Metro area air quality · 2025

St. George, UT

Median AQI 44 (Good). 75.1% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

44
Median AQI
75.1%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
57%
Cleaner than US metros

St. George, UT posted a 2025 median AQI of 44 (Good) with 75.1% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the St. George, UT CBSA recorded a median AQI of 44 across 365 monitored days in 2025, with 75.1% 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 St. George, UT CBSA's 75.1% Good-day share places it cleaner than 57% 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 St. George, UT.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
St. George, UT's Good-day share moved -1.0 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

St. George, UT's Good-day share (75.1%) sits in the middle CBSA 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 75.1% of 365 monitored days in the Good band.

44
median AQI · Good
75.1%
days rated Good
57%
cleaner than US metros
97
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
  • St. George, UT metro's Good-day share fell from 76.4% to 75.1% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -1.3 percentage points.
  • St. George, UT metro's peak single-day AQI fell from 108 to 97 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -11 points.

Compared against 364 monitored days in 2024 and 365 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

St. George, UT's Good-day share (75.1%) sits in the middle CBSA tercile on this extract. Signature read: 75.1% Good-day share (mid 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 274 Good (75%), 91 Moderate (25%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 64; the highest single-day reading hit 97 (Moderate).

Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted -1.0 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

44

Good

Good Days

75.1%

274 of 365 days

Max AQI

97

Moderate

Health Grade

Good

90th pct: 64

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 365 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

274

75%

Moderate

91

25%

USG

0

0%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Good

The St. George, UT metro area's air quality is rated Good based on 75.1% 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 St. George, UT metro compare?

How St. George, UT compares

Good-day share better than typical
St. George, UT 75.1%
Bartlesville, OK 68.0%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI worse than typical
St. George, UT 44
Bartlesville, OK 44
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
St. George, UT 0
Bartlesville, OK 1
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is stable in the St. George, UT metro. Highest Good-day share: 2023 (79.7%, 291 of 365 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 276 87 0 44
2021 256 106 1 45
2022 288 77 0 44
2023 291 74 0 43
2024 278 86 0 44
2025 274 91 0 44

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near St. George, UT (44).

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How many unhealthy air days does St. George, UT have?
In 2025, the St. George, UT metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 97.
What is the air quality in the St. George, UT metro area?
The St. George, UT metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 44, rated "Good." 75.1% of monitored days (274 out of 365) had good air quality in 2025.
Is air quality in St. George, UT getting better or worse?
Air quality in the St. George, UT 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: 2023 at 79.7% (291 of 365 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2021 at 70.5% (256 of 363 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 St. George, UT compare to other metro areas?
The St. George, UT metro has 75.1% good air days. Similar metros: Bartlesville, OK (68.0% good), Berlin, NH-VT (81.5% good), Bloomington, IL (66.0% good).
What is the 90th percentile AQI for St. George, UT?
The 90th percentile AQI for the St. George, UT metro area is 64, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 97 (Moderate).

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset for St. George, UT, 2025. See our methodology for how AQI, median, and coverage figures are computed.

Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by CBSA summary, St. George, UT · 2020–2025