Metro area air quality · 2025

Tyler, TX

Median AQI 35 (Good). 90.4% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

Compiled by PlainAirData, Independent data publisher · August 4, 2026

35
Median AQI: 90.4%
Good-air days: 0
Unhealthy days: 87%
Cleaner than US metros

Tyler, TX posted a 2025 median AQI of 35 (Good) with 90.4% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Tyler, TX CBSA recorded a median AQI of 35 across 365 monitored days in 2025, with 90.4% 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 Tyler, TX CBSA's 90.4% Good-day share places it cleaner than 87% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer: Baraboo, WI (75.6% Good, median AQI 35) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Tyler, TX.
2020–2025 Good-day shift: Tyler, TX's Good-day share moved -5.8 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +2).
Median AQI: Median AQI: 35

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

The verdict

The Tyler, TX metro runs good on the EPA scale, cleaner than most US metros, a median AQI of 35 with 90.4% of 365 monitored days in the Good band.

35
median AQI · Good: 90.4%
days rated Good: 87%
cleaner than US metros: 93
worst single reading

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

Tyler, TX metro's Good-day share rose from 86.7% to 90.4% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +3.7 percentage points.
Tyler, TX metro's median AQI fell from 39 to 35 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -4 points.
Tyler, TX metro's peak single-day AQI fell from 105 to 93 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -12 points.

Insights: Tyler, TX metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 35 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 330 Good days (90%), 35 Moderate (10%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 50 while the highest single-day reading hit 93 (Moderate). Metro residents averaged roughly 27.1 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 -5.8 points and the median AQI moved +2 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 Baraboo, WI (75.6% good, AQI 35); Effingham, IL (95.5% good, AQI 35); Ithaca, NY (93.2% good, AQI 35).

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

Good

Good Days

90.4%

330 of 365 days

Max AQI

Moderate

Health Grade

Excellent

90th pct: 50

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 365 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

330

90%

Moderate

10%

USG

Unhealthy

Very Unhealthy

Hazardous

Health Impact Assessment

Excellent

The Tyler, TX metro area's air quality is rated Excellent based on 90.4% 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 Tyler, TX metro compare?

How Tyler, TX compares

Compare against

Good-day share better than typical

Tyler, TX 90.4%

Baraboo, WI 75.6%

Typical US metro 70.6%

Median AQI better than typical

Tyler, TX 35

Baraboo, WI 35

Typical US metro 41

Unhealthy days / yr better than typical

Tyler, TX 0

Baraboo, WI 1

Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in the Tyler, TX metro. Highest Good-day share: 2020 (96.2%, 352 of 366 monitored days).

Year	Good	Moderate	Median AQI	Max AQI
2020	352	14	33	84
2021	333	28	35	100
2022	289	68	40	122
2023	296	64	38	119
2024	314	48	39	105
2025	330	35	35	93

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Tyler, TX (35).

Baraboo, WI

Median AQI 35 · 75.6% Good-day share

Effingham, IL

Median AQI 35 · 95.5% Good-day share

Ithaca, NY

Median AQI 35 · 93.2% Good-day share

Kinston, NC

Median AQI 35 · 97.5% Good-day share

Meridian, MS

Median AQI 35 · 94.6% Good-day share

Morehead City, NC

Median AQI 35 · 96.2% Good-day share

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Tyler, TX'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

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Air Quality Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the air quality in the Tyler, TX metro area? ▼

The Tyler, TX metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 35, rated "Good." 90.4% of monitored days (330 out of 365) had good air quality in 2025.

How many unhealthy air days does Tyler, TX have? ▼

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

Is air quality in Tyler, TX getting better or worse? ▼

Air quality in the Tyler, TX 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: 2020 at 96.2% (352 of 366 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2022 at 81.0% (289 of 357 days).

What does AQI 35 mean for health? ▼

An AQI of 35 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 Tyler, TX? ▼

The 90th percentile AQI for the Tyler, TX metro area is 50, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 93 (Moderate).

How does Tyler, TX compare to other metro areas? ▼

The Tyler, TX metro has 90.4% good air days. Similar metros: Baraboo, WI (75.6% good), Effingham, IL (95.5% good), Ithaca, NY (93.2% 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.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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