Metro area air quality · 2025

Santa Fe, NM

Median AQI 44 (Good). 78.4% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

Compiled by PlainAirData · August 23, 2026

44
Median AQI: 78.4%
Good-air days: 0
Unhealthy days: 64%
Cleaner than US metros

Santa Fe, NM posted a 2025 median AQI of 44 (Good) with 78.4% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Santa Fe, NM CBSA recorded a median AQI of 44 across 365 monitored days in 2025, with 78.4% 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 Santa Fe, NM CBSA's 78.4% Good-day share places it cleaner than 64% 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 Santa Fe, NM.
2020–2025 Good-day shift: Santa Fe, NM's Good-day share moved -0.3 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +0).
Median AQI: Median AQI: 44

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

The verdict

Santa Fe, NM's peak reading 93 stays in the lower max-AQI tercile on this extract. On the EPA scale the metro runs good, cleaner than the median US metro, with a median AQI of 44 and 78.4% of 365 monitored days in the Good band.

44
median AQI · Good: 78.4%
days rated Good: 64%
cleaner than US metros: 93
worst single reading

No day crossed into the Unhealthy tier across the metro's monitors in 2025.

Santa Fe, NM metro's Good-day share rose from 71.5% to 78.4% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +6.8 percentage points.

Santa Fe, NM's peak reading 93 stays in the lower max-AQI tercile on this extract. Signature read: peak AQI 93 (low 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 / Good). The monitored-day split lands at 286 Good (78%), 79 Moderate (22%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 58; the highest single-day reading hit 93 (Moderate).

Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted -0.3 points and median AQI moved +0 (stable). No Unhealthy-tier days appear in this annual dataset. 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).

Understanding AQI →

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

Good

Good Days

78.4%

286 of 365 days

Max AQI

Moderate

Health Grade

Good

90th pct: 58

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 365 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

286

78%

Moderate

22%

USG

Unhealthy

Very Unhealthy

Hazardous

Health Impact Assessment

Good

The Santa Fe, NM metro area's air quality is rated Good based on 78.4% 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 Santa Fe, NM metro compare?

How Santa Fe, NM compares

Compare against

Good-day share better than typical

Santa Fe, NM 78.4%

Bartlesville, OK 68.0%

Typical US metro 70.6%

Median AQI worse than typical

Santa Fe, NM 44

Bartlesville, OK 44

Typical US metro 41

Unhealthy days / yr better than typical

Santa Fe, NM 0

Bartlesville, OK 1

Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is stable in the Santa Fe, NM metro. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (78.6%, 287 of 365 monitored days).

Year	Good	Moderate	Median AQI	Max AQI
2020	287	78	44	101
2021	275	87	44	113
2022	284	81	44	98
2023	284	78	44	84
2024	259	103	45	101
2025	286	79	44	93

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Santa Fe, 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 Santa Fe, NM's 0 (independent of median AQI).

Aberdeen, SD

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

Aberdeen, WA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 22

Adrian, MI

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

Akron, OH

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 45

Albany, GA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 46

Albany, OR

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 90th percentile AQI for Santa Fe, NM? ▼

The 90th percentile AQI for the Santa Fe, NM metro area is 58, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 93 (Moderate).

How many unhealthy air days does Santa Fe, NM have? ▼

In 2025, the Santa Fe, NM metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 93.

What is the air quality in the Santa Fe, NM metro area? ▼

The Santa Fe, NM metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 44, rated "Good." 78.4% of monitored days (286 out of 365) had good air quality in 2025.

Is air quality in Santa Fe, NM getting better or worse? ▼

Air quality in the Santa Fe, NM 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: 2020 at 78.6% (287 of 365 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2024 at 71.5% (259 of 362 days).

What does AQI 44 mean for health? ▼

An AQI of 44 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 does Santa Fe, NM compare to other metro areas? ▼

The Santa Fe, NM metro has 78.4% good air days. Similar metros: Bartlesville, OK (68.0% good), Berlin, NH-VT (81.5% good), Bloomington, IL (66.0% good).

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset for Santa Fe, NM, 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, Santa Fe, NM · 2020–2025 Accessed 2026-07-06