Salt Lake City Air Quality in 2023
In 2023, Salt Lake City's air quality (Salt Lake City, UT area) had a median daily AQI of 54 (Moderate) across 365 monitored days. 16 days (4.4%) reached Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse, 148 were Good, and the year's peak AQI was 154 (Unhealthy). Ground-level ozone set the daily AQI on 219 of those days. The cleanest month of 2023 was January (median AQI 43, 0 days above 100) and the worst was August (median 74, 7 days above 100, peak 154).
- Good: 40.5%
- Moderate: 55.1%
- Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 4.1%
- Unhealthy or worse: 0.3%
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How was Salt Lake City's air quality in 2023?
Moderate on a typical day: median AQI 54, with 16 days above AQI 100 out of 365 monitored — the 1st cleanest of 7 years on record for the area.
- ✓Peak AQI in 2023: 154 (Unhealthy).
- ✓Ground-level ozone was the main pollutant on 219 days.
- ✓Cleanest month: January; worst: August.
Frequently asked questions
What was the average AQI in Salt Lake City in 2023?▾
EPA's Air Quality System puts Salt Lake City's (Salt Lake City, UT) median daily AQI for 2023 at 54, which is Moderate. 16 days were Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse and the year's highest AQI was 154.
Which month had the worst air quality in Salt Lake City in 2023?▾
The cleanest month of 2023 was January (median AQI 43, 0 days above 100) and the worst was August (median 74, 7 days above 100, peak 154).
Was 2023 a good or bad year for Salt Lake City's air?▾
Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2023 ranks 1st cleanest by days above AQI 100 — the best year on record here. 2023's median of 54 is below the area's typical annual median of 57.
Salt Lake City month by month in 2023
Salt Lake City air quality month by month, 2023 (Salt Lake City, UT, EPA AQS daily AQI)
| Month | Days monitored | Median AQI | Days above 100 | Peak AQI | Main pollutant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januarycleanest | 31 | 43 | 0 | 70 | PM2.5 |
| February | 28 | 55 | 3 | 143 | PM2.5 |
| March | 31 | 45 | 0 | 87 | O3 |
| April | 30 | 50 | 0 | 93 | O3 |
| May | 31 | 61 | 1 | 108 | O3 |
| June | 30 | 73 | 1 | 115 | O3 |
| July | 31 | 74 | 4 | 119 | O3 |
| Augustworst | 31 | 74 | 7 | 154 | O3 |
| September | 30 | 53 | 0 | 100 | O3 |
| October | 31 | 46 | 0 | 78 | PM2.5 |
| November | 30 | 54 | 0 | 99 | PM2.5 |
| December | 31 | 63 | 0 | 100 | PM2.5 |
How 2023 compares
Among the 7 years EPA has published for the area (2019–2025), 2023 ranks 1st cleanest by days above AQI 100 — the best year on record here.
2023's median of 54 is below the area's typical annual median of 57.
Activity-specific thresholds: running, cycling, kids' sports.
Right now in Salt Lake City
The latest EPA AirNow observation puts Salt Lake City's AQI at 53 (PM2.5). The figures above are multi-year annual statistics, not today's reading.
View current Salt Lake City air quality →Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) pre-generated Daily AQI by CBSA files — daily AQI by CBSA (Salt Lake City, UT), 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.