Metro area air quality · 2025
Laramie, WY
Median AQI 49 (Good). 55.6% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.
- 49
- Median AQI
- 55.6%
- Good-air days
- 2
- Unhealthy days
- 18%
- Cleaner than US metros
Laramie, WY posted a 2025 median AQI of 49 (Good) with 55.6% Good days
According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Laramie, WY CBSA recorded a median AQI of 49 across 365 monitored days in 2025, with 55.6% rated Good and 2 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 Laramie, WY CBSA's 55.6% Good-day share places it cleaner than 18% of US metros in 2025.
- Closest median-AQI peer
- Canton-Massillon, OH (53.1% Good, median AQI 49) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Laramie, WY.
- 2020–2025 Good-day shift
- Laramie, WY's Good-day share moved -12.7 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +3).
- Median AQI
- Median AQI: 49
Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 365 monitored days. EPA AQS →
The verdict
The Laramie, WY metro runs good on the EPA scale, among the more polluted US metros, a median AQI of 49 with 55.6% of 365 monitored days in the Good band.
- 49
- median AQI · Good
- 55.6%
- days rated Good
- 18%
- cleaner than US metros
- 172
- worst single reading
2 days reached Unhealthy or worse across the metro's monitors in 2025.
Annual release change
What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release
- Laramie, WY metro's Good-day share rose from 53.7% to 57.2% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +3.5 percentage points.
- Laramie, WY metro's peak single-day AQI fell from 187 to 172 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -15 points.
- Laramie, WY metro's Unhealthy-category days rose from 1 to 2 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +1 days.
Insights: Laramie, WY metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 49 over 365 measured days in 2025, which corresponds to a Good band and a Moderate metro-wide health grade. The monitored-day split lands at 203 Good days (56%), 150 Moderate (41%), and 10 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (3%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 77 while the highest single-day reading hit 172 (Unhealthy). Metro residents averaged roughly 16.7 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 -12.7 points and the median AQI moved +3 points, which classifies the multi-year trajectory as worsening. The annual record contains 2 days at Unhealthy or worse. On those days, the EPA recommends that sensitive groups limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Canton-Massillon, OH (53.1% good, AQI 49); Carlsbad-Artesia, NM (53.7% good, AQI 49); Chattanooga, TN-GA (51.0% good, AQI 49).
Air Quality Summary
Median AQI
49
Good
Good Days
55.6%
203 of 365 days
Max AQI
172
Unhealthy
Health Grade
Moderate
90th pct: 77
AQI Day Breakdown (2025)
Distribution of 365 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.
Good
203
56%
Moderate
150
41%
USG
10
3%
Unhealthy
2
1%
Very Unhealthy
0
0%
Hazardous
0
0%
Health Impact Assessment
The Laramie, WY metro area's air quality is rated Moderate based on 55.6% good air days. There were 2 unhealthy days in 2025 when outdoor activity should be limited.
Air quality is acceptable most days, but 10 days reached "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" and peak AQI reached 172. Sensitive groups should monitor real-time conditions at AirNow.gov.
How does the Laramie, WY metro compare?
How Laramie, WY compares
5-Year Air Quality Trend
Air quality is worsening in the Laramie, WY metro. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (69.9%, 251 of 359 monitored days).
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy | Median AQI | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 251 | 106 | 2 | 46 | 187 |
| 2021 | 193 | 158 | 0 | 50 | 312 |
| 2022 | 225 | 136 | 2 | 48 | 159 |
| 2023 | 212 | 149 | 0 | 48 | 132 |
| 2024 | 190 | 163 | 1 | 50 | 187 |
| 2025 | 203 | 150 | 2 | 49 | 172 |
Metros with a similar median AQI
CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Laramie, WY (49).
Canton-Massillon, OH
Median AQI 49 · 53.1% Good-day share
Carlsbad-Artesia, NM
Median AQI 49 · 53.7% Good-day share
Chattanooga, TN-GA
Median AQI 49 · 51.0% Good-day share
Kingsville, TX
Median AQI 49 · 51.7% Good-day share
Miami, OK
Median AQI 49 · 53.7% Good-day share
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
Median AQI 49 · 51.8% Good-day share
Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure
A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Laramie, WY's 2 (independent of median AQI).
Ardmore, OK
2 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 45
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
2 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 44
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
2 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 56
Columbus, GA-AL
2 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 48
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
2 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 46
Fort Dodge, IA
2 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 45
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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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