Metro area air quality · 2025

Victoria, TX

Median AQI 34 (Good). 86.7% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

34
Median AQI
86.7%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
82%
Cleaner than US metros

Victoria, TX posted a 2025 median AQI of 34 (Good) with 86.7% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Victoria, TX CBSA recorded a median AQI of 34 across 360 monitored days in 2025, with 86.7% 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 Victoria, TX CBSA's 86.7% Good-day share places it cleaner than 82% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Arkadelphia, AR (96.7% Good, median AQI 34) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Victoria, TX.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Victoria, TX's Good-day share moved -7.0 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI +3).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 34

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 360 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

Victoria, TX sits in the upper Good-day tercile among EPA CBSA metros on this site (86.7% of 360 monitored days). On the EPA scale the metro runs good, cleaner than most US metros, with a median AQI of 34 and 86.7% of 360 monitored days in the Good band.

34
median AQI · Good
86.7%
days rated Good
82%
cleaner than US metros
100
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
  • Victoria, TX metro's Good-day share fell from 91.8% to 86.7% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -5.1 percentage points.

Compared against 353 monitored days in 2024 and 360 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

Victoria, TX sits in the upper Good-day tercile among EPA CBSA metros on this site (86.7% of 360 monitored days). Signature read: 86.7% 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 34 over 360 measured days in 2025 (Good / Good). The monitored-day split lands at 312 Good (87%), 48 Moderate (13%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 58; the highest single-day reading hit 100 (Moderate).

Across 2020–2025, Good-day share shifted -7.0 points and median AQI moved +3 (worsening). No Unhealthy-tier days appear in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Arkadelphia, AR (96.7% good, AQI 34); Augusta-Waterville, ME (85.2% good, AQI 34); Beatrice, NE (75.8% good, AQI 34).

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Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

34

Good

Good Days

86.7%

312 of 360 days

Max AQI

100

Moderate

Health Grade

Good

90th pct: 58

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 360 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

312

87%

Moderate

48

13%

USG

0

0%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Good

The Victoria, TX metro area's air quality is rated Good based on 86.7% 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 Victoria, TX metro compare?

How Victoria, TX compares

Good-day share better than typical
Victoria, TX 86.7%
Arkadelphia, AR 96.7%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI better than typical
Victoria, TX 34
Arkadelphia, AR 34
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Victoria, TX 0
Arkadelphia, AR 0
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is worsening in the Victoria, TX metro. Highest Good-day share: 2023 (96.9%, 345 of 356 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 308 21 0 31
2021 347 17 0 32
2022 342 12 0 30
2023 345 11 0 31
2024 324 29 0 35
2025 312 48 0 34

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Victoria, TX (34).

Arkadelphia, AR

Median AQI 34 · 96.7% Good-day share

34

Augusta-Waterville, ME

Median AQI 34 · 85.2% Good-day share

34

Beatrice, NE

Median AQI 34 · 75.8% Good-day share

34

Dyersburg, TN

Median AQI 34 · 76.9% Good-day share

34

Erie, PA

Median AQI 34 · 76.7% Good-day share

34

Grand Island, NE

Median AQI 34 · 82.5% Good-day share

34

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Victoria, TX'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 Victoria, TX have? ▼
In 2025, the Victoria, TX metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 100.
What is the air quality in the Victoria, TX metro area? ▼
The Victoria, TX metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 34, rated "Good." 86.7% of monitored days (312 out of 360) had good air quality in 2025.
Is air quality in Victoria, TX getting better or worse? ▼
Air quality in the Victoria, 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: 2023 at 96.9% (345 of 356 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2025 at 86.7% (312 of 360 days).
What does AQI 34 mean for health? ▼
An AQI of 34 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 Victoria, TX compare to other metro areas? ▼
The Victoria, TX metro has 86.7% good air days. Similar metros: Arkadelphia, AR (96.7% good), Augusta-Waterville, ME (85.2% good), Beatrice, NE (75.8% good).
What is the 90th percentile AQI for Victoria, TX? ▼
The 90th percentile AQI for the Victoria, TX metro area is 58, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 100 (Moderate).

Data Sources

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