Metro area air quality · 2025

Sayre, PA

Median AQI 37 (Good). 81.6% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

37
Median AQI
81.6%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
71%
Cleaner than US metros

Sayre, PA posted a 2025 median AQI of 37 (Good) with 81.6% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Sayre, PA CBSA recorded a median AQI of 37 across 347 monitored days in 2025, with 81.6% 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 Sayre, PA CBSA's 81.6% Good-day share places it cleaner than 71% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Alexandria, LA (73.7% Good, median AQI 37) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Sayre, PA.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Sayre, PA's Good-day share moved -2.0 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI -2).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 37

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 347 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

Sayre, PA sits in the upper Good-day tercile among EPA CBSA metros on this site (81.6% of 347 monitored days). On the EPA scale the metro runs good, cleaner than the median US metro, with a median AQI of 37 and 81.6% of 347 monitored days in the Good band.

37
median AQI · Good
81.6%
days rated Good
71%
cleaner than US metros
109
worst single reading

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

Annual release change

What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release

2024 → 2025
  • Sayre, PA metro's peak single-day AQI rose from 75 to 109 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +34 points.

Compared against 363 monitored days in 2024 and 345 in 2025. These are arithmetic differences between two stored EPA annual summaries, not a cause claim or a live advisory.

National release changes Two-year CSV

Sayre, PA sits in the upper Good-day tercile among EPA CBSA metros on this site (81.6% of 347 monitored days). Signature read: 81.6% 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 37 over 347 measured days in 2025 (Good / Good). The monitored-day split lands at 283 Good (82%), 62 Moderate (18%), and 2 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (1%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 54; the highest single-day reading hit 109 (USG).

Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted -2.0 points and median AQI moved -2 (stable). No Unhealthy-tier days appear in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Alexandria, LA (73.7% good, AQI 37); Athens, TN (78.2% good, AQI 37); Bennington, VT (83.6% good, AQI 37).

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Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

37

Good

Good Days

81.6%

283 of 347 days

Max AQI

109

USG

Health Grade

Good

90th pct: 54

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 347 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

283

82%

Moderate

62

18%

USG

2

1%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Good

The Sayre, PA metro area's air quality is rated Good based on 81.6% 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 Sayre, PA metro compare?

How Sayre, PA compares

Good-day share better than typical
Sayre, PA 81.6%
Alexandria, LA 73.7%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI better than typical
Sayre, PA 37
Alexandria, LA 37
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Sayre, PA 0
Alexandria, LA 0
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is stable in the Sayre, PA metro. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (84.1%, 301 of 358 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 301 57 0 39
2021 242 113 0 42
2022 246 57 0 40
2023 237 51 0 40
2024 298 65 0 37
2025 283 62 0 37

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Sayre, PA (37).

Alexandria, LA

Median AQI 37 · 73.7% Good-day share

37

Athens, TN

Median AQI 37 · 78.2% Good-day share

37

Bennington, VT

Median AQI 37 · 83.6% Good-day share

37

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

Median AQI 37 · 94.4% Good-day share

37

Cadillac, MI

Median AQI 37 · 86.0% Good-day share

37

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA

Median AQI 37 · 91.5% Good-day share

37

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Sayre, PA's 0 (independent of median AQI).

Aberdeen, SD

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Aberdeen, WA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 22

22

Adrian, MI

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

41

Akron, OH

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 45

45

Albany, GA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 46

46

Albany, OR

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many unhealthy air days does Sayre, PA have? ▼
In 2025, the Sayre, PA metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 109.
What is the air quality in the Sayre, PA metro area? ▼
The Sayre, PA metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 37, rated "Good." 81.6% of monitored days (283 out of 347) had good air quality in 2025.
Is air quality in Sayre, PA getting better or worse? ▼
Air quality in the Sayre, PA 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 84.1% (301 of 358 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2021 at 68.2% (242 of 355 days).
What does AQI 37 mean for health? ▼
An AQI of 37 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 Sayre, PA compare to other metro areas? ▼
The Sayre, PA metro has 81.6% good air days. Similar metros: Alexandria, LA (73.7% good), Athens, TN (78.2% good), Bennington, VT (83.6% good).
What is the 90th percentile AQI for Sayre, PA? ▼
The 90th percentile AQI for the Sayre, PA metro area is 54, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 109 (USG).

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset for Sayre, PA, 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, Sayre, PA · 2020–2025