Metro area air quality · 2025
Deming, NM
Median AQI 17 (Good). 84.7% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.
- 17
- Median AQI
- 84.7%
- Good-air days
- 9
- Unhealthy days
- 77%
- Cleaner than US metros
Deming, NM posted a 2025 median AQI of 17 (Good) with 84.7% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Deming, NM CBSA recorded a median AQI of 17 across 360 monitored days in 2025, with 84.7% rated Good and 9 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 Deming, NM CBSA's 84.7% Good-day share places it cleaner than 77% of US metros in 2025.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Hailey, ID (96.6% Good, median AQI 17) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Deming, NM.
- 2020–2025 Good-day shift
- Deming, NM's Good-day share moved -7.5 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI -2).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 17
Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 360 monitored days. EPA AQS →
The verdict
Deming, NM sits in the upper Good-day tercile among EPA CBSA metros on this site (84.7% of 360 monitored days). On the EPA scale the metro runs good, cleaner than most US metros, with a median AQI of 17 and 84.7% of 360 monitored days in the Good band.
- 17
- median AQI · Good
- 84.7%
- days rated Good
- 77%
- cleaner than US metros
- 321
- worst single reading
9 days reached Unhealthy or worse across the metro's monitors in 2025.
Annual release change
What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release
- Deming, NM metro's peak single-day AQI rose from 153 to 321 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +168 points.
- Deming, NM metro's Good-day share fell from 94.2% to 87.4% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -6.8 percentage points.
- Deming, NM metro's Unhealthy-category days rose from 1 to 7 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +6 days.
Deming, NM sits in the upper Good-day tercile among EPA CBSA metros on this site (84.7% of 360 monitored days). Signature read: 84.7% Good-day share (high tercile vs CBSA corpus). Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 17 over 360 measured days in 2025 (Good / Good). The monitored-day split lands at 305 Good (85%), 37 Moderate (10%), and 9 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (3%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 68; the highest single-day reading hit 321 (Hazardous).
Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted -7.5 points and median AQI moved -2 (worsening). The annual record contains 9 days at Unhealthy or worse. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Hailey, ID (96.6% good, AQI 17); Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ (94.8% good, AQI 17); Pierre, SD (93.0% good, AQI 18).
Air Quality Summary
Median AQI
17
Good
Good Days
84.7%
305 of 360 days
Max AQI
321
Hazardous
Health Grade
Good
90th pct: 68
AQI Day Breakdown (2025)
Distribution of 360 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.
Good
305
85%
Moderate
37
10%
USG
9
3%
Unhealthy
7
2%
Very Unhealthy
1
0%
Hazardous
1
0%
Health Impact Assessment
The Deming, NM metro area's air quality is rated Good based on 84.7% good air days. There were 9 unhealthy days in 2025 when outdoor activity should be limited.
Air quality posed significant health risk in 2025. Sensitive groups, including people with asthma, COPD, cardiovascular conditions, children, pregnant women, and adults over 65, should monitor AirNow.gov alerts and limit outdoor activity on Unhealthy (AQI 151+) and Very Unhealthy (201+) days. Peak readings reached AQI 321, well into the Hazardous range.
Sensitive group advisory
People with asthma, COPD, heart disease, children, pregnant women, and adults 65+ should follow EPA AQI alerts daily and limit outdoor exertion when AQI exceeds 100. Real-time conditions: airnow.gov.
How does the Deming, NM metro compare?
How Deming, NM compares
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is worsening in the Deming, NM metro. Highest Good-day share: 2023 (95.4%, 334 of 350 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 335 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 353 |
| 2021 | 339 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 462 |
| 2022 | 317 | 32 | 2 | 17 | 806 |
| 2023 | 334 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 157 |
| 2024 | 341 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 153 |
| 2025 | 305 | 37 | 7 | 17 | 321 |
Metros with a similar median AQI
CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Deming, NM (17).
Hailey, ID
Median AQI 17 · 96.6% Good-day share
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
Median AQI 17 · 94.8% Good-day share
Pierre, SD
Median AQI 18 · 93.0% Good-day share
Taos, NM
Median AQI 16 · 98.9% Good-day share
Marquette, MI
Median AQI 19 · 82.4% Good-day share
Centralia, WA
Median AQI 20 · 91.3% Good-day share
Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure
A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Deming, NM's 9 (independent of median AQI).
Bemidji, MN
9 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 36
Wenatchee, WA
9 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 35
Brainerd, MN
8 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 39
El Centro, CA
10 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 64
Fairbanks, AK
10 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 44
Fargo, ND-MN
7 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 37
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Data Sources
Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset for Deming, NM, 2025. 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 CBSA summary, Deming, NM · 2020–2025