Metro area air quality · 2025
Hobbs, NM
Median AQI 44 (Good). 68.8% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.
- 44
- Median AQI
- 68.8%
- Good-air days
- 5
- Unhealthy days
- 43%
- Cleaner than US metros
Hobbs, NM posted a 2025 median AQI of 44 (Good) with 68.8% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Hobbs, NM CBSA recorded a median AQI of 44 across 365 monitored days in 2025, with 68.8% rated Good and 5 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 Hobbs, NM CBSA's 68.8% Good-day share places it cleaner than 43% of US metros in 2025.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Bartlesville, OK (68.0% Good, median AQI 44) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Hobbs, NM.
- 2020–2025 Good-day shift
- Hobbs, NM's Good-day share moved -15.4 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +4).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 44
Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 365 monitored days. EPA AQS →
The verdict
Hobbs, NM's peak reading 193 is in the upper max-AQI tercile among CBSA metros here. On the EPA scale the metro runs good, more polluted than the median US metro, with a median AQI of 44 and 68.8% of 365 monitored days in the Good band.
- 44
- median AQI · Good
- 68.8%
- days rated Good
- 43%
- cleaner than US metros
- 193
- worst single reading
5 days reached Unhealthy or worse across the metro's monitors in 2025.
Annual release change
What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release
- Hobbs, NM metro's Unhealthy-category days rose from 0 to 5 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +5 days.
- Hobbs, NM metro's peak single-day AQI rose from 150 to 193 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +43 points.
- Hobbs, NM metro's Good-day share fell from 71.0% to 69.3% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -1.7 percentage points.
Hobbs, NM's peak reading 193 is in the upper max-AQI tercile among CBSA metros here. Signature read: peak AQI 193 (high tercile vs CBSA corpus). Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 44 over 365 measured days in 2025 (Good / Moderate). The monitored-day split lands at 251 Good (69%), 106 Moderate (29%), and 3 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (1%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 64; the highest single-day reading hit 193 (Unhealthy).
Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted -15.4 points and median AQI moved +4 (worsening). The annual record contains 5 days at Unhealthy or worse. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Bartlesville, OK (68.0% good, AQI 44); Berlin, NH-VT (81.5% good, AQI 44); Bloomington, IL (66.0% good, AQI 44).
Air Quality Summary
Median AQI
44
Good
Good Days
68.8%
251 of 365 days
Max AQI
193
Unhealthy
Health Grade
Moderate
90th pct: 64
AQI Day Breakdown (2025)
Distribution of 365 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.
Good
251
69%
Moderate
106
29%
USG
3
1%
Unhealthy
5
1%
Very Unhealthy
0
0%
Hazardous
0
0%
Health Impact Assessment
The Hobbs, NM metro area's air quality is rated Moderate based on 68.8% good air days. There were 5 unhealthy days in 2025 when outdoor activity should be limited.
Air quality is acceptable most days, but 3 days reached "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" and peak AQI reached 193. Sensitive groups should monitor real-time conditions at AirNow.gov.
How does the Hobbs, NM metro compare?
How Hobbs, NM compares
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is worsening in the Hobbs, NM metro. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (84.7%, 310 of 366 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 310 | 56 | 0 | 40 | 79 |
| 2021 | 257 | 105 | 1 | 44 | 151 |
| 2022 | 237 | 123 | 0 | 44 | 126 |
| 2023 | 235 | 122 | 0 | 45 | 133 |
| 2024 | 255 | 104 | 0 | 44 | 150 |
| 2025 | 251 | 106 | 5 | 44 | 193 |
Metros with a similar median AQI
CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Hobbs, NM (44).
Bartlesville, OK
Median AQI 44 · 68.0% Good-day share
Berlin, NH-VT
Median AQI 44 · 81.5% Good-day share
Bloomington, IL
Median AQI 44 · 66.0% Good-day share
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Median AQI 44 · 71.0% Good-day share
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
Median AQI 44 · 64.7% Good-day share
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
Median AQI 44 · 63.8% Good-day share
Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure
A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Hobbs, NM's 5 (independent of median AQI).
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
5 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 59
Eau Claire, WI
5 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 38
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
5 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 42
Minot, ND
5 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 36
Tucson, AZ
5 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 54
Appleton, WI
6 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 38
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Data Sources
Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset for Hobbs, 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, Hobbs, NM · 2020–2025