Metro area air quality · 2025

Colorado Springs, CO

Median AQI 46 (Good). 68.2% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

46
Median AQI
68.2%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
41%
Cleaner than US metros

Colorado Springs, CO posted a 2025 median AQI of 46 (Good) with 68.2% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Colorado Springs, CO CBSA recorded a median AQI of 46 across 365 monitored days in 2025, with 68.2% 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 Colorado Springs, CO CBSA's 68.2% Good-day share places it cleaner than 41% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Albany, GA (57.3% Good, median AQI 46) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Colorado Springs, CO.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Colorado Springs, CO's Good-day share moved +1.3 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +0).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 46

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

The verdict

Colorado Springs, CO's median AQI 46 is in the upper (dirtier) CBSA tercile on this site. On the EPA scale the metro runs good, more polluted than the median US metro, with a median AQI of 46 and 68.2% of 365 monitored days in the Good band.

46
median AQI · Good
68.2%
days rated Good
41%
cleaner than US metros
97
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
  • Colorado Springs, CO metro's Good-day share rose from 57.1% to 68.2% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +11.2 percentage points.
  • Colorado Springs, CO metro's peak single-day AQI fell from 166 to 97 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -69 points.
  • Colorado Springs, CO metro's Unhealthy-category days fell from 2 to 0 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -2 days.
  • Colorado Springs, CO metro's median AQI fell from 49 to 46 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -3 points.

Compared against 354 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

Colorado Springs, CO's median AQI 46 is in the upper (dirtier) CBSA tercile on this site. Signature read: median AQI 46 (high tercile vs CBSA corpus). Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 46 over 365 measured days in 2025 (Good / Moderate). The monitored-day split lands at 249 Good (68%), 116 Moderate (32%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 67; the highest single-day reading hit 97 (Moderate).

Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted +1.3 points and median AQI moved +0 (stable). No Unhealthy-tier days appear in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Albany, GA (57.3% good, AQI 46); Athens-Clarke County, GA (57.8% good, AQI 46); Brookings, SD (58.6% good, AQI 46).

Health effects of air pollution →

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

46

Good

Good Days

68.2%

249 of 365 days

Max AQI

97

Moderate

Health Grade

Moderate

90th pct: 67

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 365 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

249

68%

Moderate

116

32%

USG

0

0%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Moderate

The Colorado Springs, CO metro area's air quality is rated Moderate based on 68.2% 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 Colorado Springs, CO metro compare?

How Colorado Springs, CO compares

Good-day share worse than typical
Colorado Springs, CO 68.2%
Albany, GA 57.3%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI worse than typical
Colorado Springs, CO 46
Albany, GA 46
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Colorado Springs, CO 0
Albany, GA 0
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is stable in the Colorado Springs, CO metro. Highest Good-day share: 2022 (68.6%, 249 of 363 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 241 118 1 46
2021 224 113 0 47
2022 249 114 0 46
2023 240 123 1 47
2024 202 150 2 49
2025 249 116 0 46

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Colorado Springs, CO (46).

Albany, GA

Median AQI 46 · 57.3% Good-day share

46

Athens-Clarke County, GA

Median AQI 46 · 57.8% Good-day share

46

Brookings, SD

Median AQI 46 · 58.6% Good-day share

46

Chico, CA

Median AQI 46 · 65.2% Good-day share

46

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

Median AQI 46 · 56.7% Good-day share

46

Eugene, OR

Median AQI 46 · 56.4% Good-day share

46

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Colorado Springs, CO's 0 (independent of median AQI).

Aberdeen, SD

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Aberdeen, WA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 22

22

Adrian, MI

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

41

Akron, OH

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 45

45

Albany, OR

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

41

Frequently Asked Questions

What does AQI 46 mean for health? ▼
An AQI of 46 is "Good", air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk. This is the best category on the EPA's AQI scale.
How many unhealthy air days does Colorado Springs, CO have? ▼
In 2025, the Colorado Springs, CO metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 97.
What is the air quality in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area? ▼
The Colorado Springs, CO metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 46, rated "Good." 68.2% of monitored days (249 out of 365) had good air quality in 2025.
Is air quality in Colorado Springs, CO getting better or worse? ▼
Air quality in the Colorado Springs, CO metro is stable across floor-qualifying years (2020-2025); years with fewer than 100 monitored days are excluded from that direction. Highest qualifying Good-day share: 2022 at 68.6% (249 of 363 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2024 at 57.1% (202 of 354 days).
How does Colorado Springs, CO compare to other metro areas? ▼
The Colorado Springs, CO metro has 68.2% good air days. Similar metros: Albany, GA (57.3% good), Athens-Clarke County, GA (57.8% good), Brookings, SD (58.6% good).
What is the 90th percentile AQI for Colorado Springs, CO? ▼
The 90th percentile AQI for the Colorado Springs, CO metro area is 67, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 97 (Moderate).

Data Sources

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

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by CBSA summary, Colorado Springs, CO · 2020–2025