Metro area air quality · 2025
Havre, MT
Median AQI 14 (Good). 92.1% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.
- 14
- Median AQI
- 92.1%
- Good-air days
- 1
- Unhealthy days
- 90%
- Cleaner than US metros
Havre, MT posted a 2025 median AQI of 14 (Good) with 92.1% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Havre, MT CBSA recorded a median AQI of 14 across 304 monitored days in 2025, with 92.1% rated Good and 1 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 Havre, MT CBSA's 92.1% Good-day share places it cleaner than 90% of US metros in 2025.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Show Low, AZ (99.5% Good, median AQI 13) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Havre, MT.
- 2023–2025 Good-day shift
- Havre, MT's Good-day share moved +11.8 points from 2023 to 2025 (median AQI -9).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 14
Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 304 monitored days. EPA AQS →
The verdict
The Havre, MT metro runs good on the EPA scale, among the cleanest 10% of US metros, a median AQI of 14 with 92.1% of 304 monitored days in the Good band.
- 14
- median AQI · Good
- 92.1%
- days rated Good
- 90%
- cleaner than US metros
- 157
- worst single reading
1 day reached Unhealthy or worse across the metro's monitors in 2025.
Annual release change
What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release
- Havre, MT metro's peak single-day AQI rose from 123 to 157 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +34 points.
- Havre, MT metro's Unhealthy-category days rose from 0 to 1 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +1 days.
Insights: Havre, MT metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 14 over 304 measured days in 2025, which corresponds to a Good band and a Excellent metro-wide health grade. The monitored-day split lands at 280 Good days (92%), 22 Moderate (7%), and 1 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 40 while the highest single-day reading hit 157 (Unhealthy). Metro residents averaged roughly 27.6 clean-air days per 30-day window across the reporting year.
Across the 2023–2025 trend window, the share of monitored days rated Good shifted by +11.8 points (measured against 211 monitored days in 2023 and 303 in 2025, so raw day counts are not comparable) and the median AQI moved -9 points, which classifies the multi-year trajectory as improving. The annual record contains 1 day at Unhealthy or worse. On that day, the EPA recommends that sensitive groups limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Show Low, AZ (99.5% good, AQI 13); Taos, NM (98.9% good, AQI 16); Bozeman, MT (98.1% good, AQI 11).
Air Quality Summary
Median AQI
14
Good
Good Days
92.1%
280 of 304 days
Max AQI
157
Unhealthy
Health Grade
Excellent
90th pct: 40
AQI Day Breakdown (2025)
Distribution of 304 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.
Good
280
92%
Moderate
22
7%
USG
1
0%
Unhealthy
1
0%
Very Unhealthy
0
0%
Hazardous
0
0%
Health Impact Assessment
The Havre, MT metro area's air quality is rated Excellent based on 92.1% good air days. There were 1 unhealthy days in 2025 when outdoor activity should be limited.
Air quality is acceptable most days, but 1 days reached "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" and peak AQI reached 157. Sensitive groups should monitor real-time conditions at AirNow.gov.
How does the Havre, MT metro compare?
How Havre, MT compares
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is improving in the Havre, MT metro. Highest Good-day share: 2024 (93.2%, 314 of 337 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 170 | 38 | 3 | 23 | 215 |
| 2024 | 314 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 123 |
| 2025 | 280 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 157 |
Metros with a similar median AQI
CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Havre, MT (14).
Show Low, AZ
Median AQI 13 · 99.5% Good-day share
Taos, NM
Median AQI 16 · 98.9% Good-day share
Bozeman, MT
Median AQI 11 · 98.1% Good-day share
Deming, NM
Median AQI 17 · 84.7% Good-day share
Hailey, ID
Median AQI 17 · 96.6% Good-day share
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
Median AQI 17 · 94.8% Good-day share
Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure
A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Havre, MT's 1 (independent of median AQI).
Ann Arbor, MI
1 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41
Bangor, ME
1 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 33
Baraboo, WI
1 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 35
Bartlesville, OK
1 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 44
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
1 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 52
Beaver Dam, WI
1 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 40
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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.
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Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by CBSA summary files (metro-level) · 2020–2025
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