Metro area air quality · 2025

Steamboat Springs, CO

Median AQI 22 (Good). 93.7% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

Compiled by PlainAirData · August 23, 2026

22
Median AQI: 93.7%
Good-air days: 0
Unhealthy days: 92%
Cleaner than US metros

Steamboat Springs, CO posted a 2025 median AQI of 22 (Good) with 93.7% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Steamboat Springs, CO CBSA recorded a median AQI of 22 across 365 monitored days in 2025, with 93.7% 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 Steamboat Springs, CO CBSA's 93.7% Good-day share places it cleaner than 92% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer: Aberdeen, WA (97.3% Good, median AQI 22) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Steamboat Springs, CO.
2020–2025 Good-day shift: Steamboat Springs, CO's Good-day share moved -4.9 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +8).
Median AQI: Median AQI: 22

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

The verdict

The Steamboat Springs, CO metro runs good on the EPA scale, among the cleanest 10% of US metros, a median AQI of 22 with 93.7% of 365 monitored days in the Good band.

22
median AQI · Good: 93.7%
days rated Good: 92%
cleaner than US metros: 87
worst single reading

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

Steamboat Springs, CO metro's Good-day share fell from 99.7% to 93.7% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -6.0 percentage points.
Steamboat Springs, CO metro's peak single-day AQI rose from 53 to 87 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +34 points.
Steamboat Springs, CO metro's median AQI rose from 12 to 22 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +10 points.

Insights: Steamboat Springs, CO metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 22 over 365 measured days in 2025, which corresponds to a Good band and a Excellent metro-wide health grade. The monitored-day split lands at 342 Good days (94%), 23 Moderate (6%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 42 while the highest single-day reading hit 87 (Moderate). Metro residents averaged roughly 28.1 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 -4.9 points and the median AQI moved +8 points, which classifies the multi-year trajectory as worsening. The metro recorded no Unhealthy-tier days in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Aberdeen, WA (97.3% good, AQI 22); Bremerton-Silverdale, WA (95.5% good, AQI 22); Gardnerville Ranchos, NV (91.1% good, AQI 22).

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

Good

Good Days

93.7%

342 of 365 days

Max AQI

Moderate

Health Grade

Excellent

90th pct: 42

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 365 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

342

94%

Moderate

USG

Unhealthy

Very Unhealthy

Hazardous

Health Impact Assessment

Excellent

The Steamboat Springs, CO metro area's air quality is rated Excellent based on 93.7% 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 Steamboat Springs, CO metro compare?

How Steamboat Springs, CO compares

Compare against

Good-day share better than typical

Steamboat Springs, CO 93.7%

Aberdeen, WA 97.3%

Typical US metro 70.6%

Median AQI better than typical

Steamboat Springs, CO 22

Aberdeen, WA 22

Typical US metro 41

Unhealthy days / yr better than typical

Steamboat Springs, CO 0

Aberdeen, WA 0

Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in the Steamboat Springs, CO metro. Highest Good-day share: 2022 (100.0%, 356 of 356 monitored days).

Year	Good	Moderate	Median AQI	Max AQI
2020	353	5	14	68
2021	347	7	15	68
2022	356	0	13	43
2023	348	5	13	58
2024	364	1	12	53
2025	342	23	22	87

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Steamboat Springs, CO (22).

Aberdeen, WA

Median AQI 22 · 97.3% Good-day share

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA

Median AQI 22 · 95.5% Good-day share

Gardnerville Ranchos, NV

Median AQI 22 · 91.1% Good-day share

Longview, WA

Median AQI 22 · 90.4% Good-day share

Bend-Redmond, OR

Median AQI 23 · 89.3% Good-day share

Cañon City, CO

Median AQI 23 · 93.4% Good-day share

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

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

Aberdeen, SD

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

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

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

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Air Quality Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the air quality in the Steamboat Springs, CO metro area? ▼

The Steamboat Springs, CO metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 22, rated "Good." 93.7% of monitored days (342 out of 365) had good air quality in 2025.

How many unhealthy air days does Steamboat Springs, CO have? ▼

In 2025, the Steamboat Springs, CO metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 87.

Is air quality in Steamboat Springs, CO getting better or worse? ▼

Air quality in the Steamboat Springs, CO metro is worsening across floor-qualifying years (2020-2025); years with fewer than 100 monitored days are excluded from that direction. Highest qualifying Good-day share: 2022 at 100.0% (356 of 356 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2025 at 93.7% (342 of 365 days).

What does AQI 22 mean for health? ▼

An AQI of 22 is "Good", air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk. This is the best category on the EPA's AQI scale.

What is the 90th percentile AQI for Steamboat Springs, CO? ▼

The 90th percentile AQI for the Steamboat Springs, CO metro area is 42, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 87 (Moderate).

How does Steamboat Springs, CO compare to other metro areas? ▼

The Steamboat Springs, CO metro has 93.7% good air days. Similar metros: Aberdeen, WA (97.3% good), Bremerton-Silverdale, WA (95.5% good), Gardnerville Ranchos, NV (91.1% good).

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 Accessed 2026-07-06

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