Montgomery Air Quality in 2023

In 2023, Montgomery's air quality (Montgomery, AL area) had a median daily AQI of 52 (Moderate) across 331 monitored days. 0 days (0.0%) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, 138 were Good, and the year's peak AQI was 93 (Moderate). Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) set the daily AQI on 266 of those days. The cleanest month of 2023 was January (median AQI 32, 0 days above 100) and the worst was June (median 61, 0 days above 100, peak 93).

52
Median AQI
Moderate
0
Days above AQI 100
0.0% of 331 days
66
90th percentile AQI
worst 1 day in 10
93
Peak AQI
Moderate
PM2.5
Main pollutant
266 of 331 days
138
Good days
41.7% of days
  • Good: 41.7%
  • Moderate: 58.3%
  • Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 0.0%
  • Unhealthy or worse: 0.0%

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How was Montgomery's air quality in 2023?

Moderate on a typical day: median AQI 52, with 0 days above AQI 100 out of 331 monitored — the 4th cleanest of 7 years on record for the area.

  • Peak AQI in 2023: 93 (Moderate).
  • Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was the main pollutant on 266 days.
  • Cleanest month: January; worst: June.

Frequently asked questions

What was the average AQI in Montgomery in 2023?

EPA's Air Quality System puts Montgomery's (Montgomery, AL) median daily AQI for 2023 at 52, which is Moderate. 0 days were Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse and the year's highest AQI was 93.

Which month had the worst air quality in Montgomery in 2023?

The cleanest month of 2023 was January (median AQI 32, 0 days above 100) and the worst was June (median 61, 0 days above 100, peak 93).

Was 2023 a good or bad year for Montgomery's air?

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2023 ranks 4th cleanest by days above AQI 100. 2023's median of 52 is above the area's typical annual median of 44.

Montgomery month by month in 2023

Montgomery air quality month by month, 2023 (Montgomery, AL, EPA AQS daily AQI)

MonthDays monitoredMedian AQIDays above 100Peak AQIMain pollutant
Januarycleanest1032051PM2.5
February1854074PM2.5
March3153090PM2.5
April3048080O3
May3156084PM2.5
Juneworst3061093PM2.5
July3156081PM2.5
August3155071PM2.5
September3054062PM2.5
October3142067PM2.5
November3051069PM2.5
December2834061PM2.5

How 2023 compares

Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2023 ranks 4th cleanest by days above AQI 100.

2023's median of 52 is above the area's typical annual median of 44.

Activity-specific thresholds: running, cycling, kids' sports.

Right now in Montgomery

The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Montgomery's AQI at 23 (PM2.5). The figures above are multi-year annual statistics, not today's reading.

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Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (Montgomery, AL), 2019–2025. Daily AQI per CBSA is the highest AQI reported by any monitor in the area that day; the defining parameter is the pollutant that set it. Month and season statistics pool every such day in the period across all years listed. Retrieved 2026-09-09.