 percentage points.
  • Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro's peak single-day AQI rose from 80 to 113 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +33 points.

Compared against 366 monitored days in 2024 and 362 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

Insights: Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 36 over 365 measured days in 2025, which corresponds to a Good band and a Good metro-wide health grade. The monitored-day split lands at 305 Good days (84%), 57 Moderate (16%), and 3 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (1%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 54 while the highest single-day reading hit 113 (USG). Metro residents averaged roughly 25.1 clean-air days per 30-day window across the reporting year.

Across the 2020–2025 trend window, the share of monitored days rated Good shifted by -9.7 points and the median AQI moved +1 points, which classifies the multi-year trajectory as worsening. The metro recorded no Unhealthy-tier days in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (82.2% good, AQI 36); Barnstable Town, MA (93.7% good, AQI 36); Bemidji, MN (79.1% good, AQI 36).

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

36

Good

Good Days

83.6%

305 of 365 days

Max AQI

113

USG

Health Grade

Good

90th pct: 54

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 365 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

305

84%

Moderate

57

16%

USG

3

1%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Good

The Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro area's air quality is rated Good based on 83.6% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality is generally acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should monitor real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

How does the Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro compare?

How Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT compares

Good-day share better than typical
Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT 83.6%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 82.2%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI better than typical
Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT 36
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 36
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT 0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 0
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in the Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (94.0%, 344 of 366 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 344 22 0 35
2021 313 51 0 36
2022 330 35 0 36
2023 311 54 0 37
2024 334 32 0 35
2025 305 57 0 36

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT (36).

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT's 0 (independent of median AQI).

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the air quality in the Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro area?
The Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 36, rated "Good." 83.6% of monitored days (305 out of 365) had good air quality in 2025.
How many unhealthy air days does Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT have?
In 2025, the Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 113.
Is air quality in Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT getting better or worse?
Air quality in the Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro is worsening across floor-qualifying years (2020-2025); years with fewer than 100 monitored days are excluded from that direction. Highest qualifying Good-day share: 2020 at 94.0% (344 of 366 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2025 at 84.3% (305 of 362 days).
What does AQI 36 mean for health?
An AQI of 36 is "Good", air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk. This is the best category on the EPA's AQI scale.
What is the 90th percentile AQI for Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT?
The 90th percentile AQI for the Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro area is 54, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 113 (USG).
How does Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT compare to other metro areas?
The Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT metro has 83.6% good air days. Similar metros: Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (82.2% good), Barnstable Town, MA (93.7% good), Bemidji, MN (79.1% good).

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset, 2020–2025. See our methodology for how AQI, median, and coverage figures are computed.

Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by CBSA summary files (metro-level) · 2020–2025

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