New Mexico
45 monitoring stations · readings from 17 to 67
Average AQI
Air quality in New Mexico
Air quality in New Mexico is currently 50 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Good band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in New Mexico right now.
We aggregate 45 stations across New Mexico. Individual stations range from 17 at the cleanest to 67 at the worst, so conditions vary across New Mexico — the local figure matters more than the average.
New Mexico breaks down into 23 cities you can open individually. Of those listed below, Los Lunas is reading highest at 67 and Gallup lowest at 17.
Readings refresh hourly from the official monitoring networks we track. Conditions can still change quickly, so check back before planning time outdoors.
What to do at good levels
Outdoor activity
No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside.
Sensitive groups
Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.
Indoor air
Open the windows. Outdoor air is currently cleaner than typical indoor air, so ventilating helps.
Cities in New Mexico
23 cities
Los Lunas
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 67–67
South Valley
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 65–65
Bernalillo
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 64–64
60Albuquerque
Moderate
- Stations
- 6
- Range
- 45–64
Hobbs
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 60–60
Waterflow
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 58–58
Shiprock
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 57–57
53North Valley
Moderate
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 46–60
Bloomfield
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 52–52
50Anthony
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 50–50
50Carlsbad
Good
- Stations
- 3
- Range
- 46–52
50Chaparral
Good
- Stations
- 3
- Range
- 50–50
La Union
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 50–50
50Sunland Park
Good
- Stations
- 3
- Range
- 50–50
47Las Cruces
Good
- Stations
- 6
- Range
- 42–50
46Deming
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 46–46
Coyote
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 44–44
Nageezi
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 44–44
Navajo Dam
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 44–44
44Santa Fe
Good
- Stations
- 3
- Range
- 44–45
44Taos
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 44–44
Silver City
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 21–21
Gallup
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 17–17
About New Mexico
Coordinates
33.985, -106.602
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
45
Reporting in this area
Spread
17 – 67
Cleanest to worst station reading
Other regions nearby
New Mexico air quality, answered
New Mexico is currently reading an AQI of 50, which is Good. It is the average across 45 reporting stations.
No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside. Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.
50 sits in the Good band of the air quality index. The index runs from 0 to 500, and the lower the number the cleaner the air.
We currently aggregate 45 stations in New Mexico, reading between 17 and 67.
Of the cities currently listed for New Mexico, Los Lunas is reading highest at 67 (Moderate).
Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this region, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.
See New Mexico on the map.
Every station around it, live — or find out what today's reading means for you personally.